Month: October 2011

Thrane & Thrane of Denmark reports that it has shipped its 20,000th FleetBroadband terminal since the Inmarsat service was launched in November 2007.

Caterpillar says that demand for its power products from Brazil’s emerging oil and gas industry has led to the company deciding to increase its local production and packaging capabilities, and to extend…

Tanker ship manager Marinvest has released details of the first Arctic voyage undertaken by its LR1 Ice Class 1A vessel ‘Marilee’ in August, making use of the Northern Sea Route Passage, in…

Ulstein has delivered a new seismic research vessel, ‘Oceanic Sirius’ to Eidesvik and CGGVeritas. The ship, built to strict environmental standards, is a sister vessel to ‘Oceanic Vega’, delivered by Ulstein in…

Dutch company Royal Lankhorst Euronete says that it has acquired an industrial unit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, which will be used for rope production.

MAN medium speed propulsion, in the form of two 8L27/38 engines rated at 2,720kW each, has been specified for two new AHTS ships ordered by unnamed operators from Dubai-based Grandweld Shipyards.

A contract has been awarded for two ‘environment concept’ LNG-fuelled multipurpose ships, which are to be built for Nor Lines, to the design that was awarded the ‘Next Generation Ship Award’ at…