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GENERAL NEWS

Australian designer Incat Crowther has secured a contract to design a 42m wave piercing catamaran ferry for Indonesian operator Quicksilver Bali.

10th March 2011

42m wave piercing ferry for Bali

10th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Western Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine’s Singapore shipyard has delivered another 40m offshore oil and gas support vessel to Malaysia.

10th March 2011

Malaysian crew boat from Strategic Marine

10th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Castrol Marine has announced a deal to supply environmentally responsible lubricants to Miami-based cruise ship management company International Shipping Partners (ISP).

10th March 2011

Green lubes for cruise shipmanager

10th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Following earlier speculation this week about a takeover bid for MTU, Rolls-Royce and Daimler have issued a joint statement concerning their proposed offer to acquire Tognum, the parent company of MTU.

9th March 2011

Rolls-Royce wants a slice of MTU

9th March 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In a paper given to the 2010 Defence Technology Asia conference, Christoph Fenske, Senior Manager for Naval Surface Craft at MTU Friedrichshafen, examined the impact of IMO Tier 2 and Tier 3…

9th March 2011

Diesel engines for greener Navies

9th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK-based A&P Group has announced a multi-million pound contract for the renewable industry with work being carried out at its shipyard in Falmouth.

8th March 2011

Renewables contract for repair yard

8th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

COSCO Guangdong Shipyard is reported to have secured a contract to build four livestock carriers, including one optional vessel, for a European shipowner.

8th March 2011

Livestock ships ordered in China

8th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Transas Marine’s simulation and on-board systems divisions have joined forces to launch a global ECDIS training network, known as GET-Net.

8th March 2011

New training scheme for ECDIS

8th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Germanischer Lloyd says that it has been authorised by the Panama Maritime Authority to offer its extended dry docking (EDD) programme for vessels flying the Panama flag.

8th March 2011

Panama accepts GL EDD programme

8th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that Danish ferry operator DFDS has signed a contract for the construction of two ro-ro vessels, each to be powered by two MAN B&W 8S40MEB9 engines.

8th March 2011

Two-stroke power for multi-role ro-ros

8th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Reports from various sources, including Bloomberg and the UK Daily Telegraph, suggest that Rolls-Royce and Daimler are combining to take over MTU’s parent company Tognum.

8th March 2011

Rolls-Royce in bid for MTU business

8th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Napa software has been applied by STX Finland Rauma for finding the optimum subdivision design for the P&O Ferries newbuilding ‘Spirit of Britain’.

7th March 2011

Software designs stability into new ferries

7th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Aker Drilling, through its subsidiary Aker Drilling Offshore Services Public, has confirmed a contract for construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships from Daewoo.

7th March 2011

Aker Drilling orders ultra deepwater drillships

7th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä reports that its first upgraded RT-flex68-D engine equipped with a VTG turbocharger has been successfully tested at Doosan in Korea and found to be fully compliant with IMO Tier II regulations.

7th March 2011

Upgraded engine tested to Tier II rules

7th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Satcom provider Iridium has been suggesting a useful application for its system in combating the Indian Ocean pirate threat.

4th March 2011

Satcom solution for piracy situation

4th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Goliath crane ordered by Babcock has arrived at the UK’s Rosyth dockyard from manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery.

4th March 2011

New crane arrives at Rosyth

4th March 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

The International Bunker Industry Association announced at its recent Annual General that three members have been elected to its board of directors.

3rd March 2011

IBIA appoints three members to its board of directors

3rd March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The platform supply vessel ’Rem Hrist’ was delivered by Ulstein Werft to Remøy Shipping on 3 March 2011.

3rd March 2011

Latest Ulstein PSV delivered

3rd March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norway-based Brude Safety has recently received a contract for marine evacuation systems (MES) for the Torghatten ferries being built at Remontowa.

3rd March 2011

New MES orders and more gangways

3rd March 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

US company GE Marine has appointed David J. DePauw as director, sales and business development, for the company’s aeroderivative marine gas turbine business.

3rd March 2011

New Sales and Business Director for GE

3rd March 2011