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The IMO has asked a group chaired by Bangladesh to look at ship scrapping. Its task is to identify hazards and risks associated with current practices, collect information on previous submissions and…

Hansson Pyrotech now offers its entire range of Ikaros distress signals with an additional year`s official shelf life, bringing to four years the period of MCA current validation. The four-year dating is…

Maritime Information Systems is offering a web-based supply chain management service via the e-commerce portal site Maritime Global Net. The service offers 24-hour transactions and allows web browser users to transact business…

Talks between the EU and Korean representatives over the issue of newbuilding prices ended without agreement. However, negotiations are continuing by telephone and there is some hope of an agreement in the…

Alstom Regulateurs Europa has supplied a range of equipment for a new 41m fast ferry to be built by Derecktor Shipyards for Nantucket/Woods Hole Steamship Authority. The maximum speed of the vessel…

Mincom has updated its electronic maintenance documentation system LinkOne to version 4.0. The publishing, viewing and distribution system allows users to consult electronic manuals on screen to carry out repairs, order new…

On March 9, Carnival signed a letter of intent with French yard Chantiers de l?Atlantique for the $700 million contract to build Cunard?s giant cruise ship, now named Queen Mary 2 (See…

An impressed current cathodic protection system from BAC Corrosion Control is to be used to provide long-term corrosion protection for the 86m gas turbine powered aluminium hulled catamaran Austal Auto Express 86,…

Autronica has won five contracts to deliver its new fire safety management system for several cruise ships and cruise ferries. Called AutroSafe, the system comprises a fire detection system combined with a…

Princess Cruises, the subsidiary of P&O, has confirmed that it has awarded a contract to build two 113,000g cruise ships to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan (see Cruise).The newbuildings, which should…