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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has introduced a new DC (direct current) electrical system for marine applications. Known as DC-Grid, the system is designed for today’s more environmentally-conscious ship designs.

23rd May 2011

ABB launches new marine electrical power system

23rd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Statistics investigated by DNV indicate that the improvement in maritime safety has bottomed out, and may even have reversed, a situation that has prompted the class society to call for a culture…

23rd May 2011

Safety statistics reversed, says DNV

23rd May 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ulstein says that it has sold a construction vessel, for which the original buyer could not take delivery, to Island Offshore.

22nd May 2011

Ulstein finds buyer for SX121

22nd May 2011

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