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3M has introduced a fire protection material for cable penetrations in bulkheads and decks that it says maintains the integrity of fire-rated structures for up to an A60 (IMO) and H60 (UL)…

Repairs to the four Pielstick 12PC3V-480 main engines on DFDS passenger ferry Princess of Scandinavia are underway at MAN B&W`s Servicecenter Frederikshavn. The engines, which have logged about 160,000 running hours over…

An epirb which failed to function has raised concerns with Canadian Coast Guard. The failure came to light in a report into the search and rescue operation following the loss of Flare…

Seillean FPSO, operating at 1,853m on the Roncador field, Brazil, uses an Alstom triple voting dynamic positioning system and is the first continuous dynamically positioned FPSO to operate in waters of this…

Cammell Laird`s Birkenhead yard has won the hotly contested contract to convert the 52,926g Italian cruise ship Costa Classica. Valued at £51 million ($84.15 million) to the yard, this is said to…

Danish ferry operator Scandlines is facing prosecution for exporting toxic waste in December 1997 when it sold the ferry Knuds Hoved for scrapping in Mumbai, India. The 1960s-built ferry contained asbestos when…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is converting the 9,216g roro/lolo ship Astana into a cable layer/repair vessel for Canadian owner Secunda Marine Services. Conversion work involves the fabrication and installation of four cable tanks,…

According to dry bulk carrier owners association Intercargo there were 19 bulk carriers lost in 1998 - the highest total since 1991, and up from 12 in 1997. Eight were Actual Total…

Cambridge Refrigeration Technology has opened a new training facility at its UK HQ. Two rooms are available, both with audio visual facilities. New courses on offer from the company are: ATP- Introduction/Requirements/ATP…