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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Volvo Pentas IPS unit has made a considerable impact in the leisure marine industry, and the company hopes that its version of podded propulsion will be adopted by smaller commercial vessels.

3rd March 2010

Latest IPS drives targeted at commercial market

3rd March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Chris Marine of Sweden has launched a new liner diameter measurement (LDM) instrument in order to quickly investigate the internal condition of cylinder liners for two-stroke engines.

3rd March 2010

New instrument for checking liner diameter with minimal dismantling

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, of Tokyo, has announced the delivery of Vijayanagar, a 82,000 dwt type bulk carrier, at the Tadotsu Shipyard of Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation on February 26, 2010.

3rd March 2010

Bulk carrier delivered to JSW Group

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä two-stroke engines have been chosen for eight Chinese bulk carriers. The order was placed by Beijing-based Minsheng Financial Leasing; Wärtsiläs Chinese licensee, Hefei RongAn Power Machinery (RongAn), a member of the…

3rd March 2010

Engines chosen for eight Chinese bulk carriers

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The fourth Shipdex conference took place at the MAN Diesel PrimeServ Academy in Augsburg, Germany on 16 February, where the Shipdex protocol was declared ready and available for use.

2nd March 2010

MAN hosts ship data exchange gathering

2nd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Due to its increasing number of maritime clients in Western and Southern Sweden, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is restructuring its organisation in Sweden.

2nd March 2010

GL moves Swedish office to Gothenburg

2nd March 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

In March 1960, The Motor Ship was looking at the world, and the British, tanker fleets.

2nd March 2010

More new large tankers – but smaller fleets

2nd March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

According to Hempel, an increasing number of shipowners are using fouling release coatings like Hempasil X3 to reduce fuel bills and cut carbon emissions.

1st March 2010

Faster docking procedure for vessels with silicone coatings

1st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Maritime Organization has made available the 2010 edition of its International Safety Management (ISM) Code, which includes all related guidelines and consolidates all amendments to the Code adopted since the…

1st March 2010

ISM Code reissued

1st March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä reports that it has signed a contract with the STX Finland shipyard in Rauma, to deliver four medium speed engines for a polar supply and research vessel.

1st March 2010

Engines for new research ship

1st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The first Tier-II compliant MAN B&W engine has finished production at HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division) in Korea and is ready for delivery.

26th February 2010

First MAN B&W tier-II compliant engine ready for delivery

26th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The new MSC Magnifica cruise ship, the fourth ship in the Musica class, was delivered to MSC Cruises yesterday in a ceremony at STX France’s shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.

26th February 2010

MSC takes delivery of Magnifica

26th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Joint Paris and Tokyo MOU study raises concerns on lifeboat arrangements and launchings between 1 September and 30 November 2009 when a “Concentrated Inspection Campaign” (CIC) on lifeboat launching arrangements was conducted.

26th February 2010

Paris and Tokyo MOUs say lifeboat safety too lax

26th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Canadian government announced a $20-million investment in the Halifax Shipyard to help create jobs and grow the economy. The investment is a repayable loan and will be used to modernize and…

26th February 2010

Government loan for Halifax Shipyard

26th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ecospec Global Technology Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based technological company and inventor of the world’s first effective 3-in-1 emission abatement system, reports that ABS has issued a statement on 8 February 2010 verifying…

25th February 2010

Verified results of CSNOx by ABS

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Havyard Group in Norway has signed an agreement with Sinopec Corp. (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) for delivery of design and detail engineering for building of a Havyard 843 CD Anchor Handling…

25th February 2010

Chinese oil company chooses Norwegian design

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An Incat Crowther designed 36m aluminium monohull crewboat for the Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras is currently under construction at the by ETP Engenharia Ltda shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

25th February 2010

Incat Crowther crewboat under construction in Brazil

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Gunsan Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries held a naming ceremony for its first two ships today.

25th February 2010

Gunsan shipyard holds its first naming ceremony

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

General Dynamics Nassco in San Diego, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, delivered USNS Matthew Perry to the U.S. Navy.

25th February 2010

Nassco delivers USNS Matthew Perry

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, is testing innovative lithium ion battery cells on board the solar catamaran PlanetSolar.

25th February 2010

HDW tests new battery cells for submarines

25th February 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Strategic Marine reports that it was involved in the recent naming ceremony for the new floating dock at the Australia Maritime Complex.

25th February 2010

New floating dock inaugurated

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The full conference programme has been finalised, and further details are available of the events Castrol-sponsored gala dinner.

25th February 2010

Full programme available for Propulsion & Emissions Conference

25th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

NYK and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are to begin experiments on an air-lubrication system to reduce CO2 emissions for the shipping industry. Jointly developed by the two Japanese companies, the system effectively reduces…

24th February 2010

Japan begins air-lubrication experiment

24th February 2010