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Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor`s new multi-purpose freighters will be fitted with Kelvin Hughes radar sets. The 10 ships will each feature a Nucleus2 6000 arpa split radar system with display; a Nucleus2 5000 True…

Mandatory regulations are on their way to combat the problem of the transportation of marine organisms in ships’ ballast water. For the past ten years the IMO, via its Marine Environment Protection…

Water jet manufacturer MJP has introduced new outlet nozzle and inlet duct geometry which it says significantly improves the cavitation performance of its waterjets. This allows the rating of the waterjets to…

Regional traffic provides a steady workload for west Mediterranean repair yards. Location gives Barcelona’s Union Naval Barcelona (UNB) a solid market, explains technical commercial manager Julian Saez. There is plenty of traffic…

Royal Caribbean’s engine problems created a major headache for MAN B&W’s medium-speed operation. For the first two or three years all went well. The MAN B&W 12V48/60 engines aboard Grandeur and Enchantment…

Fuel economy savings of between five and seven per cent are said to be obtainable from using Energy Release anti-friction oil additive. The product can be mixed with any lubricating or hydraulic…

Two LNG carriers have been brought out of extended lay-up to lift gas from Nigeria, and have provided substantial work for yards in France and the USA. Southern, owned by Argent Marine,…

A dredger recently delivered to the Belgian DEME group has some surprising features. The 13,7003 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger, Lange Wapper, which was delivered to its owner, the Belgian DEME group,…

Research by Vickers Ulstein has indicated that its combi-thrusters could be used in cruise ships. In addition to its bow thruster role, the unit, available in ratings up to 2,000kW (2,680 bhp),…

Engine manufacturers have addressed the problems encountered with the stuffing box/piston rod interface on new long-stroke two-stroke engines. Concerns over performance of the stuffing box/piston rod combination in two-stroke engines can be…