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Posidonia 2002 is the 18th biennial International Shipping Exhibition at Piraeus, Athens, and as usual the organisers expect to break all records for attendance. The Motor Ship will be on hand, and…

Among the more amazing and heart-warming stories, in these glum days of global recession and failing businesses, is one of a comprehensive turnaround, scripted by an Indian shipyard.Notorious for cost and time…

Both Rolls-Royce and GE have taken engines from the wing and adapted them for use in the marine industry. And both companies agree that gas turbines have some ground to make up…

Wet bulk ships don?t come any sweeter than Carlos Fischer. The 42,500 dwt carrier is specifically designed for transporting fresh and concentrated orange juice in tanks.Carlos Fischer is owned by Aleuropa, a…

The mood for the conference was set by Ole Hoeg, executive vice president, technical organisation, AP M?ller, when pointing out in his opening remarks that the NOx levels of 4% set by…

Izar has designed a pure trailer carrying 3,075 lane metre vessel, classified as the R-3000. The 180m long vessel has a deadweight of 9,400t and is equipped with 22 single crew cabins…

Chinese shipyards don?t just build simple ships. Yes, they build a lot of bulk carriers and product tankers. But there is also a level of expertise at certain yards that allows them…

STN Atlas Elektronik has completed installation of new VTS facilities for the Customs authority at Shenzhen, the South China Sea coastal city north of Hong Kong, under a contract worth $400,000. Designed…

Faced with dwindling world fossil fuel reserves, energy companies are exploiting alternative sources at an increasing pace. The latest development in the wind-mill energy farm concept is the construction of offshore facilities.…

Comsat Mobile Communications has launched new enhancements for its Innarsat-C service and equipment as part of what it calls Simply Easy Comsat-CTM. The company says it includes a new Web interface, simplified…

ABB has sold its air handling business, including the Fläkt trademark, to Global Air Movement for $225 million. The new owner plans to combine it with Woods Air Movement Limited, of Colchester…

The first of a new series of heavy-lift multi-purpose containerships under construction in China has been delivered. The vessels, ordered by German-based Schoeller Holdings, are being built in Xiamen (8 + 4…

Avecs says its Marine Event Recorder?s modular design allows it to be used in any vessel type and its data storage time can be adjusted to exceed IMO requirements. The company says…

MAN B&W has designs for a 1,080mm bore engine. The company says it has confined the designs to the bottom of a drawer while the containership market, for which the so-called K108…

ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants has improved its Signum Oil Analysis web site to make it easier for ship operators to monitor the condition of engines, equipment and lubricants by testing used oil samples.…

Legislation that eventually caught up with tankers will inevitably catch up with bulkers. But will we have to wait until a bulker pollutes a French beach with bunkers before there are any…

Inmarsat has activated a sixth beam on its Indian Ocean Region satellite to boost capacity and provide temporary coverage in the area. This south central beam will now provide mini-M services over…

Scania has launched its most powerful marine engine ever. The new DI16M can deliver up to 590kW of power. It is a watercooled, twin turbocharged, direct injection V8 engine. It has a…

Leif Höegh and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have together ordered the world?s largest LNG carrier. The order, placed with Mitsubishi HI, is for a 145,000m3 vessel featuring a Moss Rosenberg spherical tank containment…

Valued for cost-effective, reliable and above all safe operation, increasingly mooring and anchoring equipment is likely to be automated and acquired as part of an integrated package from a single manufacturer. Already…

Northern Airborne Technology says its GPIRB II is smaller and lighter than its predecessor. The unit includes a 406MHz satellite and 121.5MHz homing beacon as well as a Xenon strobe light. The…

Wärtsilä has sold its first EnviroEngines that combine common-rail fuel injection with electronically-controlled direct water injection. P&O Princess Cruises has elected to install 12 EnviroEngines on four of its cruise ships under…