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STN Atlas Marine Electronics has received orders from South Korean yards for a further 23 NACOS integrated navigation command systems incorporating Atlas Radarpilot 1000 radars, ECDIS and other proprietary sensors. The new…

The new bridge system from Kelvin Hughes uses five 23in flat panel displays and an independent control unit. Two high chairs either side of the control unit give operators head-height vision while…

RTM Star Center has announced the installation of a DE III full mission diesel electric simulator at its Dania Beach, Florida facility. The simulator, based on a design by Kongsberg Maritime Ship…

Austal Ships is emerging from turbulent times. It is forecasting a rebound to profits seen before the global industry downturn. With some A$350 million ($182 million) in orders for the Australian-based companies…

The Ruston arm of the MAN B&W group generated a lot of interest when it launched its latest engine series at Europort 2001. Named RK280, it is claimed to be the most…

Wärtsilä is to shut its manufacturing plant at Zwolle, the Netherlands, and shift production of the W26, W28SG and W38 medium-speed engines to the Trieste plant in Italy. The company plans to…

Deutz has upped the rating of its TBD 620 series of diesel engines. The range, which is available in V8, V12 and V16 configurations, now offers outputs from 829kW to 2,336kW at…

Wärtsilä Corporation is seeking to acquire the John Crane-Lips marine business from Smiths Group. The companies made a joint statement earlier this month saying that they are in "exclusive discussions" about the…

Volvo Penta has set itself the target of doubling marine commercial engine sales in the next three years. It hopes that its range of larger marine commercial engines, launched at last year?s…

With its first 520mm bore LSE engine now in service (see The Motor Ship, November 2001), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has now secured a first order for its 680mm bore LSE model. The…

The usual diesel exhaust smell on the San Francisco tour boat Oski is gone, replaced by a scent more reminiscent of frying chicken or potatoes. This upgrade in aromas is a by-product…

Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply dual fuel engines to the two offshore supply vessels which Statoil said earlier this year would run on liquefied natural gas (see The Motor Ship,…

Stone Manganese is due to finish manufacturing the first full-scale Kappel propeller as we go to press. The 5m-plus diameter propeller is due to be fitted to a Dampskibsselskabet Norden product/chemical tanker.…

MTU Friedrichshafen has agreed to package and distribute Vericor Power Systems TF40 and TF50 aeroderivative marine gas turbines. The deal involves Vericor tapping into MTU?s worldwide distribution network, with MTU attaining a…

Rolls-Royce plans a formal launch of its Marine Trent 30 gas turbine early next year. The company says it will be able to deliver the Marine Trent 30, with a power rating…

Rolls-Royce plans a formal launch of its Marine Trent 30 gas turbine early next year. The company says it will be able to deliver the Marine Trent 30, with a power rating…

BP Marine says it has improved two of its two-stroke engine lubrication oils. It has upgraded its Energol CLO 50M 70BN cylinder lubricant and its Energol OE-HT 30 system oil. The new…

DNV has warned of the need to protect the surfaces of tailshafts and intermediate shafts during maintenance work. It highlights the example of a high-tensile steel intermediate shaft that sheared during operation.…

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) says it has received an order for the world?s smallest LNG carrier. The order, for a 2,500m3 capacity vessel, was placed by Japan?s Corporation for Advanced Transport &…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed delivery of two 11,410g car ferries from its Shimonoseki Shipyard to local ferry operator Kyuetsu Ferry in coownership with the Corporation for Advanced Transport and Technology.…

NQEA Australia has been bestowed with accolades for engineering excellence for its work in building an 84m trailing suction hopper dredger. The dredger has earned both NQEA and the Port of Brisbane…

Flightship Australia managing director John Leslie tells The Motor Ship the joint venture arrangement with a US shipbuilder is likely to be finalised after Germanischer Lloyd completes the classification process for FS8…

MAN B&W expects to complete tests of its new TCA turbocharger range by the year end in time for a full sales release in March 2002, according to a company spokesman. A…