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MacGregor has received a contract for equipment and conversion work onboard ‘Stena Britannica’ that includes two watertight side-hinged bulkhead doors for the lower hold and a new top-hinged passenger door on deck…

3rd September 2010

Cargotec receives another Stena conversion contract

3rd September 2010

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GENERAL NEWS

Marine monitoring specialist Martek Marine says that its smoke monitoring system will help protect shipowners against the rather subjective systems of ‘smoke spotting’ which can result in heavy fines.

2nd September 2010

Smoke monitoring can save heavy fines

2nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 120m long Havyard 858 DSV ‘Acergy Havila’ is claimed to be the most advanced diving support vessel (DSV) ever built and is now performing the final sea trials of the ship…

2nd September 2010

Havyard DSV on sea trials

2nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec has signed a contract to deliver MacGregor hatch covers for six 48,700 dwt open-hatch cargo ships ordered by Norwegian shipowner Grieg Shipping.

2nd September 2010

Cargotec wins Norwegian hatch cover order

2nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a $320m contract to build eight chemical carriers for Woodside Holding International Shipping in Singapore for delivery between the second quarter of 2012 and…

2nd September 2010

DSME to build chemical tankers

2nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The paint manufacturer International Marine has developed a hull coating that does not require the removal of existing coatings prior to the application of the company’s Intersleek system.

2nd September 2010

Intersleek offers solution to smoother hull

2nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services says that, of the fuel samples tested in the last four months, 7.5% exceeded the limit of 1% sulphur content specified under the new Emissions Control…

1st September 2010

Lintec says bunker samples failing test

1st September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The European Commission has allowed the proposed merger of Abu Dhabi Mar and Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in the areas of construction and repair of civil and military vessels.

1st September 2010

EU allows merger of TKMS and Abu Dhabi Mar

1st September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shipowners can meet IMO requirements for bridge navigation watch and alarm system (BNWAS) without delay, following the launch of Martek Marine’s system, Navgard, which has achieved full type approvals from the major…

1st September 2010

Navgard system ready to meet BNWAS demand

1st September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion and to supply the ship with a Wärtsilä LNGPac system for the safe…

31st August 2010

Wärtsilä to convert tanker to LNG

31st August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyde Marine has been awarded a contract from an unnamed major South Korean shipbuilder to supply ballast water treatment (BWT) systems for several 157,000 dwt SuezMax crude oil tankers being built for…

28th August 2010

Multi-vessel BWT contract for Hyde

28th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Island Offshore in Norway will expand its fleet of Rolls-Royce UT776 PSVs with two more vessels of the same type. However, a major differenceis that the new ships will use LNG for…

27th August 2010

Latest Rolls-Royce UT design to use LNG

27th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The signing ceremony recently took place for the start of construction of the new Damen Vinashin shipbuilding facility in Haiphong, Vietnam.

27th August 2010

Construction starts on Damen Vinashin shipyard

27th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan says that it has developed a generator-integrated hybrid turbocharger which uses exhaust gas for both turbocharger drive and electricity generation.

26th August 2010

MHI develops hybrid turbocharger

26th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering recently signed a $1.8 billion deal to build a floating oil production and storage platform (FPSO) for French energy giant Total for delivery in May 2013.

26th August 2010

Daewoo to build FPSO for Total

26th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP), which operates and maintains the Panama Canal, recently unveiled a model of the D’Artagnan dredger during a ceremony at the canal’s Miraflores visitor Centre.

25th August 2010

Model of new Panama Canal dredger unveiled

25th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Confidence has returned to the container shipping markets with owners starting to place orders for new ships in significant numbers, overcoming concerns of over-capacity that have dominated the industry in the past…

25th August 2010

New containership orders point to industry recovery

25th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Under a contract signed with Germany’s Deutsche Verkehrs-Bank (DVB), COSCO Dalian Shipyard is building the Dalian Pioneer, the world’s largest deep-water oil drilling vessel.

25th August 2010

China building world’s largest deep-water drilling vessel

25th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in Norway has formed a new division called DNV Sustainability and Innovation. The new division has been set up to steer DNV towards green service growth and sustainability…

25th August 2010

DNV sets up sustainability and innovation division

25th August 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed a long term service agreement with Eidesvik Offshore, Norway, for maintenance services for the recently delivered seismic vessel ‘Oceanic Vega’.

25th August 2010

Wärtsilä signs service agreement with Eidesvik

25th August 2010