General News

A&P Tyne says that it is building on its success in a new business sector with the completion of another subsea structure for an offshore oil and gas field.

Ulstein of Norway has established a new company, Ulstein IDEA Equipment Solutions. This company will take over the activities of former IDEA Heavy Equipment, a Dutch company with which Ulstein has cooperated…

Satellite communications provider Marlink has extended its contract with Simon Møkster Shipping for an additional five years, continuing the provision of Sealink VSAT services on 18 existing ships, and five newbuildngs.

UK marine electronics company Ocean Signal has announced that its SafeSea V100 GMDSS hand-held VHF radio has been awarded MED product certification from BABT, as a portable survival craft two-way VHF radiotelephone.

BMT Nigel Gee says that it has won an order from China for the design of a 25m battery-powered, all electric, 150 passenger, ferry for use in estuary and coastal waters.

A 276-page reference book ‘Measuring Torque Correctly’ has been produced by Rainer Schicker and Dr Georg Wegener of HBM, covering essential aspects of using torque transducers.