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REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Middle East ship repair is set for a major shake-up, with sweeping management changes at Drydocks World Dubai (DWD) and new repair docks coming on stream which will raise regional capacity by…

30th March 2011

Gulf repairers face new competition

30th March 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

USA-based high speed engine company Cummins Marine reports a number of significant recent projects undertaken in Malaysia and Europe.

29th March 2011

Cummins power for worldwide ship projects

29th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä is to combine with Aker Solutions to develop a new and environmentally sound concept for offshore wind farm installation vessels.

29th March 2011

New wind turbine ship concept developed

29th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US company GE has announced that its GE Energy division has entered into an agreement to acquire about 90% of the shares of electric power specialist Converteam.

29th March 2011

GE looks to add Converteam to portfolio

29th March 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A fourth generation of Miko Salvage Patches has been introduced following upgrades to the design of the Norwegian company’s hat-shaped patch.

29th March 2011

Salvage patches redesigned

29th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The German shipbuilder, Flensburger Schiffbau, is building two 195m ro-ro ships to LR Ice Class and ‘green passport’ notation for Rettig Group, Bore of Finland which will be fitted with ballast water…

28th March 2011

Finnish newbuildings to be fitted with Hyde BWT systems

28th March 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mad Rock Marine Solutions of Canada, which develops and builds marine emergency evacuation systems, is joining with Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) to develop a FMEA tool for lifeboat release gear systems.

28th March 2011

FMEA tool for lifeboat release gear

28th March 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Zodiac SOLAS’s latest rescue boats is the RIBO 450N, which at 4.5m overall length replaces Zodiac’s RIBO 420 and provides ship owners with a high quality RIB that is fully compliant with…

28th March 2011

New SOLAS rescue boat and first order for new liferafts

28th March 2011

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Under scrutiny from regulatory, legislative and environmental bodies, as well as consumer groups, the pressure remains on the shipping industry to address the continuing challenge of delivering against fuel emission regulations. Martin…

28th March 2011

Future-proofing for fuel systems

28th March 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

UK company Mac’Ants Group has announced a new system for stripping coatings from ships and other large structures which is claimed to be both effective and to reduce waste material for disposal…

25th March 2011

Large-scale coating removal with environmental benefits

25th March 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedish maritime safety company CM Hammar has introduced new technology claimed to ensure that liferafts and Epirbs can be released automatically so that they float freely when a vessel is in listing…

25th March 2011

Detector automatically releases safety gear on capsize

25th March 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

At Mercator Media’s recent Seawork exhibition, the product that won the Spirit of Innovation award as well as the award for underwater technology was Echopilot, for the latest version of the forward…

25th March 2011

Award for 3D forward sounder

25th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has reported that a 6S46MC-C8 engine with integrated SCR has been successfully tested in Japan to the forthcoming IMO Tier 3 emission standards.

24th March 2011

Tier 3 compliant two-stroke engine unveiled

24th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Radio Holland, Sailor distributor for The Netherlands and several other countries, has announced the availability of the new Sailor 6248 VHF radio.

24th March 2011

New VHF becomes available

24th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Wilh. Wilhelmsen group has announced that it has marked its 150th anniversary with the launch of the Mark V ro-ro ship, ‘Tønsberg’, claimed to be the largest ro-ro ship afloat.

23rd March 2011

Largest ro-ro launched by Wilhelmsen

23rd March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A small UK company, Ultramo, is developing an engine that is claimed to offer twice the fuel efficiency of conventional units.

23rd March 2011

Novel engine idea gains grant

23rd March 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Crane and deck gear maker Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik (NMF) has a new management team, Ralf Ressel (CEO) and Goran Curic as COO.

23rd March 2011

New management team for NMF

23rd March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamworthy says it has received a major contract for LNG regasification technology for a new import facility under construction for Petronas Gas Berhad, in Malaysia, in a deal worth in excess of…

22nd March 2011

Regasification order from Malaysia

22nd March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A joint industry project on the future small scale LNG value-chain in South East Asia has identified noteworthy potential for LNG as fuel for ships in regional trade, and predicts a future…

22nd March 2011

DNV looks at LNG fuel in Singapore

22nd March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK company Martek Marine says that its recently-launched MariNOx Evolution includes a number of new features designed to enhance efficiency.

22nd March 2011

Emissions monitoring moves forward

22nd March 2011