General News

The end of September saw Meyer Werft hand over the 76,800g cruise ship Superstar Leo to its owners Star Cruises a week earlier than planned. As the first of four cruise vessels…

A series of pressure transmitters intended for engine room and cargo monitoring has been launched by Autronica. The standard measuring range is 0 to 60 bar gauges, or 0 to 40 bar…

About 2,900 shipbuilders, or two thirds of those who once worked for Bremer Vulkan now have new jobs. Many have not gone back into the few remaining local yards, but it indicates…

The suite of fleet management software modules from ABS has been expanded following the merger of its SafeNet with the Nautical Technology Corporation (NTC) Ship Manager program. The two management systems have…

Almost 80 per cent of the merchant ships built last year were propelled by two-stroke engines. Simplicity, both by design and direct drive, along with low running and maintenance costs have proved…

ICS Electronic has launched a GMDSS A2/A3 communication system called the ICS Touchcomm TC2. A touch screen display allows control of both the VHF and MF/HF radios via one common control panel,…

The recently completed floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Varg is designed for use in the harsh environment of the North Sea. Delivered in September by Keppel FELS Singapore Ltd, Varg…

Stratos Mobile Networks has introduced Stratos Mail, a messaging service that allows Inmarsat-A/-B Telex or -C equipped vessels to communicate directly via satellite with Intemet e-mail subscribers. On the vessel, Stratos Mail…

Exhibition space at Shiprepair & Conversion `98 has increased by 30 per cent and is full to capacity, according to the organisers. This year`s event takes place on November 18-19 at London`s…

Dubai Drydocks will commence an extensive refit of the FPSO Cossack Pioneer during February 1999. The contract was awarded by Woodside Energy after competitive tender, and is seen as an important step…