General News

Finland`s Marioff Oy says it is gearing up for unprecedented demand for its tailor-made Hi-Fog water mist fire protection system. This follows the highlighting of engine room fires by The Salvage Association…

Fern Computer Consultancy has announced new modules for its piping design and analysis software, CADWorx and Caesar II.The piping instrumentation diagram application CADWorx/P&ID Version 3.1 will have features that have been requested…

Norwegian owner Bergesen Dy drydocked the 53,372m3 gas carrier Havprins at Turkey?s Gemak shipyard for 25 year survey work and general repair. This is the first time the Norwegian giant has used…

Negotiations over the actions of Korea?s shipbuilders entered into by the EU and the OECD are both deadlocked. Representatives of the EU and the Korean government met in Seoul to discuss what…

Engine and emissions specialist AVL is to co-operate with DNV in the field of power generation and marine propulsion systems. The aim is to combine the engine experience of AVL with the…

Fugro says that sea trials of its SeaSTAR satellite-based DGPS service aboard the 300,955dwt tanker Irving Galloway achieved savings in time, fuel and steering gear maintenance through more precise positioning during open…

Interior contractor James P Colie refurbished the main dining room and purser?s deck on the cruise ship Royal Princess during its winter drydock at Baltimore Marine Industries.The largest part of the project,…

A database called Equasis that contains safety-related information on the world?s merchant fleet will be accessible on the Internet from May. So far and the European Commission, France, the United Kingdom, Spain,…

The 2510 Plunger Pump introduced by Cat Pumps is rated at 91 litre/min, 138 bar. It is designed for continuous-duty applications such as sewer and pipe cleaning, coolant flushing and multi-gun and…

Globe Wireless has commissioned a new terrestrial digital node in Darwin, Australia for its Maritime Data Network. The new node increases the network to 17 nodes linked world-wide. The network provides communications…

F A Vinnen & Co?s 29,181g, 2,480 TEU container vessel Merkur Star is under repair at MAN B&W Service Center Hamburg, where a new crankshaft is being fitted.The ship, which is powered…

There has been a wholesale withdrawl of type-approval for the Italian-made Canepa & Campi Artica lifejackets used during the sinking of the fast ferry Sleipner, which resulted in the loss of 19…

A dockside filling unit for supplying hydraulic oil to vessels has been developed by Commercial Hydraulics Keelavite (CHV). The unit consists of two 61m hydraulically-powered hose reels on a mobile chassis. The…

GN Comtext says it has launched Mail Connect to enable users to send and receive telex, GN Comtext e-mail, X 400 messages, and Internet mail, as well as send fax messages (text…

BV has issued its own set of proposals to improve safety of old tankers. It echoes ABS?s call for computerised records, and adds that it wants computerised evaluation of the ship?s structure…

The Cygnus 2 thickness gauge, which uses a multiple echo technique for taking measurements through coatings, has been upgraded. Features can now be selected via a menu-driven list with options including probe…

Saab Celsius TransponderTech has developed a portable AIS Pilot Case which, it says, is watertight to 10m and incorporates the company`s R3 AIS transponder.The unit keeps track of the vessel and all…

Kvaerner has agreed the sale of the Norwegian Fjellstrand shipyards, to an MBO and other local investors for NKr100 million ($12 million) but is still looking for a buyer for the Singaporean…

The Druck Group has released a maintenance and test kit for onboard use. Called the MTC2000 it comes in a case and is equipped with the PV 411 hand pump, to generate…

SatCom Systems has introduced a marine satellite service that covers North American waters which, it says, offers calling charges as low as $0.99/min.The network uses the TMI MSAT-1 satellite, whose footprint covers…

Carnival Corporation has taken up its option to have a third Spirit-class cruise liner built at Kvaerner Masa-Yards (KMY). The 84,000 gross, 2,100 passenger vessel will be constructed at the Helsinki New…

Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea, has ordered a single screw Schilling Monovec rudder from Hamworthy KSE for a 7,800m3 LPG carrier it is building for Norwegian owner Navion. The rudder offers reduced…

Software company SpecTec has designed a port sea performance module for Jo Tankers. It will be integrated with the AMOS Quality management system to give it enhanced reporting capabilities as well as…