Month: June 2003

Rolls-Royce and Furuno are developing an integrated bridge system in which Furuno hardware is functionally integrated with Rolls-Royce?s automation and control products."The goal is to provide customers with more synergies in the…

Vacon has launched a series of modular AC drives for marine applications. The new Vacon NX series of frequency converters includes both air and liquid cooled units within the power range of…

The port of Hamburg has reached the halfway mark in its most ambitious development since its post-war reconstruction. The scale of the CTA (Container Terminal Altenwerder) project ? including its 8650 million…

The Dynamic Assisted Trimaran or DAT is a unique combination of super slender monohull, multihull and hydrofoil technology. Originally developed by TechMan, the key features of the design have each been carefully…

This year marks a remarkable double event in the Norwegian offshore industry with the delivery of the world?s first two gas-driven cargo carrying ships. These platform supply vessels, ordered by the shipping…

Like the shipping industry, the offshore industry can be a very conservative business. New concepts and new ideas are not always taken up as quickly as they might be in an industry…

Hamburg-based Rickmers Line has moved a step closer to realising its round-the-world service ambitions with the christening of Rickmers Shanghai, the fourth newbuilding in a $270 million series of nine vessels it…

Six 2,478 TEU feeder boxships ordered by Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) will be equipped with MacGregor hatch covers with a partial box design offering improved construction, maintenance, and operational…

Cruise operators are using stress wave analysis to monitor the condition of azimuthing pod drives and minimise the risk of unscheduled downtime due to bearing degradation. Most installations to date have taken…