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A Sonardyne USBL (Ultra-Short Base Line) acoustic positioning system has been chosen by submarine cable company Global Marine for installation aboard its new cable layer Bold Endeavour. The 5,500t vessel is designed…

The new STN Atlas SES 4000 series of engine room simulators are based on real-time physical mathematical models instead of traditional look-up tables, says the company. The simulators cover all aspects of…

Repairs to the 15 x 6m hole in the port side of container vessel Ever Decent were carried out afloat at Blohm+Voss Repair. The yard also repaired a smaller penetration higher in…

Repairs to the four Pielstick 12PC3V-480 main engines on DFDS passenger ferry Princess of Scandinavia are underway at MAN B&W`s Servicecenter Frederikshavn. The engines, which have logged about 160,000 running hours over…

Cammell Laird`s Birkenhead yard has won the hotly contested contract to convert the 52,926g Italian cruise ship Costa Classica. Valued at £51 million ($84.15 million) to the yard, this is said to…

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is converting the 9,216g roro/lolo ship Astana into a cable layer/repair vessel for Canadian owner Secunda Marine Services. Conversion work involves the fabrication and installation of four cable tanks,…

Abu Dhabi Ship Building has placed an order with Syncrolift for a 2,100t nominal lift capacity shiplift as part of its yard expansion plan. The additional facility will allow ADSB to compete…

Ship operators are increasingly seen as a prime target for tough environmental regulations, especially in the USA. One particular challenge is the demand to segregate out hazardous wastes. Unfortunately such actions depend…