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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norwegian company OptiMarin says that since the beginning of 2010 it has received a total of eight orders for its ballast water treatment system.

3rd March 2010

Offshore orders for ballast treatment system

3rd March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Volvo Pentas IPS unit has made a considerable impact in the leisure marine industry, and the company hopes that its version of podded propulsion will be adopted by smaller commercial vessels.

3rd March 2010

Latest IPS drives targeted at commercial market

3rd March 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Chris Marine of Sweden has launched a new liner diameter measurement (LDM) instrument in order to quickly investigate the internal condition of cylinder liners for two-stroke engines.

3rd March 2010

New instrument for checking liner diameter with minimal dismantling

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, of Tokyo, has announced the delivery of Vijayanagar, a 82,000 dwt type bulk carrier, at the Tadotsu Shipyard of Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation on February 26, 2010.

3rd March 2010

Bulk carrier delivered to JSW Group

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä two-stroke engines have been chosen for eight Chinese bulk carriers. The order was placed by Beijing-based Minsheng Financial Leasing; Wärtsiläs Chinese licensee, Hefei RongAn Power Machinery (RongAn), a member of the…

3rd March 2010

Engines chosen for eight Chinese bulk carriers

3rd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The fourth Shipdex conference took place at the MAN Diesel PrimeServ Academy in Augsburg, Germany on 16 February, where the Shipdex protocol was declared ready and available for use.

2nd March 2010

MAN hosts ship data exchange gathering

2nd March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Due to its increasing number of maritime clients in Western and Southern Sweden, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is restructuring its organisation in Sweden.

2nd March 2010

GL moves Swedish office to Gothenburg

2nd March 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

In March 1960, The Motor Ship was looking at the world, and the British, tanker fleets.

2nd March 2010

More new large tankers – but smaller fleets

2nd March 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

According to Hempel, an increasing number of shipowners are using fouling release coatings like Hempasil X3 to reduce fuel bills and cut carbon emissions.

1st March 2010

Faster docking procedure for vessels with silicone coatings

1st March 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Maritime Organization has made available the 2010 edition of its International Safety Management (ISM) Code, which includes all related guidelines and consolidates all amendments to the Code adopted since the…

1st March 2010

ISM Code reissued

1st March 2010