General News

Along with ABB’s DC-Grid onboard power distribution concept, ABB today unveiled a concept for large container ship propulsion, on which it has been working with ship designers and shipbuilders.

ABB has introduced a new DC (direct current) electrical system for marine applications. Known as DC-Grid, the system is designed for today’s more environmentally-conscious ship designs.

Statistics investigated by DNV indicate that the improvement in maritime safety has bottomed out, and may even have reversed, a situation that has prompted the class society to call for a culture…

Ulstein says that it has sold a construction vessel, for which the original buyer could not take delivery, to Island Offshore.

Online maritime training portal Safebridge has announced a new partnering agreement with navigation equipment supplier Transas Marine.

Hamworthy reports that it has won a contract to supply pump room systems for 11 vessels to be delivered to the China Shipping Group (CSG).

German navigation system supplier Raytheon Anschütz has announced a contract for an integrated bridge and navigation system for a fisheries research vessel, being built at STX Finland Rauma for Namibia.