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EQUIPMENT

One of the first operators to trial the latest enhanced target detection feature on the Kelvin Hughes MantaDigital radar is Swalinge Scheepvaart of The Netherlands.

30th May 2010

Enhanced target detection provides unexpected benefits

30th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Finnish companies STX Finland, Aker Arctic Technology, Southeast Trading (SET Group), and the Russian companies OAO Sovcomflot and FSUE Rosmorport have signed a cooperation agreement with the purpose of developing and…

30th May 2010

Innovative asymmetrical icebreaker for the Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea

30th May 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A report has been commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) from Deltamarin of Finland to provide information on tests and trials for several ship types for the evaluation of the…

29th May 2010

Report evaluates CO2 indexing

29th May 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Norwegian operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics says that it has become the first shipping company to receive formal third party verification of its inventory processes for green house gas emissions.

29th May 2010

WWL claims first GHG certification

29th May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Naval Architects, operators and boat builders participated in a recent design seminar organised by Volvo Penta for its IPS (Inboard Performance System) propulsion system for high performance work and patrol boats.

29th May 2010

Designers learn about IPS

29th May 2010

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EQUIPMENT

Jeppesen has released the dKart Sounding to Obstruction tool, which is designed to correct an ECDIS presentation fault whereby some shoal soundings may not be depicted on ECDIS displays.

28th May 2010

Tool corrects ECDIS presentation fault

28th May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The largest engine family in the Caterpillar Marine Power Systems range, the 3500, is to benefit from a recent programme of technological development to improve exhaust emissions performance.

28th May 2010

Improved emissions performance

28th May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The first model in an entirely new generation of Perkins marine diesel engines, the six-cylinder 300bhp M330C has recently been unveiled.

28th May 2010

New 300hp diesel launched

28th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US company FarSounder has released SonaSoft 2.1, a major software upgrade for its FS-3DT Forward Looking Sonar.

27th May 2010

Upgrade for forward looking sounder

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard has delivered the 116,000gt Azura, the new flagship for P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group.

27th May 2010

New flagship for P&O Cruises delivered

27th May 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met in March at the IMO headquarters in the wake of December 2009’s inconclusive COP15.

27th May 2010

More work needed despite GHG progress

27th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transas says that its equipment has been selected for what is described as” one of the most sophisticated offshore vessels in the market”.

27th May 2010

Advanced navigation for specialist offshore ship

27th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä, which describes itself as the marine industrys leading ship power systems integrator, has signed a new agreement with Raytheon Anschütz, a division of Raytheon Co, USA.

27th May 2010

Agreement between power and navigation providers

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norway’s Rem Offshore has ordered four large PSV vessels from local shipbuilders.

27th May 2010

Rem Offshore orders PSV quartet

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the test run of the newly developed high output eco-friendly HiMSEN gas engine H35G for the first time in Korea on 27 May.

27th May 2010

Hyundai Heavy develops eco-friendly gas engine

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danaos in Greece has entered into an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries to cancel three 6,500 TEU newbuilding containerships, initially expected to be delivered in the first half of 2012 and worth…

27th May 2010

Danaos cancels three newbuildings

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has completed two significant milestones for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers, Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, with completion of the first propeller and the successful testing of the vessels’…

27th May 2010

First propeller and gas turbine completed for QE class carrier

27th May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Condition monitoring can help vessel operators improve productivity and profitability, while, most crucially, increasing safety, explains Phil Burge, communications manager at SKF.

27th May 2010

Condition monitoring is vital for safety

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS has announced the establishment of the ABS Brazil Offshore Technology Center in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ).

27th May 2010

ABS establishes Brazil Offshore Technology Center

27th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Navegantes Maritime Construction and Services, has entered into an agreement with Brazil’s TWB Group to acquire the Estaleiro TWB shipyard in Navegantes, Santa…

26th May 2010

Keppel consolidates presence in Brazil with new shipyard

26th May 2010