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Rolls-Royce is looking to its newly enlarged marine systems division to drive group growth as prospects in its core civil aerospace markets slow. Marine division managing director Bob Sunerton said that following…

Spanish company Detegasa , manufacturer of Delta bilge water separators, sewage treatment plants, and marine incinerators has produced a free CD-ROM to give owners and shipyards detailed information on waste management on…

Marine software developer Onboard-Napa has added Onboard-Napa Power to its management applications. The software is designed to help the user to plan voyages so that the port of destination is reached on…

German container ship specialist Hapag-Lloyd has gone to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea for four 7,200 TEU post-panamax vessels. The first of the ships will be delivered in the third quarter…

The Touchstone 3 is a combined ultrasonic and paint thickness gauge which can simultaneously measure and display the thickness of both steel and coatings using only the first back echo, says Class…

Radio Holland Marine and SAIT Marine have developed a compact bridge console. Called Triple Sea, the companies say it provides unobstructed lookout, internal and external communications, systems monitoring, speed and course control…

Known until now purely as a charterer of container ships, Contship Containerlines has dipped its toe into the newbuildings market for the first time with an order for three 4,115 TEU container…

Berendsen has introduced a new 3/8 BSP monoblock hydraulic directional control valve designed for flows up to 50 litres/min and pressures up to 350 bar. The valves can be operated by lever,…

Marine electronics company Raytheon has signed an agreement with Thrane & Thrane to add the Inmarsat Mini-M maritime telephone system to its High Seas range which includes the ?B, ?C, MF/HF, VHF…

Two years ago, the Spanish orderbook looked very healthy, but the situation is a lot less rosey today. In early 1998 Spanish shipbuilders were boasting a collective orderbook at a 15-year high,…