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Marine software developer Onboard-Napa has added Onboard-Napa Power to its management applications. The software is designed to help the user to plan voyages so that the port of destination is reached on…

Radio Holland Marine and SAIT Marine have developed a compact bridge console. Called Triple Sea, the companies say it provides unobstructed lookout, internal and external communications, systems monitoring, speed and course control…

Marine electronics company Raytheon has signed an agreement with Thrane & Thrane to add the Inmarsat Mini-M maritime telephone system to its High Seas range which includes the ?B, ?C, MF/HF, VHF…

Raytheon Marine has signed an agreement to integrate components of its bridge system into Samsung?s Naru 2000 ECDIS-based navigation system. Raytheon products to be integrated include the Standard 20 gyro compass, the…

Skanti and Marconi Marine have agreed a new sole UK distribution agreement for Skanti communication products, replacing former Scanti distributor Nera Satellite Services. Contact: Jorgen Mikkelsen Fax: +45 4474 8401.

STN Atlas Marine Electronics has extended its range of survey echosounders with the introduction of the Deso 300, a portable unit designed for operation aboard small survey vessels and inflatable watercraft. The…

The new version of the TSS Deck Motion Monitor has been chosen for shared use on three icebreakers to be operated out of Norway by Hayvard. The units will monitor movement of…

Veripos has extended its Brazilian Inmarsat Differential GPS service for offshore use with the introduction of a complementary HF service via a new reference station at Sao Tome. The company says this…

Crescent Vision Interactive has launched Stability Text Pro, an application designed to help naval architects manage and assess stability test (incline experiment) data. The program can be used onboard vessels during stability…

Spain?s Astano Shipyard reports a positive start to the year with projects including alongside work on the 143,745 dwt Greek bulk carrier Optimist, the largest ship in the yard since 1994 when…

The 34,250g cruise ship Crown Odyssey has been booked into Malta Drydocks for ten days of repair and refurbishment work starting April 25. This is the Maltese yard?s first cruise vessel project…

Finnish engineering and consultancy firm Deltamarin has opened an office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in order to develop the market for safety, after sales and conversion work in the cruise ship sector.…

Keppel Shipyard has completed the conversion of the 87,811 dwt tanker MT Metsovon into floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit Yetagun FSO for repeat customer Single Buoy Moorings (SBM) Production. The vessel…

The UK?s A&P Group has launched ?A&P Shipcare?, a complete support package for all vessel types which is available 24 hours a day at any port through a single telephone call. The…

Cruise companies confirm their confidence in the future by continuing to expand their operations, particularly in the Caribbean.According to figures compiled by G P Wild (International) for the last quarter of 1999,…

Short-term uncertainty dogs shipping sector

Emissions heat MEPC debate

Electronics is changing the dependence of low-speed engines on mechanical control. By far the biggest changes to effect the low-speed engine is the addition of electronic ?intelligence?. This offers increased flexibility, reduced…

The dedicated methanol carrier Millennium Explorer has twice the capacity of any another vessel of its type. Industrial demand for methanol is increasing worldwide, creating significant opportunities for shipowners and operators prepared…

Recently the market for waterjets has undergone something of a depression. The uncertainty in the ferry market caused by the abolition of duty-free sales, and the recovery lag following the economic downturn…

The announcement on March 10 that Chantiers de l?Atlantique had received a letter of intent from Carnival for the Queen Mary 2 contract dealt a severe blow to Harland & Wolff?s yard…

In the fall out from the loss of Erika, the EU has proposed a ban on older, single-skinned tankers in line with OPA 90. In addition, it wants to ban any vessel…

Tokyo MOU members have agreed to increase inspections on ships calling at their ports from 50% to 75%. The 17 members include Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand,…