A new web site designed to help engineers and maintenance professionals find solutions to problems in vessel mothballing, industrial lay-ups or corrosion prevention is available at: www.protec-inc.com.The site shows the evolution of…

Berendsen says it supplies its new range of Lynx hydraulic power units with valves mounted and tested, the unit painted, mountings designed-in, lifting eyes provided and, optionally, the motor wired to a…

Hamworthy KSE has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard to supply cargo access equipment for two 4,700 dwt, 1,600 lane-metre roro vessels currently under construction for Rederi AB Gotland. The company will…

At the beginning of March, Wallenius Lines AB became the first ship operator to allow one of its vessels to navigate using Official Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) only, albeit with the back-up…

A bridge simulator developed by British Maritime Technology (BMT) is helping senior officers from cruise companies in the use of joystick control systems to manoeuvre their vessels. The joystick enables the captain…

BT has announced a three-month promotion to introduce its Mobiq Global Service which, it says, provides more flexible and cost-effective price packages for mini-M satellite phones. BT has expanded the service with…

Consilium Selesmar says its new NavBat ATA radar complies fully with the new SOLAS Chapter V carriage requirements for ships of 3,000g and above. The unit features modular architecture and comes with…

The Maritime Data Network, owned and operated by Globe Wireless, has commissioned a new terrestrial digital node in Darwin, Australia. ITS Communications will handle maintenance and facilitation of the node which increases…

Inmarsat and navtec have launched the navtec global-3, an Inmarsat-E emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB). The float-free L-band unit measures 210mm diameter by 210mm high and weighs less than 1,200g.In the…

KonMap Maritime Systems says its system for chart presentation overlaid with DXF-data uses the latest IMO/IHO standards. It supports S57-edition3 and C-Map CM93e3 nautical chart data, and presentations are made according to…