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Castrol has introduced an Internet based raft of services for shipowners in the form of its Marine Lubricants Information Network (Marlin) and Fluid Management system. Marlin users can review their oil consumption…

Mar-In Controls, manufacturer of feeder booster modules and viscosity control systems, has two of its systems aboard each of Royal Caribbean’s Project Eagle cruise ships, one for each engine room. Mar-In says…

BP has introduced an on-board lub oil analysis kit and added a stern tube oil analysis service. Using the on-board lub oil analysis kit allows the ship’s engineers to evaluate the water…

Safety equipment supplier Umoe Schat-Harding has launched a compact tender for smaller cruise ships. The CTL1200 cruise tender has a capacity of 100 persons when used as a tender, or 150 when…

Hamworthy KSE is developing a new system for loading and unloading roro vessels called IPSI. The system is based on the roro operation of containers loaded on cassettes as well as normal…

Aalborg Industries says it has acquired Wiesloch to establish a global presence in the manufacturing of marine thermal fluid heaters. Aalborg is a maker of maritime steam boilers and shell and tube…

The Drew Marine has introduced the New Era portable wire-welding package. The package includes the Amerarc I-400GMS inverter arc welding machine, Merarc F-4 wire feeder and Merarc No.4 MIG gun. The equipment…

Solar Solve Marine has won two orders for its anti-glare screens and roller blinds together worth over £20,000 ($31,572). Five Solasafe screens were installed on the bridge windows of Ben-My-Chree, a 12,600gt…

A general guide to current safety and pollution prevention requirements for ships, and the thinking behind their development, has been published by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The 28-page guide,…

A low-cost internet-based satellite e-mail system called Sat.400 has been introduced by Station 12 which is said to cut communication costs by up to 30 per cent. The system selects whether to…

The completion of the Iridium network enables global telephone calls to be placed and received on a hand-held phone with an integral antenna, says O’Gara Satellite Networks. The Iridium system is made…

HydroComp has announced the release of NavCad 3.7, its naval architect`s tool designed to predict resistance, power, and optimum propeller parameters. This version includes new prediction methods and optimum trim analysis, says…

Raytheon Marine has installed its first DNV-W1 integrated BridgeControl system on Norway`s latest newbuilding Doris, a product tanker designed for one-man bridge operation, built by Aukra shipyard for Anders Utkilen`s Rederi. The…

EuroMarine Electronics was created in July by the merger of SAIT-RadioHolland and STN Atlas. Their respective marine activities cover the development, marketing, production, assembling, sale and servicing of maritime electronics, power and…

Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor`s new multi-purpose freighters will be fitted with Kelvin Hughes radar sets. The 10 ships will each feature a Nucleus2 6000 arpa split radar system with display; a Nucleus2 5000 True…

Woodside Energy’s 150,000 dwt FPSO Cossack Pioneer sailed on June 28 following a major upgrade at Dubai Drydocks. The 140-day programme prepared by the yard involved over one million man-hours of yard…

Cable & Wireless Global Marine has issued a letter of intent to Cammell Laird for the conversion of two roro ferries into cable laying and maintenance ships. The contract is valued at…

The hotly contested contract for Cunard’s entire autumn fleet refurbishment program has gone to Germany’s Lloyd Werft. All three ships slated for refits will visit the Bremerhaven yard between October and December.…

Unithai is soon to sign a contract for a newbuild floating dock for its yard at Laem Chabang. The 33 x 200m dock will be built in China. Though it will be…

If shipowners want the cheapest fuel possible they have to accept that it may be of variable quality. Residual fuels are not going to get any better. The oil majors point out…

Emissions control in Norwegian waters has lead to the introduction of gas engines. In a joint building venture the German yard of Kroger Werft and the Norwegian yard of Langsten Slip are…