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Norwegian ballast water treatment system company OceanSaver says that its first fully operational system has now been successfully commissioned onboard the Höegh Autoliners PCTC Höegh Trove.

Jurong Shipyard has signed two contracts worth a total of US$444 million to build another two jack-up rigs for a subsidiary of Noble Corporation, which had chosen to exercise the two rig…

Incat Crowther of Australia is designing a 35m catamaran workboat for Offshore Unlimited, the third ship resulting from a three-way partnership between builder Richardson Devine Marine, Incat Crowther and the operator.

Marine Software of UK says it has supplied an additional MPM (marine planned maintenance) software package to Norbulk Shipping for its 33,500dwt bulk carrier newbuilding Seastar Endurance.

Tognum’s SKL Motor subsidiary in Magdeburg, Germany, has recently seen the inauguration of four new test stands to be used to develop new combustion processes, fuels and combustion chamber geometries for MTU…

UK company European Safety Systems (E2S) says that it has gained MED approval for its A105N, A112 and BExS110 sounders, enabling their use in fire protection system onboard passenger ships, cargo vessels…

Norwegian company Parat Halvorsen has recently obtained three orders for equipment to be installed in new multipurpose offshore vessels being built at the Kleven Maritime and Myklebust shipyards.

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding of Japan has come to an agreement with an unnamed shipowner to build two ‘Neo-Supramax 66BC’ next-generation eco-friendly bulk carriers of 66,000dwt capacity.

The first of 10 inspection maintenance and repair (IMR) ships built to the GPA 696 design from Guido Perla & Associates (GPA) has recently been delivered to Bourbon Offshore.

Croatian research and development company as2con-alvaeus reports that it successfully masterminded the renewal of more than 500m of ballast pipe onboard a Croatian bulk carrier, using the Compa overlay method.

Novenco and Alfa Laval are collaborating on a new complete fuel oil cooling system, intended specifically for the treatment of low-sulphur marine fuel oils.

Mitsui OSK Lines is to adopt the low-friction Seaflo Neo hull paint developed by Chugoku Marine Paint for its environmentally-friendly shipbuilding programme. It is initially being used on two car carrier newbuildings.

The novel piston rod sealing system design, developed by UK company Marine Sealing Services for two-stroke crosshead Diesel engines and previously featured in The Motorship, has now been granted a UK patent.