General News

Maersk Sealand says its B2B website Maersksealand.com now has more than 20,000 registered customers. On-line services include schedules, booking, tracking, account statements and cargo claims.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has released further details on development of a 600mm bore UEC LSE engine (see The Motor Ship, December 2001). It says it expects to complete design work by this…

Inmarsat has released a new maritime service, Fleet F77, that meets the IMOs latest GMDSS criteria by providing emergency voice prioritisation and pre-emption. The function ensures that high priority communications aren?t blocked…

CSD Sealing Systems says its Rise range of cable and pipe transit conduit sealing systems and its Sealing Plug system have all successfully passed a range of MOD Standard shock tests. The…

Resurgence Software and CSX Lines have signed a software licensing agreement for Resurgence to implement its Wave Software System on all sixteen vessels in the CSX Lines fleet and at selected shore-side…

Niigata Engineering has sort court protection from its creditors. The company, whose business includes the design and manufacture of a range of medium-speed diesel engines and other propulsion machinery, has filed for…

The 564,000dwt ULCC Jahre Viking, the world?s largest ship, has completed its fifth Special Survey at Dock Number 2 at Dubai Drydocks. Jahre Viking entered dock on October 15, and left, on…

The MTC 2000 Marine Test Case from Druck contains hand-held calibration tools for in-situ maintenance of pressure, temperature and electrical equipment. Applications include the monitoring and control systems on engine gear and…

Kelvin Hughes has produced a free pocket guide to the revised SOLAS Chapter V which is set to apply to more vessels than ever before. The guide allows users to see which…

M.A. Turbo/Engine Design, based in Vancouver, Canada, has developed a water injection system specifically designed for retrofit to existing diesel engines which, it says, reduces both fuel consumption and emissions. The system…

Car carrier specialist UECC is seeking to extend the service life of three of its older vessels by up to 15 years. It is doing this via a major upgrading of Autocarrier,…

KMSS has won the contract to upgrade the fire detection system on the luxury cruise ships Sea Goddess I and II. KMSS will be supplying its Autronica fire detection system to the…

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects has introduced an online HSV accident reporting system, by which members of the Institution and others involved with the high-speed vessel industry can report accidents to…

American-based researchers say they have developed a semiconductor technology that could allow efficient electricity generation without using traditional auxiliary machinery. Associate Professor Peter Hagelstein of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)?s department…

Shipping Corporation of India?s cargo vessel Vishvakarma has completed a tweendeck hatch cover conversion at Chengxi Shipyard (part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation). Deterioration in the condition of the operating system for…

Following type-approval of MacGregor?s Sherlog ultrasonic equipment by Lloyd?s Register, the company?s Hatch Cover division has gained a Class Service Supplier certificate from Det Norske Veritas. The certificate grants acceptance for service…

Saab TransponderTech has won an order for several R30 AIS base stations for the VTS system in Huangha and Majisuan in China. In Majisuan, the VTS system is under construction and will…

Wärtsilä has reported more orders for its RT-flex marine diesel engines. Two orders for the engines, which feature common-rail fuel injection, have been secured for installation in two 30,000 dwt multipurpose dry…

Fleet Support Limited (FSL), the British ship repair organisation, has taken steps to move into the international ship repair market and has appointed overseas agents in Norway, Denmark, Greece, and Cyprus. Discussions…

Polarmarine has launched a new type of single nozzle tank cleaning machine named PJ 120T-CPA as well as a new twin-nozzle, the PJ 25T. The deck-mounted single nozzle PJ 120T-CPA has speed,…

STN Atlas Marine Electronics has received orders from South Korean yards for a further 23 NACOS integrated navigation command systems incorporating Atlas Radarpilot 1000 radars, ECDIS and other proprietary sensors. The new…

That is the verdict of MAN B&W senior vice president Dr Wolfram Lausch, who bases this conclusion on simple fuel efficiency: "A ship is meant to carry cargo, not fuel. So it…

Jones Marine is continuing development of its JML 2000 underwater coating system, with an application containing anti-fouling properties among its goals. Talking to The Motor Ship, Jones Marine managing director Mike Jones…