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FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui OSK Lines and Akasaka Diesel have announced the joint development of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) for vessels that use marine HFO.

30th May 2010

Particulate filter tested in Japan

30th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

One of the first operators to trial the latest enhanced target detection feature on the Kelvin Hughes MantaDigital radar is Swalinge Scheepvaart of The Netherlands.

30th May 2010

Enhanced target detection provides unexpected benefits

30th May 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Finnish companies STX Finland, Aker Arctic Technology, Southeast Trading (SET Group), and the Russian companies OAO Sovcomflot and FSUE Rosmorport have signed a cooperation agreement with the purpose of developing and…

30th May 2010

Innovative asymmetrical icebreaker for the Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea

30th May 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A report has been commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) from Deltamarin of Finland to provide information on tests and trials for several ship types for the evaluation of the…

29th May 2010

Report evaluates CO2 indexing

29th May 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Norwegian operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics says that it has become the first shipping company to receive formal third party verification of its inventory processes for green house gas emissions.

29th May 2010

WWL claims first GHG certification

29th May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Naval Architects, operators and boat builders participated in a recent design seminar organised by Volvo Penta for its IPS (Inboard Performance System) propulsion system for high performance work and patrol boats.

29th May 2010

Designers learn about IPS

29th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Jeppesen has released the dKart Sounding to Obstruction tool, which is designed to correct an ECDIS presentation fault whereby some shoal soundings may not be depicted on ECDIS displays.

28th May 2010

Tool corrects ECDIS presentation fault

28th May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The largest engine family in the Caterpillar Marine Power Systems range, the 3500, is to benefit from a recent programme of technological development to improve exhaust emissions performance.

28th May 2010

Improved emissions performance

28th May 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The first model in an entirely new generation of Perkins marine diesel engines, the six-cylinder 300bhp M330C has recently been unveiled.

28th May 2010

New 300hp diesel launched

28th May 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

US company FarSounder has released SonaSoft 2.1, a major software upgrade for its FS-3DT Forward Looking Sonar.

27th May 2010

Upgrade for forward looking sounder

27th May 2010