At the end of April, 2013 in Korea, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s latest G-type engine passed its Type Approval Test at HHI-EMD, the engine and machinery division of Hyundai Heavy Industries. The ultra-long-stroke G60ME-C9 engine went through its paces...

CWind has placed an order for a second CWhisper SWATH, an innovative 19.5m composite workboat designed and built by Essex-based CTruk. CWind Astute, which features CTruk’s patent-applied moveable wheelhouse and pod system, launched in August last...

Martek Marine is advising shipping companies that they are putting themselves at risk of facing corporate manslaughter charges if they do not carry an adequate number of maintained and certified gas detectors. European Marine Equipment Directive ...

ABB Turbocharging, a global leader in the manufacture and maintenance of turbochargers for two- and four-stroke engines, will step up its promotion of its variable valve train system, Valve Control Management, or VCM. VCM helps a turbocharger to...

Monitor, manage and save fuel Last September, AWT announced the release of FleetDSS. FleetDSS is AWT's fleet management system that gives an operator easy-to-use filters to quickly focus on vessels that need the most attention, evaluate the...

PC Maritime’s Navmaster ECDIS has been chosen by China Shipping Group to be fitted to 50 newbuild bulk carriers. This large ECDIS fleet contract was negotiated by Bogerd Martin NV’s subsidiary company, Bogerd Martin China, based in Shanghai. ...

Advanced DC drives from Emerson Control Techniques in America have been selected by Terminal de Contenedores de Yucatán (TCY), to modernise the control system on an ageing ship-to-shore crane in Progreso, México. TCY, owned by Grup TCB of Spain...

Global management system certifier, Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) and specialist risk and management consultancy, Integrated Risk & Security Solutions (IRSS), are pleased to announce a collaborative working approach to help...