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Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems has introduced a voyage data recorder for maritime applications. It says it will meet or exceed the requirements specified in SOLAS V, IMO A.861 with the performance standard…

KMSS Ship Simulation has supplied a full-mission and two part-mission bridge simulators, based on an ANZAC-class frigate, to the Royal New Zealand Navy?s new training facility. The full-mission simulator offers a field…

LevelSeas has launched new versions of its voyage management systems for the bulk ocean shipping industry. The company says LSX 2.0 and LSOperations (LSOps) 1.0, offer significant new functionality, including negotiating tools.…

Prisma Teknik has announced that the software for its computerised crankshaft deflection indicator DJ-4C has reached version 3.25. The company says new features include a graphic page for comparing up to six…

OceanConnect.com, the online marketplace for the purchase and sale of marine fuels, announced that the company has reached the million-ton milestone for bunkers sold. Container company Neptune Orient Lines created the transaction…

Setfair, the on-line procurement service, has re-designed its website, www.setfair.com, to include several new features. The Stem to Stern section is a free-to-access marine procurement news bulletin service. It also covers operational…

The Standard P&I Club, in combination with Videotel Marine International, has launched a CD-ROM based training package aimed at improving collision avoidance at sea. The creators say the Windows-based package provides an…

iShipExchange, the web-based shipping procurement service, has introduced the Chinese language (using traditional and simplified characters) alongside English and Japanese. However the core data entries remain in English, says the company. iShipExchange…

Electrical accessory company Garo UK has designed portable electrical distribution units for Appledore Shipbuilders. The shipbuilder is currently constructing two new survey vessels for the Royal Navy. The suitcase-type portable units house…

Fein Industrial Power Tools has introduced two new angle grinders. The WSG 20 and WSB 20 feature controlled soft start and self start protection to prevent accidental restarting following power supply interruptions.…

A pair of 6,750dwt general cargo/container ships under construction at Qingshan, China are to be fitted with a range of MacGregor equipment, including hatch covers, cranes and container securing devices. Stowage is…

KMSS Ship Control has introduced the fourth generation of its mean indicated pressure calculator, the NK-200. New features include DNV Nauticus functionality and Ethernet communication with distributed display. The system is available…

MacGregor says its new TPS-1 terminal stacker, SDL-4 semi-automatic terminal stacker and forthcoming new-design anti-rack spacers comply with the US Government?s Occupational Safety and Health Administration?s requirements below deck. On typical multipurpose…

Roxtec, which makes the MultiDiameter sealing system for cable and pipe penetrations, has launched an SRC frame designed to prevent cracks in thin bulkheads. The frame is tested and approved for A…

Vision Energy says its Environmentally Safe Oil Change (ESOC) system for marine engines takes about ten minutes for a complete oil and filter change and uses a closed loop system which removes…

Fibreglass Grating says its new Grid Walk Mini-Mesh reinforced plastic grating has one quarter the opening of regular 33x33mm square mesh, which prevents objects as small as 12mm from falling through, and…

Jurong Shipyard in Singapore has installed a Wärtsilä dual fuel engine into a FPSO conversion it is doing for Bergesen Offshore. The shipyard installed the Wärtsilä 18V32DF engine into a converted VLCC…

A number of former Cammell Laird directors have formed a new shiprepair organisation in the shadow of their old employer?s mothballed shipyard on Merseyside, UK. North Western Ship Repair is leasing two…

The Port of Cherbourg in France has formally commissioned a new shiplift. It hopes this will enable it to win maintenance and repair work on high-speed craft. Dimensioned to accommodate catamarans, the…

Portsmouth, UK-based Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has established a voyage repair service. It will initially target all vessels using ports in the south of England. Specific services offered include electrical, hydraulic and…

The Japanese organisations NKK and Hitachi Zosen are to merge their ship repair divisions. They will consolidate ship repair activities at NKK?s 4,000g capacity Tsurumi Works. And a new 180m x 35m…

Simplicity is a virtue when designing a new product. It is of particular importance when trying to correlate the complex movements of a ship at sea with the resultant data this produces…