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BT has announced a three-month promotion to introduce its Mobiq Global Service which, it says, provides more flexible and cost-effective price packages for mini-M satellite phones. BT has expanded the service with…

The announcement on March 10 that Chantiers de l?Atlantique had received a letter of intent from Carnival for the Queen Mary 2 contract dealt a severe blow to Harland & Wolff?s yard…

Operators wanting ?smokeless? medium-speed diesel engines, can have them now, says MAN B&W. Its 48/60IS and 58/64IS (Invisible Smoke) engines uses 15% water mixed into the fuel to reduce smoke emissions to…

Consilium Selesmar says its new NavBat ATA radar complies fully with the new SOLAS Chapter V carriage requirements for ships of 3,000g and above. The unit features modular architecture and comes with…

In the fall out from the loss of Erika, the EU has proposed a ban on older, single-skinned tankers in line with OPA 90. In addition, it wants to ban any vessel…

Wartsila NSD has secured its first order for a Sulzer RT-flex ?intelligent? engine from Hyundai Mipo. The 6RT-flex58T-B will be built at Hyundai, with the RT-flex parts being delivered directly from Wartsila…

The Maritime Data Network, owned and operated by Globe Wireless, has commissioned a new terrestrial digital node in Darwin, Australia. ITS Communications will handle maintenance and facilitation of the node which increases…

Tokyo MOU members have agreed to increase inspections on ships calling at their ports from 50% to 75%. The 17 members include Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand,…

MAN B&W has added cylinder liners to the list of NOx-effecting items on its MC engines. In effect this means that operators will only be able to purchase replacement liners from the…

Inmarsat and navtec have launched the navtec global-3, an Inmarsat-E emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB). The float-free L-band unit measures 210mm diameter by 210mm high and weighs less than 1,200g.In the…