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Currently around $7 billion of vessels are under construction or on order world-wide for Norwegian interests, including nearly a hundred ships and a number of mobile offshore platforms. The global Norwegian merchant…

The latest range of quartz sensors from Kistler Instrument monitor consistent high quality in spot welding applications. The sensors are used in monitoring the electrod force, and the force profile during welding.…

The first of a pair of 20,000 gross roro freight ferries was delivered in July to Bore by Aker Finnyard. Both Norsky and sistership Norstream, to be delivered in October, are being…

The Drewplex AT dual-treatment program for treating boiler water has been formulated to eliminate heat-reducing scale and deposits caused by excessively hard feedwater, says Drew Marine. Synthetic polymers have been added to…

Nine months after the genset engine made its debut, the propulsion version of the L27/38 has been launched by MAN B&W Alpha. At the same time the company has introduced a dedicated…

The Tribon M1 software recently launched by Kockums Computer Systems allows management and supervisors to have full control of design development. Tribon M1 Design Manager allows the co-ordination of design tasks within…

Japanese shipbuilders say the problems they face because of continuing competition from Korea and China, and premature ordering from many shipowners in the past 12-18 months, are being compounded by the value…

Cosco has adopted a Global Intelligence System (GNIS) which will enable its ship and shore staff to access worldwide information covering all aspects of safety and commercial efficiency. It will be installed…

Although certain interest groups have endeavoured to put a different interpretation on the results of the proceedings, it is clear that the most recent meeting of the IMO`s marine environment protection committee…

The Marine and Offshore Division of Alstom Drives & Controls (previously known at Cegelec Projects) has won a contract to supply its duplex dynamic positioning system to a remote operated vehicle (ROV)…

In November EU industry ministers have to decide whether shipyard aid should stop at the end of 2000. The production subsidies will stop unless the current legislation is changed. Ahead of the…

Maritime Education Sweden has issued version 2.0 of its Maritime Communications GMDSS training software to incorporate changes in IMO regulations. The software is used by deck officers as a preparation for GMDSS…

China?s Dalian New Shipyard has won an order from National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) to build five 300,000 dwt VLCCs. The order marks the first occasion that Dalian New Shipyard (or any…

The Amot Hawk-I Marine pump control system uses a wireless modem to provide the safe monitoring of temperature, pressure, flow and level of all on board pumps, including those located in hazardous…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea has won a five-ship order from Bernard Schulte in Germany for 2,500 TEU container ships. Due to be delivered between early 2001 and June 2002, the…

A new shiprepair yard will commence operations in the Bahamas in January 2000. A 35,000tl, 280 x 35.5m floating dock is already en route to the islands, and a newbuilding order for…

Orskov Christensens Staalskibvaerft will convert the 9,975g former Scandline roro-passenger ferry Heimdal into a cable layer for new owner Tele Danmark International Marine. The vessel arrives at Orskov?s Frederikshavn yard on September…

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) in Japan plans to share an order for seven post-panamax container ships from China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) with Natong Shipyard in China, the joint venture between KHI…

Colombo Dockyard has been awarded ISO 9001 certification for ?Design and construction of small and medium crafts, including high speed aluminium crafts, drydocking of ships up to 130,000dwt, and major repair of…

Israeli shipowner Ray Shipping has ordered a second 6,260 unit, 20,600 gt pure car carrier at Poland?s Gdynia shipyard. Scheduled for delivery in 2001, the newbuilding will be equipped with a Sulzer…

Astromaritima Navegacao, the largest Brazilian offshore vessel owner, is investing $4.5 million in upgrading three of its 55m OSVs. A third engine and second bow thruster unit will be installed on two…

Rolls-Royce has reached a $1 billion agreement to supply 25 marine Trent gas turbines to FastShip for propulsion of the operator?s high speed container ships. Rated at 47.5MW (64,580 bhp), the turbines…