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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems reports that a MaK and Cat power solution comprising four main gensets and one auxiliary is employed onboard the ‘USNS Howard O Lorenzen’, a T-AGM 25 missile range…

1st February 2012

MaK engines chosen by US Military

1st February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Kistler group, based in Wintherhur, reports that despite difficult conditions, and the strong Swiss Franc, it achieved sales growth over 11% in 2011, and expansion plans remain firmly on course.

1st February 2012

Good times for Swiss instrumentation and sensor specialist

1st February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shipyards Galati has launched the ‘Ngola Kiluange’, a fishery inspection surveillance vessel (FISV) 6210, for the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries.

1st February 2012

Damen launches fishery vessel in Galati

1st February 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Ocean Safety has made a key new appointment on the east coast of Scotland to support the company’s commercial safety equipment supply in the region.

1st February 2012

Scottish representative for Ocean Safety

1st February 2012

OPINION

OPINION

In February 1912, the Selandia, the worlds first true motor ship, took to the water and made her maiden voyage from Copenhagen, where she was built at the B&W yard, to Bangkok.

1st February 2012

100 years of motor ships

1st February 2012

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Oil companies are taking diverse approaches to the question of the different cylinder lubrication needs of two-stroke engines running high or low suplhur fuels, and those changing between high and low sulphur…

1st February 2012

Varying approaches to the cylinder lubricant dilemma

1st February 2012

OPINION

OPINION

Katia Kardash, managing director, DK Group, considers the impact of last year’s measures to quantify and limit shipping’s carbon footprint.

1st February 2012

Continuing shipping’s sustainability journey

1st February 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Norwegians – and the west coast area in particular – enjoy a strong position in the global offshore industry. Building on the foundations of North Sea oil and gas, Norway has…

1st February 2012

Norway leads the way in the offshore industry

1st February 2012

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The Motor Ship, February 1962 issue, reported on a number of recent ship deliveries, while at the same time bemoaning the lack of initiative from British shipping companies in ordering new tonnage.

1st February 2012

The beginning of the end for British shipping?

1st February 2012

OPINION

OPINION

I began this piece with the intention of mentioning the centenary of the Titanic sinking and the lessons that have been learned as a result.

1st February 2012

100 years of safety progress?

1st February 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The two main low-speed engine designers continue to bring upgraded versions of their range to the marketplace.

31st January 2012

Two-strokes gear up for latest emission regulations

31st January 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has won two significant orders for its 3500 series diesel electric propulsion engines to power offshore support vessels.

31st January 2012

Offshore orders for high speed Cat engines

31st January 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Swire Pacific Offshore Operations in Singapore recently took delivery of its latest platform supply vessel (PSV) from Universal Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in Japan.

31st January 2012

Large PSV joins Swire Pacific fleet

31st January 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

During 2011, Spanish company Sistemar, part of the Cintranaval-Defcar group, concluded a trial in conjunction with A.P. Moeller – Maersk on Sistemar’s CLT propeller.

31st January 2012

Maersk opts for energy-saving propellers

31st January 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The move towards energy-saving and environmental measures encompasses warships as well as commercial craft; in fact military vessels may have lessons in ‘green’ technology for the wider world, as Dag Pike reports.

31st January 2012

Military vessels at the environmental cutting edge

31st January 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, recently delivered a trailing suction hopper dredger to the Belgian dredging company DEME (Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering) Group.

31st January 2012

Flemish master joins DEME fleet

31st January 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) recently completed and delivered the latest example of its Mitsui 56 series bulk carrier ‘Diamond Jubilee’ (MES hull no 1780) at its Tamano Works to Helios Navigation…

31st January 2012

Mitsui 56s keep rolling off the production line

31st January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch company ESTechnologies has introduced what it says are the first marine lithium-polymer batteries with Lloyd’s Certificate. The battery range is designed and certified for marine applications and large energy storage systems.

31st January 2012

Batteries open the door to hybrid systems

31st January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has announced that on 31 January 2012 its acquisition of the British-headquartered, global engineering company Hamworthy plc became effective.

31st January 2012

Wärtsilä completes Hamworthy acquisition

31st January 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

International Paint has announced that its principal anticorrosive primers and shop primers have successfully passed the IMO PSPC COT laboratory tests in accordance with MSC.288 (87) SOLAS regulations for cargo oil tankers.

31st January 2012

Paint systems pass PSPC cargo tank tests

31st January 2012