Volvo Penta Brazil has received orders for auxiliary engines and complete genset systems from two shipyards in Rio de Janeiro which build and refit ships under contract to Companhia de Navega??o Norsul,…

Norwegian specialist Kongsberg has introduced a new bearing temperature monitoring system for two-stroke engines. The development of BearingMaster follows the April 2004 launch of GB-100 Sentry, a new wireless monitoring system for…

VT Group has added its voice to calls to restructure the UK shipbuilding industry while at the same time ruling out a bid for the Clydeside operations owned by rival BAE Systems.…

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (II), (RasGas) has signed a time charter agreements with Teekay Nakilat Corporation for the long-term charter of three 151,700m3 LNG vessels to be built at…

Wärtsilä has launched Wärtsilä Auxpac, a new range of medium- and high-speed standard marine generating sets. Thanks to their modular design they can be supplied fast and at a competitive price, are…

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is introducing a system of electronic data exchange with shipyards, engine manufacturers and other suppliers in order to accelerate the plan approval of ships and their equipment. The international…

Austal has secured a contract for a 67 metre high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta adding to an already healthy order book for the West Australian shipbuilder. The new…

Kongsberg Maritime of Norway is launching a new vapour monitoring system designed to meet and exceed the SOLAS standards for cargo tank venting, purging, gas freeing and ventilation. The SOLAS regulation specifies…

A&P Tyne has announced record sales in the first half of 2004 with turnover in excess of £30m, an increase of 50% on the first half of the previous year (2003). This…