General News

Simplex Turbulo has announced that its associate Dutch company MPR (Maritime Propeller Repairs) has launched a new mobile service for measurement and balancing of CP propeller blades, weighing up to 6.5t each.

A new joint venture between Glasgow based Naval Architects, Malin Marine Consultants, and BWT manufacturer, Coldharbour Marine Ltd, has been launched. Cleanship Solutions Ltd (CSS) aims to provide a range of services…

The offshore supply vessel ‘Vitus Bering’, being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, will be finalised and delivered four months in advance of its initial delivery date.

PC Maritime of the UK says that it has been selected by Caspar Shipping of Baku, Azerbaijan to supply ECDIS to its fleet, in an initial contract covering 13 vessels, with the…

American based satellite system expert, KVH, has launched a new TracPhone V11 mini VSAT system – a new dual mode C/KU band maritime satellite system for both the commercial and leisure marine…

To date there is still no news of any port being granted permission by any European coastal state to let the smouldering cargo ship MSC Flaminia in to seek refuge.

Holland America Line (HAL) and Seabourn Cruise Line are benefitting from specialist in-house training from Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) and sister company Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS).

STX Finland says that Viking Grace, an environmentally friendly new-generation cruise ferry, being built for Viking Line, was floated out at its Turku shipyard on 10 August.

Bollfilter UK has been awarded a three year service contract to maintain the Boll & Kirch filtration systems on Carnival’s fleet of 10 UK-based cruise ships, including those from the P&O and…

Australian propeller company Veem recently won ‘Exporter of the Year 2012’ at the 2012 Club Marine Australian Marine Export & Superyacht Industry Awards.

Tracer Products has introduced a new tool for leak detection, the Tracerline Optimax 365 – described as a cordless, powerful, rechargeable enhanced UV leak detection flashlight.

BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group has published its third annual release paper revealing average carbon emissions by trade lane for the ocean shipping industry.

Inmarsat, the supplier of global satellite communications services, has won a contract to provide up to 46 MISC Berhad vessels – including chemical and LNG tankers – with its XpressLink service.

GE’s France-based power conversion division has received a series of new orders from South Korean companies DSME and Hyundai Heavy Industries, for GE equipment to be installed on 23 new LNG carriers.

Yanmar Europe has announced the launch of a new 12-cylinder V-format high speed diesel, the 12AY, which is targeted at offshore support vessels, ferries, tugs, and commercial fishing craft.

Aker Arctic has been contracted to carry out a conceptual and basic design exercise for a new icebreaking research vessel to be used by various Chinese bodies for the purpose of polar…

Astilleros Zamakona has delivered the ‘Esvagt Aurora’ to Esvagt, a company in the Danish multinational A.P. Møller-Mærsk group. This is the third vessel the Bilbao based shipyard has built for this client.