General News

Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard Group says that it has developed its own navigation and communications packages for ships, with the first system being fitted to the close-to-completion Saeborg.

Norwegian specialist in lifeboats, rescue craft and davits Noreq says that increasing demand has led to the formation of a new subsidiary, based in Dubai, to serve the UAE and Middle East…

Belgian company Hydrex reports that it recently mobilised a diver/technician team to a 300m container ship in Hong Kong to reinstall a bow thruster which exhibited problems after being overhauled.

Ecospeed vinylester glassflake coatings are said to have successfully ended a rudder cavitation damage problem on a class of five ro-ro vessels operated in Finland and managed by Hamburg-based Ernst Russ.

Rolls-Royce reports that it has won a contract from India’s Cochin Shipyard to supply 60 Kamewa water jets for a new fleet of 20 50m long fast patrol vessels, currently under construction…

Elcometer has released what it says is the first in a series of software enhancements for its 456 thickness gauge, which was launched six months ago.