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American Eagle Tankers, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, has signed up with ChartCo?s ChartManager satellite chart update service. Trials began last summer on the Eagle Corona following which the company…

Izar has won two newbuilding contracts. One, from Belgian company Exmar Offshore, calls for the construction of a 900,000 bbls FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) unit. The other, from Chilean company…

APL?s newest addition, APL Holland, comes equipped with a cost-saving feature - the shaft generator. This 2,100kW generator can fully supply the electricity needs of this gearless fully cellular containership while it…

Cunard is to install a Kelvin Hughes fully integrated bridge system onboard Queen Mary 2. The company will supply a flat screen bridge system comprising eight screens from which the vessel?s navigation…

Competition from the Middle East and China has intensified leading to a further drop in turnover for Singapore?s ship repair sector. Yet the nation?s shipyards continue to win significant repair and conversion…

Thrane & Thrane has introduced a Windows based application providing e-mail functionality for maritime and land mobile products via Inmarsat-C. Called eCMail, the company says it will work with its existing TT-3022C…

The multi-purpose Jurong Port - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) ? can now offer alternative container handling services to the Port of Singapore Authority(PSA)?s four container terminals. Jurong Port?s…

Litton Marine Systems is to supply integrated bridge systems for seven 27,000g bulk/container carriers under construction at Gdynia Shipyard for Westwood Shipping Company. Deliveries are set for 2002-2003. There is also an…

Although price levels in the Philippines shiprepair industry are somewhat lower than Singapore, they are slightly higher than mainland China. This means Philippine yards can be competitive on projects where the steelwork…

Marine Software has supplied Marine Planned Maintenance for Windows to Byron Marine for MV Dorada, the Falkland Islands Fishery Protection vessel. Marine Software carried out a skeleton setup of the planned maintenance…

International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) of the Philippines is upgrading its operations in the midst of a regional downturn. The group, which is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, recently announced…

The Maritime Coastguard Agency has announced a new NAVTEX service for broadcasting safety information, which will initially provide inshore waters weather forecasts. These will cover 16 stretches of coastline around the UK…

Indonesian shipbuilding is mainly concentrated on the island of Java and has always played a vitally important part in the local economy where sea communications are essential to local trade. Although a…

The Maritime Medical Emergencies Joint Venture has released a video-based first aid training course called Onboard First Aid: Immediate Actions. Parts one and two of the three-tape set feature medical professionals portraying…

Vosper Thornycroft has placed an order with MAN B&W Diesel, Ruston for the supply of six 12RK270 main engines with gearboxes and ancillary equipment. The shipbuilder will install the machinery on three…

The whole system of class surveys has in recent years come under scrutiny as a result of a number of high profile incidents. This has fuelled controversy about the role and responsibilities…

The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is preparing to embark on the RM3 billion ($790 million) second phase of its expansion. PTP is now awaiting approval from the relevant authorities to…

Schottel has received a repeat order from Swedish shipowner Rederi AB Donsotank to supply a second unit of its Siemens Schottel Propulsor (SSP) podded propulsion system. The order is worth around $5m…

Hyundai Heavy Industries has initiated full-scale production of its first ever own-designed engine. The result of a ten-year $31m R&D programme, the first batch of the new compact class of medium-speed Himsen…

Of all the industry?s in the world this is the one that can benefit most from e-commerce," proclaims Gil Patrick, chairman of Setfair. He shares the view of his compatriots at ShipServ…

Mitsubishi Heavy Engineering (MHI) recently delivered the first marine version of its UEC-LSE series two-stroke diesel engine. It was manufactured at the Nagasaki factory of Kobe Diesel. The delivery was the first…

Although the US Coast Guard cutter Healy was placed "In Commission, Active" on August 21, 2000, details of its capabilities were not fully appreciated outside the USA until a recent visit to…

Proceq has announced details of developments to its range of dynamic and static hardness measuring systems for metallic materials. The company says its Equotip 2 is now a complete hardness measuring system…