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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

At first sight a 7.8m vessel seems ridiculously small to be featured in a magazine concerned with ocean-going vessels. But the BRAtt is a serious craft, with a serious purpose – even…

23rd September 2010

Floating training aid for tug operation

23rd September 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The LNG transportation market puts new demands on the tug and towage industry; Jack Gaston reports on how tug design is evolving to meet these specialist needs.

23rd September 2010

Tug designers meet the special demands of LNG shipping

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

We recently attended a demonstration of two security measures introduced by the Merchant Marine Warfare Centre (MMWC), which describes itself as a not-for-profit organisation empowering the maritime industry against violent crime.

23rd September 2010

Pirates foiled by propeller arrestor – and weather

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

McMurdo launched a new Navtex receiver at the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg.

23rd September 2010

Navtex receiver for GMDSS compliance

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Norwegian company Autronica Fire and Security has delivered an extensive fire safety system to Royal Caribbean Internationals forthcoming mega-cruise ship, ‘Allure of the Seas’.

23rd September 2010

Fire system for mega-cruise ship

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Miko Marine of Oslo reports that it has successfully completed the first full-scale test of its ShipArrestor system, which enables a helicopter to attach a sea anchor on a tow line to…

23rd September 2010

Ship arrest system trials pronounced successful

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The AISSat-1 was launched successfully from India in July. The satellite, with payload developed by Kongsberg Seatex has begun transmitting AIS messages from space to earth via Kongsberg Satellite Services ground station…

23rd September 2010

Norways AISSat-1 satellite starts mission

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marine safety equipment manufacturer Viking Life-Saving Equipment has launched design-your-own inflatable SOLAS lifejackets, intended to appeal to the offshore and commercial shipping industries.

23rd September 2010

Design-your-own lifejackets

23rd September 2010

REGULATION

REGULATION

Euronav Ship Management has chosen Seagull’s electronic version of the tanker officer training standard (e-TOTS) for use on all of its VLCCs. Having first been delivered to Euronav offices in August 2009,…

23rd September 2010

Training standard selected for tanker fleet

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding has restructured its service division in moves to improve service to shipowners and ship and offshore operators globally.

23rd September 2010

Lifeboat service operation sharpened

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cosalt of the UK has announced two recent major orders for safety equipment for use on passenger ships.

23rd September 2010

Lifejacket and MOB orders

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ACR Electronics has launched a new personal locator beacon that it says adds a new level of assurance and instant information thanks to a breakthrough in digital display.

23rd September 2010

PLB features digital display

23rd September 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new UK-based maritime safety company - Ocean Signal - made its debut at the recent SMM exhibition with three new GMDSS products.

23rd September 2010

New company debuts with EPIRB, SART and VHF

23rd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Today (23 September 2010) marks the 33rd celebration of World Maritime Day, the annual occasion when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) highlights a key issue for IMO and the shipping industry.

23rd September 2010

IMO World Maritime Day message

23rd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian maritime training specialist Seagull has been prompted by anticipated enforcement of the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) to augment its computer-based training packages with new modules detailing the…

22nd September 2010

Training module from Seagull targets MLC

22nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An integrated system of Allweiler frequency converters on board Stena Line’s latest fleet addition, the 62,000gt ‘Stena Hollandica’, promises to cut energy consumption, reduce wear and tear, and improve component efficiency.

22nd September 2010

New pump control systems boost efficiency

22nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In an interesting departure from the norm, a Danish ferry company, Hundested-Rørvig, has ordered a double-ended ferry from a Bangladesh shipbuilder.

22nd September 2010

Bangladesh to built Danish ferry

22nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN PrimeServ’s Online Service is a service solution that combines operating data from engines and turbochargers, data-processing technologies and the company’s own, expert knowledge to provide customers with regular reports, remote operation…

22nd September 2010

MAN PrimeServ introduces online service

22nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a cooperation agreement, with an eye on upcoming emission regulations, with the German company, Couple Systems, to work together on dry exhaust gas scrubber systems.

22nd September 2010

MAN aims to introduce dry scrubber technology

22nd September 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Babcock International Group Marine Division reports that it has completed a study to investigate the commercial implications of developing a nuclear-powered LNG carrier, something it claims as a first.

22nd September 2010

Could LNG ships be powered by nuclear energy?

22nd September 2010