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UK based Solar Solve Marine, the anti-glare and heat rejecting roller screen expert, has equipped the new vessels Stena Transporter and Stena Transit with its Solasafe sunscreens.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) recently singed a contract with Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Japan under which MHI licenses production and marketing of deck machinery.

Viking Ocean Cruises and cruise ship constructors Fincantieri have signed a joint contract for the construction of two luxury cruise liners.

Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers has received two contracts for platform supply vessel designs, from customers in China and Japan.

Parker Racor has launched two new bilge water treatment systems, which carry the European ‘MED Wheelmark’ certification in accordance with EU Directive 96/98/EC as amended by Directive 2010/68/EU.

German bridge and navigation supplier, Raytheon Anschütz has opened a subsidiary, Raytheon Anschuetz do Brasil Sistemas Marítimos Ltda, in Rio de Janeiro.

The provisional programme for The Motorship’s Gas Fuelled Ships conference 2012, to be held in Bergen, Norway, 12-14 September, is now available. The event includes technical visits to LNG marine fuel facilities.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, based Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries reports the successful completion of a refurbishment project on the ‘SeaRose’ FPSO for Canadian operator Husky Energy.

Norwegian ship designer and builder Havyard says that it has been chosen to deliver another of its 820 design OSVs to Atlantic Offshore, following a similar order a few weeks ago.

A subsidiary of IHC Merwede, IHC Lagersmit BV, has changed its name to IHC Sealing Solutions BV as from 6 July 2012.

Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has put in place a completely new IT based certification and ship status system aimed at reducing the workload of shipowners and operators.

Wärtsilä has been awarded a long-term service agreement by global cruise operator Princess Cruise Lines Ltd.

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Hyundai Heavy Industries has announced that it is to supply 18 selective catalytic reduction systems for three drillships ordered by Rowan in June 2011. HHI claims its SCR can reduce NOx by…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced the completion of its full-scale test facility for low-speed, two-stroke marine diesel engines, known as 4UE-X3, at the companys Kobe Shipyard and Machinery Works in Japan.

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has reported that the keel has been laid for a multipurpose emergency and rescue vessel for Russian Ministry of Transport, at United Shipyards’ Yantar yard in Kaliningrad, Russia.