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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

System Sensor Europe, a Honeywell subsidiary, says it has gained MED approval for its ECO1000 conventional fire detectors, enabling them to be used in detection systems in passenger ships, cargo vessels and…

22nd August 2011

Fire detectors receive MED approval

22nd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Corporation says that its associated company, Aqua Pellentesque, has entered into an amalgamation agreement with Floatel International, which paves the way for Keppel to acquire Floatel’s share capital.

22nd August 2011

Keppel subsidiary to merge with Floatel International

22nd August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The first of four small, high-performance freight ferries, designed and built for tough Irish Sea operation with UK operator Seatruck, was being named and launched on 19 August at the Flensburger shipyard.

22nd August 2011

Seatruck takes first new ferry from FSG

22nd August 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Producing fresh water on sea-going vessels can be an awkward business fraught with problems; a range of options tailored for all kinds of vessels are taking the frustration out of desalination, by…

20th August 2011

Fresh water without frustration

20th August 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Retrofitting ballast water treatment systems in existing vessels can be a far more compkicated process than is apparent at first sight, by Chris McMenemy, project manager, ballast water treatment at Malin Marine…

20th August 2011

BWT and the complexity of retrofits

20th August 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The introduction of eLoran could provide an alternative to GPS and get navigation out of a fix, by Mark Langdon.

20th August 2011

Getting out of a jam

20th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamworthy is to open a service centre in Brazil, representing direct investment in a market that the company says has offered recent sustained growth for its oil and gas handling systems and…

19th August 2011

Hamworthy to open new service centre in Brazil

19th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Australian ship designer Incat Crowther has launched its 37m catamaran passenger ferry Kilimanjaro III. This is the third ship in a series built by Richardson Devine Marine for Coastal Fast Ferries of…

19th August 2011

37m catamaran ferry for Africa

19th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Vacon of Finland has supplied its low harmonic air-cooled AC drives to control the propulsion system and operation of a deck crane on Danish wind turbine service vessel Wind.

19th August 2011

Wind farm service ship uses AC drives

19th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German marine transmission company Reintjes has introduced its own podded drive system, known as Fortjes, which differs from other systems by opting for non-steerable counter-rotating propellers.

19th August 2011

Reintjes enters podded drive market

19th August 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Germanischer Lloyd has appointed a new business development manager (BDM), Tom Dorsman, and a dedicated technical coordinator, Ruben Roeleveld, specialising in Inland Marine.

19th August 2011

Inland waterway vessels the focus for new GL appointees

19th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has inaugurated a new global manufacturing base in Shanghai for the Azipod C podded marine propulsion system, designed to offer ‘green’ capabilities for small and medium-sized vessels.

18th August 2011

New Chinese Azipod factory opens

18th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK-based engineering design and information management solution company Aveva says that it has recently joined the OpenHCM (hull conditioning monitoring) Consortium.

18th August 2011

OpenHCM Consortium gains new participant

18th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has announced a new contract to design and equip two UT 735 SE offshore supply vessels for Brasil Supply. The company says the order is worth £15 million.

18th August 2011

Rolls-Royce wins £15m Brazilian OSV order

18th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in association with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), has compiled a document collating the policy and rules of Flag States on the carriage of arms…

17th August 2011

ICS summarises flag state armed guard position

17th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Future Pipe Industries (FPI) says that it has secured several recent orders for its glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) systems to the marine industry in Europe, showing strong regional demand for the…

17th August 2011

Major orders for epoxy pipe from Europe

17th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB reports that it won equipment orders worth a total of $200 million from Samsung, Hyundai, Keppel FELS and Jurong Shipyard, in South-Korea and Singapore, for 23 new jack-up and DP drilling…

17th August 2011

Big marine orders from Asian oil and gas

17th August 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new report from Drewry Shipping Consultants looks at the current conditions in shiprepair, and considers the future prospects for the industry.

17th August 2011

In-depth forecast for the repair industry

17th August 2011

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

In the 1960s and before, The Motor Ship had a sizeable staff, and with large numbers of ships built in Britain, and others visiting UK ports, it was not difficult to view…

16th August 2011

Fishing vessels show the way

16th August 2011

OPINION

OPINION

With the imminent Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships conference in Rotterdam, and the formal adoption of the EEDI and SEEMP by IMO’s MEPC, fuels and emissions are again in the spotlight.

16th August 2011

Fuel for the future

16th August 2011