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ExxonMobil has taken two steps to better address the lubrication needs of turbochargers. It has reformulated its premium synthetic turbocharger lubricant, Mobil SHC 600 Series, and it is advocating the use of…

Hamworthy KSE is supplying sewage handling systems for seven open-hatch bulk carriers to be constructed at Stocznia Gdynia for US-based forest product company Westwood Shipping Lines. The 44,000g vessels are replacements for…

Transas Marine Pacific has won an order for a networked GMDSS simulator for the Pertamina Marine Education and Training Centre in Jakarta, Indonesia. In co-operation with its local agent, Panorama Timur Jaya,…

The usual diesel exhaust smell on the San Francisco tour boat Oski is gone, replaced by a scent more reminiscent of frying chicken or potatoes. This upgrade in aromas is a by-product…

Napier Turbochargers is performing validation tests on two high-performance turbochargers capable of a boost pressure ratio of five and a half to one (5.5:1). The product, labelled the 8-series, has been developed…

IAC has won the contract to supply acoustic enclosures for a series of new frigates being built at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai for the Indian Navy. In addition to containing the noise…

Veripos has established a new Inmarsat-based Differential GPS service for West Africa, Veripos-I, which, it says, will complement an existing HF area network and provide two independent reference facilities for continuous positioning…

Dutch boatbuilder Mulder & Rijke claims that, at 9.5m long, its new PELB95/150 is the world?s shortest, most compact 150-seat lifeboat. The lifeboat uses alternate rows of elevated seats. It features a…

Anticorrosion company Advanced Polymer Coatings says its polymer-based tank protection system MarineLine has been specified for the cargo tanks of 10 chemical tanker new buildings to be constructed or converted in Turkey.…

In September, SHI held a christening ceremony for a 6,200 TEU container vessel ordered by NYK of Japan. The boxship, which was named NYK Lodestar, is 300m long, 40m wide, has a…

ShipServ and Seavantage say that by joining forces they have created a $250 million ship supply market with a 250,000 purchase order potential in the ship supply management sector. The new company…

The IMO has finally decided to ban TBT antifoulings and, more importantly, decided on the barrier coat option, which will save owners having to go about getting all their existing TBT antifouling…

Safety products and signage supplier Maritime Progress is offering to produce fire control and safety plans for its customers. These include mandatory requirements for safety plans, fire control plans and phased evacuation…

In September, Daewoo secured an order for two 300,000 dwt VLCCs plus two on option from Hong Kong-based World-Wide Shipping worth an estimated $300 million. The vessels are due to be delivered…

Northrop Grumman has won a contract from Bath Iron Works to supply commercial-off-the-shelf surface search radars for new Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Class destroyers. It will supply the Decca BridgeMaster E naval…

The first ship with a Mitsubishi UE LSE engine has been delivered to its owner. Pacific International Lines of Singapore took delivery of the 6UEC52LSE-powered 1,098 TEU feeder container ship Kota Hakim…

ABB will this month unveil a system for continuous monitoring of the performance of large diesel engines, based on measuring cylinder pressure and flywheel angle for each engine cycle. The Cylmate system…

Amot says its bearing temperature monitoring systems reduce the risk of catastrophic financial and safety consequences caused by the failure of big end bearings in large diesel or gas engines. They are…

Korea is the focus of a great deal of the marine community?s attention. With such a large percentage of the world?s new ships under construction there, it is after all only natural.…

Saville Marine, suppliers of marine equipment, diesel engine spare parts and marine services has launched a new web site at www.savillemarine.co.uk. The company?s products include air compressors, deck machinery, steering gear, valves,…

MAN B&W is testing an upgraded version of its 480mm bore medium-speed engine. A spokesman for the company confirmed that the prototype model is undergoing long-cycle endurance tests in Augsburg, Germany. He…

According to the Colombian navy, emergencies off the Caribbean coast will be covered by cellular telephone communication, as planning continues on how to comply with IMO GMDSS agreements. While this was not…

The Marine Contracting Association (Marcas), the marine purchasing association, has launched a web site and extended its membership to BP Shipping, Lasco Shipping and Marenostrum. Marcas says this moves it closer to…