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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SAM Electronics of Hamburg says that at the forthcoming SMM exhibition it will be demonstrating its latest Nacos Platinum series of advanced scalable systems that integrate navigation, automation and control systems.

18th October 2010

New advanced scalable automation from SAM

18th October 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Italian company Valcom says that it has been involved in measuring and control technology for over 35 years, mainly in industrial applications, but has recently expanded into the maritime market.

18th October 2010

Oil mist detection added to marine range

18th October 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime’s latest addition to its K-Chief automation system includes a Fuel Saver application developed as part of the company’s commitment to the Green Ship concept.

18th October 2010

Automation system supports Green Ship portfolio

18th October 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) has unveiled what it claims is the maritime industry’s most comprehensive data service on marine distillate quality delivered to commercial vessels.

18th October 2010

DNV offers distillate fuel data

18th October 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Marine fuel supplier Chemoil says that it is well prepared to meet demand for lower sulphur oxide bunker fuel to vessels in the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam in anticipation of the…

18th October 2010

Bunker supplier geared up for low-sulphur demands

18th October 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

When a major oil-tanker operator discovered its existing fuel oil pump system could not meet new environmental regulations for ships entering European ports designated in emission-controlled areas (ECAs), pump group Colfax became…

18th October 2010

Pump group meets low-sulphur challenge

18th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed ‘approved methods’ for a number of its engines, requiring some shipowners to retrofit engines to meet IMO emission limits.

15th October 2010

Retrofits meet environmental legislation

15th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will install testing equipment for two-stroke, low-speed marine diesel engines at the companys Kobe shipyard and machinery works in Hyogo, Japan.

15th October 2010

MHI to install test engine at Kobe

15th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A contract totalling $14.9 million has been awarded to Conrad Industries’ subsidiary Orange Shipbuilding of Orange, Texas, for the construction of a second new ‘Sound Class’ ferry.

15th October 2010

Conrad Industries wins ferry order

15th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed the conceptual design of the ‘MALS-14000CS’, a ‘New Panamax’ 14,000 TEU container vessel that will contribute to the prevention of global warming.

14th October 2010

MHI completes ‘MALS-14000CS’ design

14th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shipping leaders are joining forces to ensure the industry successfully navigates climate change, rising fuel costs, new patterns of global trade and other challenges of the future.

14th October 2010

Industry leaders join forces to shape future shipping

14th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in India recently delivered the platform supply vessel ‘Vos Prevail’ to Vroon Offshore B V of the Netherlands.

14th October 2010

CSL delivers PSV to Vroon

14th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Furuno INS Training Center was recently the first training centre in the world to have the training course ‘IMO Model Course 1.32 Operational use and understanding of IBS, including INS’ certified by…

14th October 2010

DNV certifies first IMO IBS/INS course

14th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

‘K” Line Offshore AS (KOAS) has taken delivery of its first large size PSV, ‘KL Brevikfjord’, constructed at STX Europe’s Brevik yard in Norway.

13th October 2010

‘KL Brevikfjord’ delivered

13th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Headquartered in Breda, The Netherlands, the heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise is conducting a feasibility study for a new ‘Type 0’ semi-submersible vessel to cater for increasing demand for transportation of extremely…

13th October 2010

Dockwise planning bigger semisub heavy lift ship

13th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The US Navy has exercised its option with Austal to move forward with the construction contract for the fourth and fifth vessels of the US Department of Defense’s next generation multi-use platform,…

13th October 2010

Austal secures JHSV 4 and 5

13th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has verified continuous operation of the main engine in all load ranges by increasing the output of the engine’s auxiliary blower motor.

13th October 2010

MOL achieves CO2 reduction across all load ranges

13th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) and Wallenius Lines have ordered two new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). WWASA will take delivery of the first vessel in 2012.

13th October 2010

Japan inks order for two PCTCs

13th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Berg Propulsion has made a breakthrough into the fast-growing offshore vessel construction market in Brazil, just a few months after establishing a regional office in Rio de Janeiro.

13th October 2010

Berg makes breakthrough in Brazil

13th October 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) - 61st session was held recently at IMO’s headquarters in London.

13th October 2010

CO2 control measures high on IMO agenda

13th October 2010