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Classification society Bureau Veritas says continuing pressure on emissions, coupled with rising oil prices, puts a new focus on operational efficiency, so BV believes the scope of ‘efficiency’ must be widened.

Hamworthy has announced a major contract from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to supply a complete inert gas generator system, as part of the shipbuilder’s latest FPSO newbuild contract.

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) says that it has dealt with the Korean shipbuilding community for almost 35 years, and hopes to reinforce its links by providing clients in Korea with the latest updates…

Cargotec’s MacGregor division has secured an order to supply two active heave-compensated (AHC) cranes for Volstad Maritimes large offshore construction vessel (OCV) on order at Bergen Group Fosen in Norway.

Chemring Marine, which specialises in marine distress signals, reports that it has secured a five-year contract to supply its Pains Wessex and Comet products to the Survitec Group.

Hamburg-based company Safebridge has introduced what it describes as a “breakthrough online solution for type-specific ECDIS training”, developed in co-operation with the equipment manufacturers.

The 33rd Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference has got underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, with nearly 150 attendees settling down to listen to a wide range of original and topical presentations.

Damen Shipyards has announced the completion of development of its air chamber energy saving (ACES) technology, following trials based on an inland waterways tanker vessel.

Dutch company IHC Merwede has announced a contract valued at around $43 million, for the design and construction of a backhoe dredger for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).

Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), which claims to be the leading builder of ro-ro ships, has named two ships of a new type and handed over one of them at a ceremony in…

Cargotec has recently introduced a new lighting system for cargo holds, MacLux, to its MacGregor range. MacLux is claimed to be resistant to vibration, temperature changes and corrosive environments.

Finnish design office Deltamarin has announced an agreement with Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry to provide the design for seven new Equinox class self unloading and gearless bulk carriers to be built for…