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The Wärtsilä power packs, producing more than 100MW in total, in the new P-63 FPSO vessel have completed full 100% load tests at the Cosco shipyard in Dalian, China, in preparation for…

Cargotec company MacGregor has secured an order from Dalian Shipbuilding in China for 16 variable frequency drive (VFD) electric cranes, which will be fitted to four newbuild 3,900TEU container ships for PIL.

Germany’s Nordic Yards has invested heavily in the R&D field with a new cooling test zone for research purposes at its Warnemünde yard.

UK marine insurer, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has released its annual report on ship losses for 2012, in which it reveals the main reason for incidents seem to be human…

Transas Marine International has been issued with a statement of compliance of DNA Class A approval for its navigational and DP simulators.

Rolls-Royce says that has received an order worth £26million for the design, power and propulsion and equipment packages for four UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels. They will be the first UT-design…

US company WR Systems has announced further contracts for its Emsys emissions monitoring system, comprising orders from several shipyards in China and Korea as well as retrofits from two scrubber manufacturers.

According to The Sunday Times, a group of British businessmen are preparing to launch a private navy in a bid to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Global paint and coatings company, AkzoNobel, and Taiwanese company, U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, have become the latest companies to join the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) – a partnership set up to mobilise…

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hanjin Shipping have singed an agreement to carry out joint research on ship energy efficiency management, in a bid to ensure efficient operations and reduce operating costs.

The Meyer Werft yard in Papenburg, Germany, has officially handed over the ‘Coral Energy’ LNG tanker to Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder. It is the first of a new class of tanker…

German yards delivered around 34 ocean and inland newbuildings in 2012 as they continued to concentrate on niche and home specialist markets, writes Tom Todd.

A survey of members of InterManager, the international trade association for ship and crew management, has identified the main concerns affecting the industry as it begins the new year.

Global marine solutions provider, Wärtsilä, has received type approval for its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS).

Israel based marine electronics developer and supplier, Totem Plus, has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) capsule from the Baltic Ace, which sank in the North Sea, west of Rotterdam, on 5…