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MEPC 44 will look at the issue of ship scrapping in March 2000 with the aim of developing safety and environmental measures, and safeguards for ship dismantlers. The proposal from Norway follows…

A low-cost internet-based satellite e-mail system called Sat.400 has been introduced by Station 12 which is said to cut communication costs by up to 30 per cent. The system selects whether to…

Daewoo Heavy Industries is continuing to secure itself a foothold in the luxury passenger newbuilding field by winning a contract to build two fast cruise ferries for a European operator. Moby Lines,…

The completion of the Iridium network enables global telephone calls to be placed and received on a hand-held phone with an integral antenna, says O’Gara Satellite Networks. The Iridium system is made…

Despite a downturn in trading and continued poor freight rates, container ship owners are ordering new tonnage, expanding services and introducing new routes. Evergreen’s fleet continues to grow. Last year, the Taiwanese…

P&O’s Princess Cruises has announced that it has signed letters of intent for four new cruise ships (see design feature) which will, along with the three ships it already has under construction,…

HydroComp has announced the release of NavCad 3.7, its naval architect`s tool designed to predict resistance, power, and optimum propeller parameters. This version includes new prediction methods and optimum trim analysis, says…

With its announcement that it has signed letters of intent for a further five newbuildings P&O has also altered shipbuilding’s future. Although the order itself is significant, of greater importance is that…

Following in the wake of Princess Cruises’ new order, Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that it has decided to exercise its option to build another 84,000g cruise ship at Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki…

Raytheon Marine has installed its first DNV-W1 integrated BridgeControl system on Norway`s latest newbuilding Doris, a product tanker designed for one-man bridge operation, built by Aukra shipyard for Anders Utkilen`s Rederi. The…