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Recently MAN B&W has taken the 500th order for a 32/40 engine taking the total output for the range to almost two million kW. The L32/40 was launched in September 1992 with…

A set of four basic STCW certificates and a seaman`s book for can be bought for $75 on the streets of a major seafarer supplying country. A researcher for Cardiff University`s Seafarers…

To cope with higher boost pressures on medium-speed engines up to 14.7MW, Honeywell Serck has introduced a cylindrical design of charge air cooler. The cylindrical design gives better mechanical integrity than a…

Spain`s state-owned shipbuilder is staking its future on rising world demand for modern gas and oil tankers and its ability to find benefits in marrying naval and civil shipbuilding technologies. Izar -…

Two Sulzer 7RT-flex60C engines have been ordered as main propulsion for a pair of 13,200 dwt containerised reefer ships being built by Viana do Castelo in Portugal for Agricultural Export Co. The…

Four Australian ex-Special Air Services officers have combined their experience to combat rising piracy attacks in Asian waters. Osprey and Asset Management (OAM) partners David Harper, Peter Towndrow, Bob Hunter and John…

A pulling version of the Aquamaster azimuthing thruster is being developed by Rolls-Royce. The unit uses a mechanical drive in a `C` configuration to take the power to the propeller. Units up…

Incat`s recently sealed joint venture with Bollinger Shipyards is primarily focused on the US military market, but the company sees strong commercial potential too. "As the military craft design is based on…

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to introduce ship emission regulations by 2003. The regulations will seek to impose limits on nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from large marine engines, and…

An electric motor operating a Mermaid pod on Celebrity Cruises` Millennium has suffered a breakage in a pole connection. Repairs were affected as soon as the rupture was discovered meaning no voyages…

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co has initiated use of Cyber-Erection, its new 3D digital measuring and simulation program. It says the technology enabled greater precision when it was used for the…

ResidenSea has placed a NOK2.5 billion ($287 million) order with Norway`s Fosen Mek Verksteder for a second apartment cruise ship. Delivery is planned for the end of 2003. At 50,000GT it is…

Rami Jokela, area sales manager of ABB Marine, explains the process behind the selection of diesel-electric propulsion for the chemical tanker Turchese. The 12,000 dwt, 13,800m3 capacity chemical tanker Turchese, delivered to…

Podded propulsion has proven itself and is winning converts. When the chairman and chief executive officer of the world?s largest cruise operator, Carnival?s Micky Arison, says that all its future newbuildings will…

Aurora?s untimely return to Southampton put tailshaft bearings in the headlines again. The tailshaft bearing problems causing Aurora to abandon its maiden voyage is the latest in a series of high profile…

With renewal of the Greek domestic ferry fleet gaining momentum, monohull fast ferries join multihulls on the list of newbuilding orders. If anybody in the Greek ferry business has been dozing, they…

The 69,120 dwt Leader L which broke up and sank in under one minute with the loss of 18 of its 31 crew, has reopened the debate about structural failures of bulkers.…

Ruston has introduced a 280mm bore engine range with outputs up to 9MW (12,230 bhp) at 1,000 rev/min. This compares with a continuous fast ferry rating of 7,080kW (9,625 bhp) for the…

Amot Controls has its range of hazardous area control and instrumentation systems and panels. It now offers a line of products providing a total solution to hazardous area problems, plus the option…

The UK?s A&P Group has launched ?A&P Shipcare?, a complete support package for all vessel types which is available 24 hours a day at any port through a single telephone call. The…

RINa`s report into the loss of Erika concludes that the class society has "substantially complied with the applicable rules, guidelines and procedures." It says the loss of the vessel was caused by…

MaK is to set up a European certified rebuild centre in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, to be operated by Bolier. The centre will rebuild items like turbochargers, cylinder heads, piston crowns, air coolers,…

International Communications And Navigation Limited (ICAN) has updated its electronic charting systems Aldebaran ll and Regulus ll for computers running Windows NT 4. New features include the ability to read and display…