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UK-based Broadgate Ltd, who pioneered the development of voyage data recorders, is introducing an entirely new model, the VER3000. The unit is fully compliant with current and planned regulations, including the proposed…

The 34,250g cruise ship Crown Odyssey has been booked into Malta Drydocks for ten days of repair and refurbishment work starting April 25. This is the Maltese yard?s first cruise vessel project…

Neither Wartsila NSD or Mitsubishi are marking the cylinder liners on its NOx certified low-speed engines. This is in contrast to MAN B&W which marks cylinder liners on its MC engines as…

A free voucher which entitles the bearer to one free place on the MV500 course at Alstom?s ALSPA Academy in Rugby is included with every ALSPA MV500 inverter, the company?s AC variable-speed…

Finnish engineering and consultancy firm Deltamarin has opened an office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in order to develop the market for safety, after sales and conversion work in the cruise ship sector.…

Following the crankcase explosion on Sovereign Maersk MAN B&W has issued a Service Letter highlighting its recommendations. The main one is that in the event of an oil mist alarm, the engine…

Kockums Computer Systems, has announced that it is changing its name to Tribon Solutions.The move follows a change in ownership last summer as a result of which it is now owned by…

Keppel Shipyard has completed the conversion of the 87,811 dwt tanker MT Metsovon into floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit Yetagun FSO for repeat customer Single Buoy Moorings (SBM) Production. The vessel…

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…

As shipowners try to place newbuilding orders ahead of expected price rises, Daewoo and Hyundai have closed their books, as their current backlogs will keep the yards busy to 2003. Both yards…

TEC has launched the Lubetainer for the transportation and storage of lube oils, waxes and other non-hazardous liquids. It uses the company?s `cube` technology which gives the unit an additional 40 per…

Radio communication company, Icom (UK) has won the contract to supply approximately 3,000 IC M1 EuroV VHF hand-portable radio transceivers to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Last year, the company supplied…

Rolls-Royce is looking to its newly enlarged marine systems division to drive group growth as prospects in its core civil aerospace markets slow. Marine division managing director Bob Sunerton said that following…

Spanish company Detegasa , manufacturer of Delta bilge water separators, sewage treatment plants, and marine incinerators has produced a free CD-ROM to give owners and shipyards detailed information on waste management on…

Marine software developer Onboard-Napa has added Onboard-Napa Power to its management applications. The software is designed to help the user to plan voyages so that the port of destination is reached on…