Month: August 2012

Damen Shipyards of The Netherlands has delivered research vessel RV 3609 ‘Simon Stevin’ to Belgian governmental fleet operator DAB Vloot. A particular feature of the ship is that it is optimised for…

Dutch company VAF Instruments has said that at the forthcoming SMM exhibition in Hamburg it plans to launch a new application for its TT-Sense optical thrust and torque measuring system.

Ulstein says that its new Bridge Vision control centre concept promises major improvements for the operational centres of vessels, which put it on the same level in innovation terms as the company’s…

French repair yard Damen Shiprepair Brest says that it has received its first firm booking for drydocking, maintenance and repair of an LNG carrier.

Tognum has announced that its MTU subsidiary is to launch an enhanced version of the series 4000 Ironmen engines which will comply with US EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations, using only internal…

UK-based oil condition monitoring company Spectro reports that it has signed a long term agreement for the provision of oil analysis services to Norwegian ship operator DOF Management for its global fleet.