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GENERAL NEWS

MacGregor has launched a new alert system, Soteria, designed to complement its Hatlapa and Porsgrunn range of steering gear.

20th June 2014

MacGregor alerts industry to safety

20th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Caterpillar Marine will be providing complete propulsion solutions for four new ocean-going towing vessels designed by Ulstein Design and Solutions.

19th June 2014

Caterpillar power for Teekay Offshore

19th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that its MAN Alpha Kapel propeller design has been chosen by Cyprus-based Lemissoler Navigation for a series of eight 58,500dwt bulk carriers to be built in…

18th June 2014

Bulk carrier newbuilds opt for Kappel propellers

18th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norways Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) is closing a gap in its compressor range with a new medium range compressor series for all application areas, TMC 86-124.

18th June 2014

TMC unveils new compressor series

18th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Power and automation technology expert, ABB, has secured a contract to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for the first of 16 newbuild Yamal LNG carriers.

18th June 2014

ABB onboard DC grid technology contract

18th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Both the Wärtsilä X72 and X62 two-stroke engines have recently successfully passed important type approval tests that verify various performance criteria.

17th June 2014

Wärtsilä X72 and X62 performance tests

17th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Italian oil and gas company Eni and its Kazakhstan-based counterpart KazMunayGas are planning to jointly build a new shipyard on the Caspian Sea shore, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

17th June 2014

Eni, KazMunayGas to launch new shipyard in Kazakhstan

17th June 2014

LNG

LNG

ABB is to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for the first 16 LNG carriers that will transport LNG from Siberia to Europe and Asia as part of the Yamal project.

17th June 2014

ABB wins LNG carrier order

17th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Netherlands’-based Micanti has won the prestigious ‘SME Innovation Top 100’ award for its environmentally-friendly antifouling foil, Thorn-D.

17th June 2014

Micanti awarded for antifouling foil

17th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chinese oil company Sinopec has ordered a third Havyard design for an offshore support ship; an 832L SE platform supply vessel to be built at the Fujien Mawei shipyard.

17th June 2014

Havyard sells another PSV design to Sinopec

17th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BP Marine and Castrol have said that the two brands, both part of the BP group, will now consolidate their marine lubrication product offerings under the Castrol brand.

16th June 2014

BP Marine and Castrol combine product ranges

16th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Paris MoU Committee as recently approved the 2013 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations, which will take effect from 1 July 2014.

16th June 2014

Paris MoU announces new target lists

16th June 2014

LNG

LNG

Germany’s Linde Group is to build an LNG fuel gas system for a new icebreaker being built by Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.

16th June 2014

Linde LNG system for Finnish icebreaker

16th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scanjet Marine and Scanvent ApS are combining product rangers to create what they say will be the most comprehensive in-tank equipment package available for tankers and FPSOs.

13th June 2014

Scanjet expands offering

13th June 2014

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

Such is today’s focus on alternative fuels that it seemed slightly odd to see that the same subject was a hot topic back in 1964.

13th June 2014

Nuclear and fuel cell alternatives foreseen

13th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is to supply deck machinery for four anchor handler tug supply (AHTS) vessels for US-based Edison Chouest Offshore, as part of a £50m contract.

12th June 2014

Rolls-Royce machinery for US vessels

12th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has announced two new service agreements – one a three-year contract with DOF group, and the other, in conjunction with ABB Turbochargers, a 10-year maintenance and support deal with Royal Caribbean…

12th June 2014

Two significant service contracts for Wärtsilä

12th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dometic Marine introduced its two new products at Mercator Media Ltd’s Seawork International exhibition this week.

11th June 2014

Dometic unveils new products

11th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Vard Holdings Limited has confirmed that the contract for the design and construction of a large Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Solstad Offshore has been inked.

10th June 2014

Offshore contract for Vard confirmed

10th June 2014

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

May 2014 saw some 160 shipping and marine engineering professionals gather in Hamburg for the 36th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference. ‘The Motorship’s’ Bill Thomson and Stevie Knight joined the delegates for…

10th June 2014

Energy efficiency for today’s ships as well as tomorrow’s

10th June 2014