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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The first model in an entirely new generation of Perkins marine diesel engines, the six-cylinder 300bhp M330C has recently been unveiled.

28th May 2010

New 300hp diesel launched

28th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US company FarSounder has released SonaSoft 2.1, a major software upgrade for its FS-3DT Forward Looking Sonar.

27th May 2010

Upgrade for forward looking sounder

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard has delivered the 116,000gt Azura, the new flagship for P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group.

27th May 2010

New flagship for P&O Cruises delivered

27th May 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met in March at the IMO headquarters in the wake of December 2009’s inconclusive COP15.

27th May 2010

More work needed despite GHG progress

27th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transas says that its equipment has been selected for what is described as” one of the most sophisticated offshore vessels in the market”.

27th May 2010

Advanced navigation for specialist offshore ship

27th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä, which describes itself as the marine industrys leading ship power systems integrator, has signed a new agreement with Raytheon Anschütz, a division of Raytheon Co, USA.

27th May 2010

Agreement between power and navigation providers

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norway’s Rem Offshore has ordered four large PSV vessels from local shipbuilders.

27th May 2010

Rem Offshore orders PSV quartet

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the test run of the newly developed high output eco-friendly HiMSEN gas engine H35G for the first time in Korea on 27 May.

27th May 2010

Hyundai Heavy develops eco-friendly gas engine

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danaos in Greece has entered into an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries to cancel three 6,500 TEU newbuilding containerships, initially expected to be delivered in the first half of 2012 and worth…

27th May 2010

Danaos cancels three newbuildings

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has completed two significant milestones for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, with completion of the first propeller and the successful testing of the vessels’…

27th May 2010

First propeller and gas turbine completed for QE class carrier

27th May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Condition monitoring can help vessel operators improve productivity and profitability, while, most crucially, increasing safety, explains Phil Burge, communications manager at SKF.

27th May 2010

Condition monitoring is vital for safety

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS has announced the establishment of the ABS Brazil Offshore Technology Center in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ).

27th May 2010

ABS establishes Brazil Offshore Technology Center

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Navegantes Maritime Construction and Services, has entered into an agreement with Brazil’s TWB Group to acquire the Estaleiro TWB shipyard in Navegantes, Santa…

26th May 2010

Keppel consolidates presence in Brazil with new shipyard

26th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Among recent developments from Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit is a compact integrated bridge system (CIBS) designed to improve situational awareness and ship efficiency while reducing installation costs.

26th May 2010

Compact bridge system reduces costs

26th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US-based FarSounder recently released SonaSoft 2.1, a major software upgrade for the FS-3DT forward looking sonar.

25th May 2010

FarSounder releases software upgrade

25th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Singmarine, the specialised shipbuilding arm of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has recently delivered five ships.

25th May 2010

Keppel delivers five vessels on schedule

25th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Australian-based Strategic Marine has been awarded a contract to construct three 28m crew boats, bringing the company’s current order book to more than $200 million.

25th May 2010

Crew boat order for Strategic Marine

25th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The idle containership fleet has fallen to 549,000 TEU as at 24 May 2010 accordingto Alphaliner’s fortnightly survey, down from a peak of 1,522,000 TEU at the beginning of December 2009.

25th May 2010

Idle fleet expected to rise by year end

25th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 110 million gt, ‘A’ rated North P&I club has launched a poster campaign to help its 375 member groups comply with the ever-changing requirements of the International Convention for the Prevention…

25th May 2010

P&I club launches Marpol compliance poster campaign

25th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed its first unit of the STG (Super Turbo Generating) system, a marine-orientated, high-efficiency, combined power generation system that utilizes waste heat and the exhaust gas from…

25th May 2010

MHI completes first super turbo generating system

25th May 2010