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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Sener of Spain reports that Spanish engineering company Seaplace has recently acquired new licenses of the Foran CAD/CAM system, including the forms, naval architecture, and advanced design and drawing packages.

4th November 2011

New licenses implemented for CAD/CAM

4th November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK company Martek Marine says that Mitsui OSK Line has made a firm commitment to install Martek BNWAS (bridge navigational watch and alarm systems) on board its ships ahead of regulatory requirements.

4th November 2011

Shipping company commits to BNWAS

4th November 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

The Naval Ship Classification Association (NSCA) has elected Lorenz Petersen, Germanischer Lloyds Business Segment Manager for Navy Vessels, as Chairman of the Association, at NCSA’a annual general meeting in Rome.

3rd November 2011

GL announces new Naval Ship Classification Association chairman

3rd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Committee for Climate Change (CCC) has recommended that the UK’s share of international shipping emissions be included in its climate targets today.

3rd November 2011

UK ship emission review published

3rd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine safety equipment company Viking Life-Saving Equipment is launching a 153-person liferaft and mini slide system, packed in a single aluminum stowage box and launched by a single push-button actuator.

3rd November 2011

Quick-release evacuation system launched

3rd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec has announced two new contracts worth around €15 million for complete MacGregor ro-ro access and transfer systems for deepsea container/ro-ro (con-ro) vessels.

2nd November 2011

Ro-ro gear order for deep-sea vessels

2nd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The memorandum of understanding between Carnival Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has now been converted into a contract. The order, for two cruise vessels for Carnival’s Aida brand, was signed on 2…

2nd November 2011

MHI confirms order for Aida cruise ships

2nd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard says it has started production of a second icebreaking supply vessel for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot at the Helsinki Shipyard. Both vessels will be delivered in April 2013.

2nd November 2011

Icebreaker production starts in Helsinki

2nd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Container ship operators Danaos Corporation reports that it has recently taken delivery of the 8,350 newbuilding ‘CMA CGM Bianca’, from Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry in China.

2nd November 2011

Boxship newbuilding to Greek operator

2nd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cummins is to launch a new QSK95 engine with 4,000bhp (2,983kW) output in the commercial marine market. The company says this will be the most powerful high-speed diesel for marine propulsion and…

2nd November 2011

Cummins’ 4,000bhp challenges medium speed

2nd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company Miko Marine says it has been confirmed that the rapid availability of the companys magnetic patches ensured the speedy closure of sea chests during pumping operations to save the cruise…

1st November 2011

Magnetic patches aid emergency salvage

1st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV Petroleum Services wants to remind ship operators that as from 1 January 2012, the MARPOL Annex VI global fuel sulphur limit for fuel oil will be reduced from 4.50% to 3.50%.

1st November 2011

DNVPS issues fuel sulphur reminder

1st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company Ulmatec has agreed to acquire the Stavanger-based Cetix Group, an oil and gas technology group with subsidiaries in Stavanger, UK and Lithuania.

1st November 2011

Ulmatec acquires Cetix group

1st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Canadian company Mad Rock Marine Solutions has announced the completion of its new RocLoc MkII technology, which its says is the next evolution of the company’s on-load lifeboat hook product range.

1st November 2011

Development concludes for lifeboat release technology

1st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) has celebrated the 100th anniversary of its engine-manufacturing license with MAN Diesel & Turbo.

1st November 2011

MANs oldest licensee marks centenary

1st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Alfa Laval has appointed Dutch company Leemberg Piping and Machine Construction as a PureBallast installation partner for the Benelux region. The agreement covers a three-year period

1st November 2011

Partner agreement for BWTS installation

1st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Several German shipyards have revealed they are turning to repair to help fill gaps left by a shortage of newbuilding orders, but that the competition for repair is also growing.

1st November 2011

Yards seek repair as newbuilding dries up

1st November 2011

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The Motor Ship’s November 1961 issue carried the rather alarming news that British ships were being ordered from abroad, rather than owners patronising their domestic shipyards.

1st November 2011

British owners order ships overseas

1st November 2011

OPINION

OPINION

The Motorship has recently returned from a week-long trip to Norway’s west coast, on a press trip with colleagues from other maritime and energy publications.

1st November 2011

Norway gets it right

1st November 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Times remain hard but German newbuilders are not giving up, writes Tom Todd. Specialist production changes underway almost everywhere to meet changing demand are being reflected in impressive newbuildings and in some…

31st October 2011

German newbuilding: time for the specialists

31st October 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Complementing its production of low-speed machinery under licence from Wärtsilä, with whom it has a history of collaboration, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ sustained in-house development of the UE range ensures that European designs…

31st October 2011

Japanese marque puts more resources into R&D

31st October 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

An emergent fleet of ore carriers of record-breaking capacity provides references for electronically-controlled ‘cathedral’ engine designs originating from the two main fountainheads of two-stroke diesel technology in Europe, writes David Tinsley.

31st October 2011

Mix of marques for bulker record-breakers

31st October 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Efficiency optimisation trends in the containership sector, prompting a shift to lower vessel speeds, have fostered new solutions to powering arrangements and hull design based on the use of larger propellers and…

31st October 2011

Changes of course in boxship power

31st October 2011