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Wärtsilä has been picked to supply the main engines for a series of vessels being built for Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.

The new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies, Tom Boardley of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, who took up the post on 1 July, has spoken to ‘The Motorship’ about his…

UK based communications and safety specialist, Ocean Signal Ltd, has appointed Dublin based Martek Ltd as its Irish distributor.

Rolls-Royce says that it has secured a contract worth around £10 million to supply vessel design and an equipment package for a new offshore vessel for Simon Møkster Shipping, for use on…

Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Remøy Shipping for a LNG powered platform supply vessel, to be built at the Kleven Verft yard. The contract includes an option for a further…

UK based Solar Solve Marine, the anti-glare and heat rejecting roller screen expert, has equipped the new vessels Stena Transporter and Stena Transit with its Solasafe sunscreens.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) recently singed a contract with Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Japan under which MHI licenses production and marketing of deck machinery.

Viking Ocean Cruises and cruise ship constructors Fincantieri have signed a joint contract for the construction of two luxury cruise liners.

Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers has received two contracts for platform supply vessel designs, from customers in China and Japan.

Parker Racor has launched two new bilge water treatment systems, which carry the European ‘MED Wheelmark’ certification in accordance with EU Directive 96/98/EC as amended by Directive 2010/68/EU.

German bridge and navigation supplier, Raytheon Anschütz has opened a subsidiary, Raytheon Anschuetz do Brasil Sistemas Marítimos Ltda, in Rio de Janeiro.

The provisional programme for The Motorship’s Gas Fuelled Ships conference 2012, to be held in Bergen, Norway, 12-14 September, is now available. The event includes technical visits to LNG marine fuel facilities.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, based Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries reports the successful completion of a refurbishment project on the ‘SeaRose’ FPSO for Canadian operator Husky Energy.

Norwegian ship designer and builder Havyard says that it has been chosen to deliver another of its 820 design OSVs to Atlantic Offshore, following a similar order a few weeks ago.

A subsidiary of IHC Merwede, IHC Lagersmit BV, has changed its name to IHC Sealing Solutions BV as from 6 July 2012.