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The MAX from Sonatest is an electronic stress meter designed to measure the actual clamp load produced by tightening a bolt or thread fastener. It uses ultrasonic energy and is designed for…

BP Marine says it has improved two of its two-stroke engine lubrication oils. It has upgraded its Energol CLO 50M 70BN cylinder lubricant and its Energol OE-HT 30 system oil. The new…

Norwegian shipowner Odfjell is optimistic that the world?s first electronically controlled two-stroke diesel engine, installed onboard its 37,545 dwt chemical tanker Bow Cecil, is potentially an attractive and practical proposition. The ship?s…

Dutch boat builder Mulder & Rijke has launched a 150 seater partially enclosed lifeboat for use onboard cruise liners and ferries. Called the PELB 95/150, it is 9.5m long and has a…

DNV has warned of the need to protect the surfaces of tailshafts and intermediate shafts during maintenance work. It highlights the example of a high-tensile steel intermediate shaft that sheared during operation.…

Those who go to sea, whether for work or holiday, have always suffered from poor and slow communications facilities when trying to maintain contact with friends and relations ashore. This situation is…

Trelleborg Industrial AVS has launched an anti-vibration mounting for small- and medium-sized engines. The Novibra SIM design features a strong corrosion-protected steel baseplate and a dome-shaped casing designed to shield the captive…

Wärtsilä?s first environmental report was ranked the joint best separate environmental report in 2001 in a competition held in Finland annually to judge the environmental and social responsibility of Finnish companies reporting.…

The French companies Compagnie Générale de Géophysique (CGG) and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) have decided to carry out a major upgrade of their seismic research vessel CGG Mistral. The conversion includes upgrading…

A new fuel conditioning system from Alfa Laval will be available in three sizes, with a modular concept for maximum flexibility to suit the needs of specific installations. Key components are the…

Amot says its G Valve three-way temperature control valve is now 50% smaller in height than comparative units. It is designed to offer regulation of fluid temperatures to 100?C with a maximum…

IHC Holland may be the Netherlands? best known dredger builder, but several other smaller concerns - such as De Groot Nijkerk, part of the Damen group of companies - are also highly…

Rodriquez has secured a contract for an 83m Aquastrada-design monohull fast ferry. The Sicilian-based shipbuilder confirms it is "well underway on construction" of the aluminium- hulled ship at its Pietra Ligure shipyard…

Bollinger?s repair and conversion shipyard at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on the Gulf of Mexico, can now accommodate ships, rigs and boats with drafts to 27ft (8.23m), thanks to completion of dredging from…

Schottel?s main exhibits will be its SPJ 57 RD pump-jet and STP 200 twin propeller. The pump-jet can serve as a shallow-water propulsion system and a robust, powerful and reliable manoeuvring system…

Sailor has announced the introduction of its System 4000 150W MF/HF SSB radio for marine use. It features integrated digital selective calling and is targeted at fishing vessels. The system consists of…

Lloyd?s Register has alerted ship owners to the problem of neglecting plugs on fuel delivery systems. In the worst cases, the neglect can result in machinery space fires. The classification society says…

Seaworx, part of the Wijsmuller group in the Netherlands, has acquired three seismic survey vessels from Western Geco in the US. The vessels in question are the Western Orient, Western Polaris and…

Furuno will feature the world premiere for voyage data recorder model VR-5000 and automatic identification system model AS-100. Also, the satellite compass model SC-60/120, which provides accurate and steady satellite based heading…

The range of hand-held units for measuring marine coating thickness from Fischer Instrumentation is for applications where surfaces may be rough or not easily accessible or for large or heavy objects that…

The independent trials of what is a major advantage in passenger ship safety were completed at Ardossan in Scotland last week. Caledonian MacBrayne allowed one of its ferries to be used for…

A&P Shipcare says it has opened a new, 24-hour repair facility at Tilbury in the UK. The new repair facility has a workshop where engine and mechanical overhauls, steelwork, pipework renewals and…

As the world?s largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) started life building two 260,000 dwt VLCCs back in 1972 along with its dry-dock at Ulsan. In 1984, just ten years after HHI…