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The latest range of quartz sensors from Kistler Instrument monitor consistent high quality in spot welding applications. The sensors are used in monitoring the electrod force, and the force profile during welding.…

The Drewplex AT dual-treatment program for treating boiler water has been formulated to eliminate heat-reducing scale and deposits caused by excessively hard feedwater, says Drew Marine. Synthetic polymers have been added to…

The Tribon M1 software recently launched by Kockums Computer Systems allows management and supervisors to have full control of design development. Tribon M1 Design Manager allows the co-ordination of design tasks within…

Cosco has adopted a Global Intelligence System (GNIS) which will enable its ship and shore staff to access worldwide information covering all aspects of safety and commercial efficiency. It will be installed…

The Marine and Offshore Division of Alstom Drives & Controls (previously known at Cegelec Projects) has won a contract to supply its duplex dynamic positioning system to a remote operated vehicle (ROV)…

Maritime Education Sweden has issued version 2.0 of its Maritime Communications GMDSS training software to incorporate changes in IMO regulations. The software is used by deck officers as a preparation for GMDSS…

The Amot Hawk-I Marine pump control system uses a wireless modem to provide the safe monitoring of temperature, pressure, flow and level of all on board pumps, including those located in hazardous…

A new shiprepair yard will commence operations in the Bahamas in January 2000. A 35,000tl, 280 x 35.5m floating dock is already en route to the islands, and a newbuilding order for…

Orskov Christensens Staalskibvaerft will convert the 9,975g former Scandline roro-passenger ferry Heimdal into a cable layer for new owner Tele Danmark International Marine. The vessel arrives at Orskov?s Frederikshavn yard on September…

Colombo Dockyard has been awarded ISO 9001 certification for ?Design and construction of small and medium crafts, including high speed aluminium crafts, drydocking of ships up to 130,000dwt, and major repair of…

Astromaritima Navegacao, the largest Brazilian offshore vessel owner, is investing $4.5 million in upgrading three of its 55m OSVs. A third engine and second bow thruster unit will be installed on two…

Keppel Hitachi Zosen (KHZ) has agreed to purchase the shiprepair, shipbuilding and marine related activities of Keppel Marine Industries for S$166.9 million ($98.9 million). The deal covers KMI?s interests in shipbuilder and…

Cruise ship Norwegian Dream and container vessel Ever Decent have both docked in Germany following their widely publicised collision in the English Channel. After emergency repairs were carried out at Dover by…

What is feasible is not necessarily desirable - and monitoring is a case in point. It is possible to monitor almost anything by measuring a combination of factors like vibration, temperatures, pressures,…

The launch of internet services means that Castrol’s marine customers can call up technical and market information from anywhere in the world. Castrol Marine has utilised the internet to upgrade its customer…

Increasingly the future for Spain as an international shipbuilding nation depends on the future of two groups, AESA and Boluda. Although there are shipbuilders in Spain other than AESA and Boluda, either…

Lauritzen Kosan Tankers is pleased with the in-service performance of two T-type LPG carriers, delivered by Hyundai in September and October last year. The pair of 5,750m3 capacity LPG carriers, Tessa Kosan…

In addition to improvements to the design existing types of deck gear, there are now alternatives to traditional mooring winch and rope arrangements Modern deck gear is more compact and has improved…

Mandatory regulations are on their way to combat the problem of the transportation of marine organisms in ships’ ballast water. For the past ten years the IMO, via its Marine Environment Protection…

Royal Caribbean’s engine problems created a major headache for MAN B&W’s medium-speed operation. For the first two or three years all went well. The MAN B&W 12V48/60 engines aboard Grandeur and Enchantment…

A dredger recently delivered to the Belgian DEME group has some surprising features. The 13,7003 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger, Lange Wapper, which was delivered to its owner, the Belgian DEME group,…

Shipping organisations in the UK have responded enthusiastically to proposals outlined in August by UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in his White Paper Charting a New Course to introduce a tonnage…

As this issue of The Motor Ship was due to go to press, it became clear that creditors of Daewoo, the debt-laden South Korean chaebol, had agreed a plan for the break-up…