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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Online maritime training portal Safebridge has announced a new partnering agreement with navigation equipment supplier Transas Marine.

22nd May 2011

New navigation training partnership

22nd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has approved Interim guidance on the employment of armed security personnel on board ships transiting the Somali coast, the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian…

22nd May 2011

IMOs MSC issues counter-piracy guidelines concerning armed security

22nd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamworthy reports that it has won a contract to supply pump room systems for 11 vessels to be delivered to the China Shipping Group (CSG).

22nd May 2011

11 pumproom shipsets contract from China

22nd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German navigation system supplier Raytheon Anschütz has announced a contract for an integrated bridge and navigation system for a fisheries research vessel, being built at STX Finland Rauma for Namibia.

22nd May 2011

IBS contract for research vessel

22nd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Shipping Federation (ISF) held their annual meetings in Hamburg, from 18 to 20 May, hosted by the German Shipowners’ Association.

21st May 2011

ICS favours levy-based carbon fund

21st May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

On 20 May Wärtsilä opened a new workshop in Gdansk, Poland. The location of close to shipyards and ports is said to strengthen Wärtsiläs presence in the Baltic and its position as…

21st May 2011

Wärtsilä opens new Polish workshop

21st May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shell Marine Products has announced that it has begun supplying marine fuels at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

19th May 2011

Bunker operations begin in Middle East

19th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has increased its offering in the mid-size, low-speed engine sector by adding new 62- and 72-bore low-speed engines with electronic control to its portfolio.

19th May 2011

Electronic low speed engines added

19th May 2011

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The 33rd annual Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 11-12 May, with around 130 people attending.

19th May 2011

Challenging times produce successful conference.

19th May 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

International Paint has introduced Interline 9001, a new bimodal epoxy coating for the cargo tanks of chemical tankers.

19th May 2011

Smarter coatings technology for chemical tankers

19th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German shipbuilding head Werner Lüken said Wednesday (18 May) that “land is in sight” for his troubled industry but that it was still “too early to do without life jackets.”

18th May 2011

Land in sight for German shipyards

18th May 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The French have long been noted for their marriage of art and design, writes Alan Haig-Brown. The latest design for a fast support intervention vessel (FSIV) demonstrates this once again.

18th May 2011

Cummins power remains popular in SE Asia

18th May 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Having recently delivered a lift boat with massive 97m legs, naval architect firm A. K. Suda is currently overseeing the construction of two of its latest designs, writes Alan Haig-Brown.

18th May 2011

Cummins power for smaller US liftboats

18th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The directors of MTU parent Tognum have issued a statement recommending shareholders to accept the latest offer to buy the company made jointly by Daimler and Rolls-Royce.

18th May 2011

Tognum recommends acceptance of Rolls-Royce and Daimler’s acquisition offer

18th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Research and development undertaken as part of the part EU-funded Flagship project has enabled Autronica to introduce its AutroMaster ISEMS integrated safety and emergency management system on the market.

18th May 2011

Safety system launched with EU funding

18th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Stratos Global says that it has been selected by the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) to deploy Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications on its entire 156-ship fleet.

18th May 2011

Indian shipowner to equip 156-ship fleet with broadband

18th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Western Australian shipbuilder Austal says that its largest catamaran built to date, the 113m ‘Leonora Christina’, has been handed over by Austal’s Henderson yard to her Danish owners.

18th May 2011

Austal delivers Danish catamaran ferry

18th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Transas Marine and its GET-Net partner Interschalt maritime systems of Hamburg, Germany, have developed a combined generic and type specific ECDIS training course, certified by Germanischer Lloyd and follows the IMO Model…

17th May 2011

ECDIS training expands

17th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

HydroComp’s PropCad software for geometric modeling of marine propellers has now been released in an upgraded 2011 version.

17th May 2011

New features for propeller CAD software

17th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Restech Norway says that it has concluded a contract, under which it has become the sole supplier of pneumatic line throwers to the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DgzRS).

17th May 2011

German SAR chooses line throwers

17th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec has announced an order, valued at more than €10 million, for 21 MacGregor variable frequency drive electric cranes to be installed on seven 28,000dwt multipurpose cargo ships.

17th May 2011

Large electric cargo cranes contract

17th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In a statement issued during the evening of 16 May, the board of Tognum AG says that Daimler, Rolls-Royce Group and Engine Holding have confirmed in a written agreement that they will…

17th May 2011

Tognum board welcomes increased offer from Daimler and Rolls-Royce

17th May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society Bureau Veritas says continuing pressure on emissions, coupled with rising oil prices, puts a new focus on operational efficiency, so BV believes the scope of ‘efficiency’ must be widened.

16th May 2011

Redefine efficiency, says class society

16th May 2011