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The majority of the windows covered are forward facing and above the bridge, so it is vital that reflections from the accommodation lights and the flashing lasers from the Horizon discodo not…

The full service which will offer world-wide Internet roaming is scheduled for completion by mid-1999, says BT. BT Internet Global will link the company`s Concert terrestrial network with its satellite land earth…

The unit also offers voice, fax, and data facilities in case of a -C distress alert. Thrane & Thrane says that the unit is ideal for maritime GMDSS installations, is CN114 approved…

P&O Cruises` flagship Oriana will undergo a two and a half week refit at A&P`s Southampton yard commencing April 14. It is the second scheduled refit for the 1995-built vessel. The programme…

Oil major Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (STASCo) has signed an evergreen alliance agreement with Sembawang Shipyard of Singapore. The agreement commits the scheduled refit and drydocking of the Shell fleet…

Horst Kohler from MAN B&W`s engine technology promotion department argues that diesel engines remain the best option for cruise ship propulsion. When Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines signed a deal to use turbines…

In the quest for greater speed, ship designers are increasingly looking towards gas turbines. Turbine driven containerships! You can almost hear the gasps of astonishment in Copenhagen and Winterthur. Containerships - the…

Combination carriers have been out of fashion for much of the 1990s. A recent design aims to change this. Norwegian shipbroker, O-J Libaek & Partners, a company with over 40 experience in…

In their efforts to reduce transit times and attract more passengers, operators are looking to bigger, faster ferries. Incat`s latest high-speed vehicle-carrying ferry boasts the ability to carry its own weight, 800t,…

The year 2000 problem represents a critical business risk with well documented problems evident already and warnings of worse to come. An IMO/US Coast Guard report on the year 2000 threat in…