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A&P Falmouth has a new 60 tonne crane which will service Nos. 3 & 4 drydocks in the yard. The new Bailey crane effectively doubles the lifting capacity, replacing the 30 tonne…

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has delivered the world's largest container ship to a Canadian shipping company. Christened CSCL Asia, the 8,500 TEU ship is 334 metres long, 42.8 metres wide and…

Since introducing its first azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug, the ASD 3110 Citta Della Spezia back in 1993, the Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards has built almost 100 compact ASD tugs in…

MOL (America) Inc confirma that all of the company's containerships calling at North American ports and all of MOL's own terminals are in compliance with IMO?s International Ship and Port Facility Security…

A 70-ton four-stroke marine diesel engine resting majestically amid the Austrian Alps is not something one sees everyday. MAN B&W Deisel recently went to the trouble of transporting the 32/40CR to the…

Designed to provide high performance, low operating costs and low exhaust emissions, the DI12M EMS is Scania?s latest 12-litre marine engine equipped with the Scania EMS engine management system. Intended for use…

Two Hong Kong owners have placed newbuilding orders worth $70 million with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard for a pair of Capesize bulk carriers. The contracts have been placed by Wah Kwong Shipping, owned…

The Hong Kong based Orient Steamship is expanding its fleet of large dry cargo ships with a $29 million deal for a 55,000DWT bulk carrier. Sources said the firm tied up the…

Kongsberg Maritime of Norway has raised the standards of ship simulation,with the launch of Polaris 4.4.0, the latest version of its groundbreaking Polaris bridge simulation architecture. The fully scaleable Polaris 4.4.0 software…

Teekay Shipping Corporation based in Nassau, Bahamas, has placed an order with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea to construct three LNG carriers, representing a total contract price of approximately…

South Korean shipyards continue to dominate the world shipbuilding industry and, despite signs that other Asian countries, China in particular, are challenging Korea?s supremacy, they are confident of retaining their supremacy for…

July the first has arrived and gone without the mass ship detentions predicted. However, a number of people that The Motor Ship has spoken to are surprised. "Where have all the ships…

When it comes to training, particularly for ISPS certification, there are two routes ? get help or go it alone. Most companies have opted to go down the ?get help? route but…

Few people appear to have embraced the International Ship and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code with a positive attitude, says UK-based Datatrac Ltd. It suggests that the levels of frustration felt by…

Vladivostok-based Far-Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) has signed contracts with Chinese shipbuilder Jinling Shipyard to construct four 1,080TEU containerships. Deliveries are scheduled for March, September, November and December 2006. These newbuildings will be…

Shiploc has previously been used in law enforcement applications where about 4,000 fishing vessels are equipped with the satellite communication system for vessel monitoring. The original application, anti-piracy, was of interest for…

Shanghai Shipyard and Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangsu, China, merged recently to form a combined newbuilding and ship repair company called Shanghai Chengxi Shipyard. Shanghai Shipyard has an annual shipbuilding capacity of 200,000DWT…

The threat of attacks against ships and harbours has led to the development of Cerberus - a new diver detection sonar, by UK based QinetiQ. The attack on the destroyer USS Cole…

Hyundai Samho Shipyard in South Korea has established an automatic weather observation system (AWS) to improve production efficiency through providing detailed weather information. This will enable the Mokpo-based shipbuilder to cope better…

In the marine industry, the use of engine room machinery, navigation and bridge operation simulators is well established and provides a range of training options from standalone desktop PC based systems, through…

While traditional newbuild markets for Dutch yards become weaker, there is optimisim that financial incentives will throw a vital lifeline to new orders.Dutch shipyards have shown considerable resolve in being able to…

Though the prime cause of the accident was the vessel?s grounding, the tragic capsize of the 28,100 DWT bulk carrier Rocknes off Bergen in January this year, with the loss of a…