Month: February 2012

Austal says it has scheduled the first shipbuilding project for its shipyard in the Philippines, which was acquired in November 2011 as part of a strategy to regionalise its manufacturing base for…

Coatings manufacturer Hempel says it has opened its first factory in South America, near to Buenos Aires in Argentina. The new plant will manufacture paint for the marine and protective coatings market…

Canadian company Autoship Systems Corporation has announced that that the Hong Kong Marine Department has upgraded its Autohydro software, having now used the program in various versions for over 20 years.

ExxonMobil reports that its lubricant experts have been working together with engineers from Athens-based Danaos Shipping to extended a piston overhaul interval from 16,000 hours to 42,575 hours.

Reintjes says that class society RINA has completed extensive tests and inspections and granted type approval to the Fortjes drive, making it the only podded drive in this power range with class…