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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…