General News

Kelvin Hughes has announced a new distribution arrangement with Zener Marine of Dubai, covering the full range of paper and digital charts and publications.

STX Finland and Finferries have signed a contract for the construction of a 65m environmentally-friendly double ended ro-pax ferry for the Turku Archipelago. It will be built at the STX Rauma yard.

Det Norske Veritas reports that Stena RoRo has become the first operator to sign a contract for its new Triple-E environmental efficiency rating.

Canadian software company ShipConstructor has announced a new release of its AutoCAD-based CAD/CAM program for the shipbuilding and offshore industries.

UK safety equipment company Survitec has announced plans to acquire the Zodiac commercial SOLAS liferaft business, which manufactures liferafts for merchant ships, ferries, and cruise ships.

Mitsui OSK Lines has announced results from trials on a car carrier of its optimum trim system for ships, jointly developed with Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen).

A new teaching facility has now been officially opened at Shanghai Maritime University’s Lingang campus, at the heart of which is a fully-functional MAN B&W two-stroke engine.