General News

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…

German container ship specialist Hapag-Lloyd has gone to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea for four 7,200 TEU post-panamax vessels. The first of the ships will be delivered in the third quarter…

The Touchstone 3 is a combined ultrasonic and paint thickness gauge which can simultaneously measure and display the thickness of both steel and coatings using only the first back echo, says Class…

Radio Holland Marine and SAIT Marine have developed a compact bridge console. Called Triple Sea, the companies say it provides unobstructed lookout, internal and external communications, systems monitoring, speed and course control…

Known until now purely as a charterer of container ships, Contship Containerlines has dipped its toe into the newbuildings market for the first time with an order for three 4,115 TEU container…

Berendsen has introduced a new 3/8 BSP monoblock hydraulic directional control valve designed for flows up to 50 litres/min and pressures up to 350 bar. The valves can be operated by lever,…

Marine electronics company Raytheon has signed an agreement with Thrane & Thrane to add the Inmarsat Mini-M maritime telephone system to its High Seas range which includes the ?B, ?C, MF/HF, VHF…

Two years ago, the Spanish orderbook looked very healthy, but the situation is a lot less rosey today. In early 1998 Spanish shipbuilders were boasting a collective orderbook at a 15-year high,…

Carnival, the cruise ship operator, has awarded Fincantieri?s Monfalcone yard an order for a single 110,00g cruise ship, and has instructed the yard to lengthen two similar vessels it already has on…