Month: March 2012

Caterpillar has announced that the RBNA classification society has certified the Cat 3500C diesel electric propulsion generator set packages to meet local content regulations in Brazil.

Damen Marine Components of Hardinxveld in the Netherlands, part of the Damen Shipyards Group, says it has developed a new, more efficient and environmentally friendly, method of nozzle production.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is nailing its colours to the mast and started to regularly publish the results of several key performance indicators for its containership service, plus a number of targets.

Wärtsilä has announced the launch of a next-generation medium voltage power drive system, targeted at larger marine applications, and which will be offered alongside the company’s existing low voltage marine drives.

ECDIS manufacturer Transas Marine is to launch its own fuel efficiency monitoring system for commercial shipping, to be known as Transas Wave. The system is intended to help save fuel and reduce…

DK Group reports that it has reached agreement with Danish shipowner Dannebrog Group to install its air cavity system (ACS) technology on a 12,580dwt multi-purpose cargo ship, with a view to reducing…

IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its 63rd meeting at IMO HQ in London, running from 27 February to 2 March, has agreed to adopt a series of guidelines which will prove…