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Naval and Jones Act vessels continue to be the mainstay of US yards The National Shipbuilding and Shipyard Conversion Act of 1993 provided the much-needed stimulus for the USA`s re-emergence onto the…

The MacGregor-Conver Unilock twistlock combines the functions of the W20 semi-automatic twistlock and the AFC-1 automatic fixing cone in a single unit, says the company. It has been developed to meet the…

After years of complaining about the impact of sub-standard shipping belief is growing that the development of a better safety culture may be effective. The drive to remove sub-standard ships is gathering…

A tank cleaning monitoring system is being introduced by Saab Marine Electronics and Scanjet. Called WashTrac the system is fitted to the Scanjet tank cleaning machine and communicates with the Saab TankRadar…

Operators have several ways to meet IMO`s latest Solas requirement for venting cargo tanks. Incidents like the rupture of an over-pressurised tank in a VLCC caused IMO to look again at the…

The Doctor system from Icon Research has been revised to allow the user to take engine readings and see calculated results without having to use a PC, says the company. The instrument…

With the world GDP growing at only 2 per cent during 1998, the container ship industry is under constant pressure to reduce costs and improve efficiency. No part of shipping is so…

French Classification Society, Bureau Veritas, has launched VeriStar Machinery, a risk-based classification system which covers main machinery, safety and pollution prevention items, plus other areas of ship`s equipment and facilities. It integrates…

The IMO`s MEPC has agreed to a wide ranging study into emissions from merchant vessels - but what is it likely to find? At the Kyoto Summit, a number of countries agreed…

Transas has introduced two types of liquid cargo handling simulator: one for oil tanker operations and the other for operators on LPG vessels. Main features include the layout of the tanks, pipelines,…