General News

Global classification society, ClassNK, has been granted authorisation to carry out statutory surveys on behalf of the Myanmar Government.

Resolve Maritime Academy (RMA) of Florida, USA, has ordered a Transas Techsim 5000, DNV approved, Class A, full mission engine room simulator for its new simulation facility in Fort Lauderdale.

Norwegian e-navigation company Navtor’s agreement with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will see its Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) distributed on the Navtor NavStick USB device.

Remora of Norway says that its HiLoad DP offshore loading solution has been chartered to Petrobras of Brazil on a long-term contract.

ABB Turbocharging says that its high-pressure tuning (HPT) has been added to the list of options offered by MAN Diesel & Turbo’ for its two-stroke engine range.

General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement with Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) to help improve the capabilities of the shipping engineering community in China.

Japan’s Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co Ltd (MES) announced that it has produced 3.83 million horsepower (BHP) by 187 sets of Mitsui-MAN B&W diesel engines for 2012.