Month: August 2011

Wärtsilä has announced that its RT-flex60C main engines have been selected for the first series of eight 1,700TEU Bangkok-max container ships being built at the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China.

National Chemical Carriers (NCC), an 80% owned subsidiary of the National Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has taken delivery of a new chemical tanker named NCC Safa from SHINAsb of South…

Interferry says it is opening an office in Brussels with a full-time specialist for European Union and IMO activities in a bid to strengthen the ferry industry’s voice on maritime policy and…

Pole Star has announced its intention to merge with Absolute Software/Maritime Tracking Services. The company says that at this stage of negotiations, it is not possible to provide detailed information on the…

Ocean Signal has appointed CMC Electronics as exclusive Canadian distributor for all marine markets. CMC Electronics is said to be Canada’s largest distributor of marine electronics, handling many major manufacturers.