Month: April 2004

All modern engine lubricants are designed to remain stable in the presence of small amounts of water. However, it is inevitable that at some time water contamination will adversely affect the operating…

Shipbuilder of many Ropax ferries during the 60s and 70s with the last being Silja Europa in 1993, Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, is back in the international ferry business with the…

Norfolkline, the Dutch ferry company, has ordered a third 34,500gt Ropax ferry from Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea to meet growing demand on its Dover to Dunkerque cross channel freight and passenger…

Fincantieri and Finnlines, the Finnish shipping company, have signed a contract to build three 42,000 gt, 9,200 dwt ropax ferries at a total cost of 300 million Euro ($377 million). Furthermore, the…

One of the foremost manufacturers of large marine diesel engines has taken the general term that applies to a vessel?s main propulsion and made it its own. Here, executive board member and…

Two key players in the field of AIS are making significant headway with further major contracts to develop AIS infrastructures in various regions. VTS specialist Norcontrol IT already has AIS solutions in…

Some 400 years after its namesake took the pilgrims to New England, the Mayflower Resolution sets sail from the south of England having undergone its final stages of completion before entering service…