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This year?s Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference takes place in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30.This year?s Marine Propulsion Conference will examine the key issues affecting marine propulsion today, with presentations from…

The world?s largest trailing suction hopper dredger, Jan de Nul?s Vasco da Gama, built at German shipyard Thyssen Nordseewerke, and is about to start work.With a capacity of 33,000m3; - equivalent to…

Following a period of financial uncertainty, ICO Global Communications is back on track and poised to launch the first of its 12 satellites.ICO Global Communications, the UK company set up in 1995…

Following the preliminary report about the loss of Erika, ABS has proposed a range of measures to tighten scrutiny of ageing vessels. "It is quite clear that Erikasank as a result of…

Negotiations over the actions of Korea?s shipbuilders entered into by the EU and the OECD are both deadlocked. Representatives of the EU and the Korean government met in Seoul to discuss what…

A database called Equasis that contains safety-related information on the world?s merchant fleet will be accessible on the Internet from May. So far and the European Commission, France, the United Kingdom, Spain,…

There has been a wholesale withdrawl of type-approval for the Italian-made Canepa & Campi Artica lifejackets used during the sinking of the fast ferry Sleipner, which resulted in the loss of 19…

BV has issued its own set of proposals to improve safety of old tankers. It echoes ABS?s call for computerised records, and adds that it wants computerised evaluation of the ship?s structure…

Kvaerner has agreed the sale of the Norwegian Fjellstrand shipyards, to an MBO and other local investors for NKr100 million ($12 million) but is still looking for a buyer for the Singaporean…

Carnival Corporation has taken up its option to have a third Spirit-class cruise liner built at Kvaerner Masa-Yards (KMY). The 84,000 gross, 2,100 passenger vessel will be constructed at the Helsinki New…

Evidence that the market for fast conventional ferries continues to grow is provided by an order placed with Fincantieri?s Castellamare di Stabia shipyard to build a pair of ships for Tirrenia di…

Shanghai Edward Shipyard in China has been awarded a contract to build two geared container ships for Tropical Shipping & Construction. The order for the feeder ship size vessels also includes an…

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea has been awarded a contract to build four suezmax tankers for Athenian Sea Carriers in Greece.The order also includes an option for four more ships. The…

Aker Finnyards and the G A Ferries in Greece have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the construction of a ropax ferry which is intended for use on shorter international routes…

Poland?s shipbuilding industry, which has tended to specialise in building smaller container ships in recent years, received an order boost in January in the form of a glut of contracts for Gydnia…

Much larger tonnage has been ordered from Daewoo in Korea in the form of a quintet of post-panamax ships for Gebab of Dusseldorf in Germany. The order could be of considerable value…

Shin Kurushima shipyard in Japan has received an order for a pair of wood chip carriers from Japanese owners.The 42,500 dwt vessels are for Hachiuma Kisen and Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen, are due…

MaK has purchased the bankrupt two-stroke builder Dieselmotorenwerk Rostock (DMR), giving it extra space to accommodate engine production envisaged in its ambitious expansion plans. The Rostock factory will be converted to four-stroke…

The Siemens Schottle Consortuim is poised to sign a deal to supply its propulsor to Guangzhou Shipyard International to drive a pair of semi-submersible heavy lift vessels ordered by Cosco. Each of…

Finland`s Marioff Oy says it is gearing up for unprecedented demand for its tailor-made Hi-Fog water mist fire protection system. This follows the highlighting of engine room fires by The Salvage Association…

Engine and emissions specialist AVL is to co-operate with DNV in the field of power generation and marine propulsion systems. The aim is to combine the engine experience of AVL with the…

The 2510 Plunger Pump introduced by Cat Pumps is rated at 91 litre/min, 138 bar. It is designed for continuous-duty applications such as sewer and pipe cleaning, coolant flushing and multi-gun and…

A dockside filling unit for supplying hydraulic oil to vessels has been developed by Commercial Hydraulics Keelavite (CHV). The unit consists of two 61m hydraulically-powered hose reels on a mobile chassis. The…