Month: July 2004

Kongsberg Maritime of Norway has raised the standards of ship simulation,with the launch of Polaris 4.4.0, the latest version of its groundbreaking Polaris bridge simulation architecture. The fully scaleable Polaris 4.4.0 software…

The A&P Group has announced that all its facilities are now certificated under the ISPS Code, which was introduced to bring shiprepair and shipbuilding yards up to the same level of certified…

Training underscores all aspects of safe and efficient operation of ships. However, today the requirement for effective and regular training is greater than ever. Not only have vessels and their equipment become…

In the marine industry, the use of engine room machinery, navigation and bridge operation simulators is well established and provides a range of training options from standalone desktop PC based systems, through…

Though the prime cause of the accident was the vessel?s grounding, the tragic capsize of the 28,100 DWT bulk carrier Rocknes off Bergen in January this year, with the loss of a…

Though the prime cause of the accident was the vessel?s grounding, the tragic capsize of the 28,100 DWT bulk carrier Rocknes off Bergen in January this year, with the loss of a…

There are only three manufacturers that spring to mind when talking about large two-stroke engines: MAN B&W, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Wärtsilä. The most successful company is MAN B&W with a record…

Indicative of the research, development work and general progress of technology and related issues, The MotorShip was inundated with proposals for papers ahead of this year?s Marine Propulsion Conference. Such was the…

Training underscores all aspects of safe and efficient operation of ships. However, today the requirement for effective and regular training is greater than ever. Not only have vessels and their equipment become…

In the marine industry, the use of engine room machinery, navigation and bridge operation simulators is well established and provides a range of training options from standalone desktop PC based systems, through…