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Norwegian e-navigation company Navtor’s agreement with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will see its Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) distributed on the Navtor NavStick USB device.

ABB Turbocharging says that its high-pressure tuning (HPT) has been added to the list of options offered by MAN Diesel & Turbo’ for its two-stroke engine range.

General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement with Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) to help improve the capabilities of the shipping engineering community in China.

Japan’s Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co Ltd (MES) announced that it has produced 3.83 million horsepower (BHP) by 187 sets of Mitsui-MAN B&W diesel engines for 2012.

The 35th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference in Copenhagen last week was deemed a great success by all who attended.

Rolls-Royce has signed a repeat order from Norwegian shipping company Sølvtrans AS for a second live fish transport vessel.

Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Malaysia’s AIMS Global Engineering (AIMS) to market and develop renewable energy solutions for shipping.

A new fatigue model has been developed by Heikki Remes, a researcher at the Aalto University in Finland, to allow for the development of lighter, more durable and more energy efficient ships.

German navigation system manufacturer, Raytheon Anschütz, has won a number of contracts for its integrated bridge systems, to be installed on newbuilt vessels for offshore operations.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has sold its 500th MAN 48/60 medium speed engine, marking a milestone for the engine which has gained a reputation for being a good all rounder and a…

Its the last chance to book for The Motorships Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2013 - the annual two day event kicks off in Copenhagen, Denmark tomorrow.

Work on the two special ro-ro ships for DFDS continues at the Volkswerft Stralsund yard in Germany despite the difficulties being faced by parent P&S.

Evergreen Line, part of Taiwans Evergreen Marine Corporation, has christened the new 8,452 teu ‘Ever Liven’ - the 10th in a series of L-type containerships built by Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).

Dutch forecasting software provider, Amarcon, has signed an agreement with French engineering company, Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), to develop a forecasting and advice software system for sloshing prevention onboard LNG carriers.