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Underwater Thruster Repair & Maintenance Work Benefits

Aug 15, 2012

Hydrex offer a wide range of underwater repair or maintenance work on ship thruster units.An entire unit can be overhauled, propeller blades or seals can be replaced or repair work on a specific part of a thruster can be performed fast by Hydrex diver/technicians on site…

GE (France) to Supply Propulsion Systems for 23 New LNG Carriers

Aug 09, 2012

Korean companies Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries contract GE technology.The GE equipment will be installed on 23 new LNG ships and represents total propulsion power of 1,105 megawatts.Traditionally,…

Scana Wins Kleven Propulsion Systems Contract

Aug 01, 2012

Scana Propulsion to supply propulsion systems for type SALT 100 PSV for shipowners Ugland
 Offshore.The vessel is designed by Salt Ship Design and the propeller system is
developed in partnership between Salt Ship Design and Scana Propulsion…

34m Boat Delivered to Rhode Island Fast Ferry

Jul 30, 2012

A 34m Catamaran Passenger Ferry, Ava Pearl, designed by Incat Crowther and built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding , was delivered to Rhode Island Fast Ferry, where it will contribute to an expansion of operations.As a long-time operator of Incat Crowther ferries…

Big Ship Slow Steaming: How Prevalent is It?

Jul 26, 2012

Much has been heard, said and read regarding the advent of Slow Steaming in the global maritime industry. But in reality, how prevalent is the practice? MAN PrimeServ set out recently to find some answers.Being a market leader with the lion’s…

Rolls-Royce to Power New Cruise Ferries

Jul 24, 2012

Rolls-Royce signed a contract with ship owner Fjord Line A/S to install LNG based power and propulsion systems in two cruise ferries being built at the Bergen Group Fosen AS yard in Norway. Each vessel will be equipped with four gas engines…

Bay Diesel Promotes Moore to Service Management

Jul 23, 2012

Mandie Moore has been promoted to Service Management.  She has been a member of the Bay Diesel family for 6 months.  Mandie is responsible for our Government Jobs (NSWG & Coast Guard), special tools, tool room and warranties.  Established in 1982…

ExxonMobil Expands MobilGard Supply in Shanghai

Jul 23, 2012

ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants completed the first bulk delivery of Mobilgard 570 cylinder oil in the Port of Shanghai in May.  The bulk delivery of Mobilgard 570 was made by Hai Gong You 30, the first double-hulled marine lubricants-delivery barge to operate in Shanghai…

Wärtsilä to Supply Main Engines for Kuwait Oil Tanker

Jul 19, 2012

Wärtsilä's RT-flex common rail engine technology provides environmental benefits including low fuel consumption and reductions in exhaust emissions. The engine waste heat is utilized to produce onboard electricity. These features help maintaining…

3rd CIMAC CASCADES: Seminar for Younger Engineers

Jul 17, 2012

Towards the Elastic Engine – Developing Major Engine Systems in the Digital Electronic AgeThe third staging of the CIMAC CASCADES seminar for younger engineers and students took place at the ETH Swiss Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland on June 8…

Rolls-Royce Wins OSV Contract

Jul 17, 2012

Rolls-Royce signed a £10 million contract with Simon Møkster Shipping for a wave piercing offshore vessel with a new bow design that will go into service for Statoil in the Arctic region. The vessel is designed to pierce through the waves under harsh weather conditions…

Bay Diesel Promotes John Small

Jul 09, 2012

John Small has been promoted to Big Bore Project Manager at Bay Diesel. Mr. Small has been a part of the Bay Diesel family for 4 years.  His primary responsibilities are to manage select Big Bore projects, price and manage preventive maintenance…

Laborde Welcomes Marine Salesman

Jun 26, 2012

Expanding its sales force, Laborde Products brings on a new salesman.  David DiSalvo will handle diesel equipment sales and marketing.  He will serve the Gulf Coast and inland rivers territories. 'In this position, I hope to establish a presence in new areas…

North American Emission Rules for Ships to Enter Force

Jun 25, 2012

On 1 August 2012, enforcement of the North American Emissions Control Area (ECA) is due to commence.  This third and largest ECA (the other two encompass the North Sea and the Baltic Sea areas) was first proposed by Canada and the United States on 27 March 2009…

Kongsberg to Supply UK Nautical College Simulators

Jun 21, 2012

New Kongsberg Maritime simulators for extensive upgrade to South Tyneside College facilitiesKongsberg Maritime has been chosen to supply a suite of upgraded navigation, engine room and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) simulator hardware and…

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Finalizes Acquisition of Armacup

Bulls Joins TVO's Global Business Development Team

Bulls Joins TVO's Global Business Development Team

DP World, Asian Terminals Inc. Invest $100M to Boost Capacity at Manila South Harbor

DP World, Asian Terminals Inc. Invest $100M to Boost Capacity at Manila South Harbor

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