Month: August 2010

Following successful initial manoeuvring and propulsion trials, QinetiQ’s PACSCAT Innovative Solution Demonstrator Craft (ISDC) was recently accepted as a trials vessel by the UK Ministry of Defence.

Research by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has highlighted an environmentally friendly genetic method for prevention of fouling by barnacles on ship hulls.

Keppel Shipyard Limited in Singapore has secured a contract for the modification of the Brazilian-owned FPSO vessel OSX-1. The yard says the order is worth around S$50 million.

Building on the success of the Cat C18 ACERT marine engine, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is offering an additional rating for the inline engine to expand the power range available.

Allweiler claims to be Germany’s oldest pump manufacturer, with 150 years of manufacturing. To celebrate, the company is offering new pumps in exchange for the three oldest Allweiler pumps still in service.