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A general guide to current safety and pollution prevention requirements for ships, and the thinking behind their development, has been published by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The 28-page guide,…

Key organisations within the shipping and shipbuilding industries in Canada have banded together to produce what they have called a Joint Strategy Paper the aim of which is the revitalisation of the…

Globe Wireless has introduced the Globe Communications Centre, which it says provides a one-stop program for onboard communication needs. The system features a single interface that handles all messaging and data transfer…

Initial findings by the team investigating the engine room fire on board the Norwegian passenger ferry Prinsesse Ragnhild have prompted The Swedish Club to issue new recommendations to its members. The recommendations…

It is now possible to communicate from a PC via wireless WLNDS24 Wi-Lan modem to Amot Controls’ Hawk-l control unit which, like the modem, is designed to withstand arduous industrial applications and…

The International Commission on the Regulation of Shipping, a new body that will seek to reform the rules governing the shipping industry, has been launched by the ITF. The three-man commission is…

The ProPilot 731 and 741 models offer a choice of two different computers as well as two drive control units and will operate using either the Cetrek 609 or 619 pilot computer.…

MEPC 44 will look at the issue of ship scrapping in March 2000 with the aim of developing safety and environmental measures, and safeguards for ship dismantlers. The proposal from Norway follows…

The Inmarsat Communications at Sea Report which surveyed 338 companies in 46 countries with control over 5,000 ships showed wide-spread use of ship management software. The company predicts that data will soon…

US shipyards hope that a major initiative launched this summer will help them improve efficiency and productivity. While shipyards in Japan, Korea and, to a lesser extent, Europe, continue to invest heavily…