Our Maritime Business Magazines

Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s Sperry Marine business unit is the first manufacturer to enter a cooperation agreement with online training company Safebridge to provide online training for users of Sperry Marine’s advanced VisionMaster FT ship navigation technology. Safebridge software programs allow students to complete online training specific to the navigation products installed on the ships they...

At a recent ceremony at its Lingang campus – attended by Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) academics, local dignitaries and representatives of, among others, COSCO, China Shipping, Costamare and MAN Diesel & Turbo – SMU officially opened its new teaching facility. The centrepiece of the new facility is a fully functional, two-stroke MAN B&W ME-B...

TORM A/S, one of the world’s leading transporters of refined oil products, has signed a frame agreement with navigation systems specialist MARIS covering a range of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS). Following a closed tender, the Danish owner has selected state-of-the-art MARIS Solid State Drive ECDIS hardware, software, service, support and maintenance...

A major milestone in its Liferaft Exchange Programme (LRE), the 10,000th Unitor liferaft has joined Wilhelmsen Ships Service‘s liferaft rental fleet. The LRE concept, which exchanges service-due liferafts for operational ones, takes better control of costs and reduces the chance of getting caught out by unforeseen service dates and costly weak links in the supply chain....

Genoa-based RINA had a satisfactory year in 2010, maintaining growth despite the difficult global climate. Turnover was 205 million Euros and EBITDA 40 million Euros. “2010 was a demanding year but rich in satisfaction”, says Enrico Scerni, President of RINA Spa. “We have made our company more solid, strengthened our presence in growing markets...

With effect from 30 June 2011, the Japanese shipping company ” K” Line Group (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.) will acquire another 50% of the SAL Group and with that will become the sole shareholder of the company. After more than 40 years in shipping, SAL founders Hans and Claus Heinrich have decided to retire...

Converteam has completed delivery of the first of the propulsion motors for the Royal Navy‘s Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers as a part of the company’s contract to design and supply major components of the electric propulsion systems for the two new ships. Both carriers will be the largest ships ever built for...

Castrol Academy, has now been recognised by the Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas. Lars Markusson, project manager at DNV said: “Castrol Academy, among others, plays a vital role in furthering maritime skills and expertise and will increasingly play a major role on the international stage as the maritime industries emerge from recession and...

Operating a fleet of ten tankers and dry cargo ships, Rix Shipping has made its first commitment to Martek Marine‘s Navgard, following the installation of the Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) on the tanker Liz Rix. The decision was made after considerable research by Rix Shipping, James Doyle, Rix Shipping’s managing director explains: “We spent...

Dutch chart distributor Datema has announced it has finally managed to secure the necessary permissions from a significant number of countries to roll-out its ENCTrack distribution system for Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs). The member countries of IC-ENC have approved pay-as-you sail licensing in 2010 under strict conditions. Following test and trials, Datema was granted...

International Paint has announced the Interline 9001 bimodal epoxy coating for the chemical cargo tanks. With enhanced cargo resistance, zero absorption for many cargoes and fewer cycling restrictions, it simplifies the carriage of a wide range of liquid cargoes, optimising vessel earning potential. A typical 45000-DWT vessel could reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by up to...

The Liberian Registry has carried out the first ship inspection for compliance with the ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), ahead of its entry into force. The inspection was performed on board the 7,000 teu containership UASC Yanbu, owned by D. Oltmann Reederei GmbH & Co KG of Bremen, Germany, and managed by Anglo...

ClassNK took another step forward in its efforts to help improve the efficiency of international shipping today with the release of its new environmental efficiency analysis software, PrimeShip-GREEN/EEOI. The new software is a shipboard and web based software system for calculating and analysing the environmental efficiency of ships in service in line with the...

Signet Maritime Corporation has announced they are the first to install the Cat C175 ACERT 16-cylinder main propulsion diesel engines rated at 3,417 BHP each on their two support/escort tugs being built in Gulfport, MS at Trinity Offshore. The engines represent the next generation in technology for addressing the needs of emissions and hazardous...

US manufacturer Kahlenberg Industries, Inc has appointed a new company, Kahlenberg UK Ltd, to handle the distribution of its full range of marine and industrial sound signals, sound signal controls, air compressors and accessories across all of Europe except Italy. Kahlenberg UK Ltd has been created out of the success of sister company du...

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has just opened its upgraded bridge simulator training facility at HMAS Watson in Sydney. Featuring new Kongsberg Maritime full mission and desktop simulators, it represents one of the most advanced naval training centres in the world. Here, RAN cadets will learn to pilot the next generation of warships, alongside...

Leading lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding says more shipowners are opting for long-term service agreements in order to ensure priority service for the lifeboats, davits and hooks on their vessels. David Torres, vice-president sales, Schat-Harding Service, says, “We see a welcome trend away from ad hoc servicing of key lifesaving equipment and a move...

Last week, in Mobile, Alabama, US secretary of the navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, was joined by US Senator Jeff Sessions, Congressman Jo Bonner, Austal USA President and Chief Operating Officer, Joe Rella, and Mobile Mayor Sam Jones in formally announcing the names that have been selected for the first two Austal-built Littoral Combat Ships...

ClassNK officially announced the opening of a new exclusive surveyor office in Shenzen today. The ClassNK Shenzhen Office is the eleventh office the society has opened in China, marking the continued growth of ClassNK’s presence in the Chinese market. ClassNK’s new Shenzhen office will serve all major ports in the region, including Mawan, Shekou,...

Havyard Ship Technology AS has signed a contract with Sartor Offshore AS for the delivery of a Havyard 832 L platform supply vessels with an option for an additional ship. The ship, with yard number 103, will be built at Havyard Ship Technology’s yard in Leirvik in Sogn and will be delivered in January 2012....

Sperry Marine has signed a full production contract for the Integrated Navigation Bridge System (INBS) for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Aircraft Carrier Programme. The company also signed a design phase contract for the Navigation Lights, Shapes and Sounds (NLSS). Terms of the contracts were not disclosed, including electronic chart...

Wärtsilä and Aker Solutions have agreed to combine their fields of expertise to develop a new and environmentally sound concept for offshore wind farm installation vessels. According to the contract, Wärtsilä will provide the new installation vessels with the ship design, electrical power generation, propulsion machinery and high-end automation, whilst Aker Solutions will supply the...

FLAGSHIP, the pan-European maritime transport project part funded by the EU, has developed an integrated, ship to shore system, for the control and monitoring of passenger safety functions on board ship utilising both fixed and mobile assets.  Called FLAGSHIP-ISEMS (Integrated Safety and Emergency Management System), the system enhances the onboard ability to handle emergencies....

MAN Diesel & Turbo confirms that a MAN B&W 6S46MC-C8 engine with integrated SCR fulfils the IMO’s strictest emission standards. The engine, capable of an output of almost 7 MW, was constructed in autumn 2010 by Hitachi Zosen Corporation at its Ariake works in southern Japan. The engine is bound for a general cargo...

The 11th Exposhipping Europort Istanbul witnessed a festive opening on Tuesday 23 March with a number of speeches by – amongst others – Mr Serkan Tiglioglu (CEO of  NTSR) and Mr Jos van der Vegt (CEO of Ahoy Rotterdam). According to Mr Jos van der Vegt Turkey is moving full speed ahead to establish its position as one of...