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Venteville, part of Imtech Marine, has been appointed as agent for a new ballast water management system developed by Siemens Water Technologies, and known as SiCure.

ABB has been contracted to provide an energy management system for the new environmentally-friendly cruise ferry for Viking Line, which is being built at STX Finland in Turku.

The P&O Ferries cross-Channel newbuilding ‘Spirit of France’ was handed over on 24 January by the builder, STX Finland’s Rauma shipyard. She is a sister to ‘Spirit of Britain’, delivered from Rauma…

Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services and Vessel Protection Solutions have jointly launched an anti-piracy partnership intended to protect for ships and crews operating in known piracy regions.

Ocean Signal has announced full availability and the start of worldwide shipment of its V100 hand-held GMDSS VHF, following MED certification from the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT).

Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems says it has secured more contracts for delivery of complete cargo handling systems to liquid ethylene gas (LEG) carriers to be built at the Sinopacific yard in…

In the last quarter of 2011 Cargotec secured contracts for MacGregor bulk handling systems for installation onboard four offshore support vessel newbuildings belonging to two different owners, in UAE and in Spain.

A keel laying ceremony was held at the Arctech Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, on 19 January 2012, marking the start of the construction of a multi-functional icebreaking supply vessel, ordered by Russian…

Mitsui OSK Lines, working in conjunction with Musashino, has developed a portable liquid-level gauge for vessel fuel tanks, claimed to be the first such instrument on the market.

UK ferry operator P&O Ferries has recently taken delivery of Marine Softwares MPM Hibernation upgrade for vessels ‘European Seaway’ and ‘Pride of Dover’ after deciding to put these vessels into lay-by.

Lloyd’s Register says that it has supervised the design appraisal, build and sea trials of a recently-delivered 57,000dwt bulk carrier, based on a SDARI design with modifications to lower fuel oil consumption…

Blohm & Voss Repair in Hamburg, soon to pass into British ownership, has docked its first FPSO in three years for what German reports say is likely to be a long stay…

Miko Marine of Oslo has announced an order from the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) for the supply of magnetic patch kits, which will be carried on board all five of the NCA’s…

Ulstein Verft has delivered the first of two medium-sized platform supply vessels for Blue Ship Invest. The 83.4m long ‘Blue Fighter’ is to Ulstein’s new PX121 design, and features Ulstein’s X-bow hull…

Insolvent private German shipyard J.J.Sietas has announced that 250 of its remaining 700 employees will lose their jobs up to May as the facility cuts its cloth to match its order load,…