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Government to Spend Millions on Four New Royal Navy Tankers

Published Wednesday, February 22, 2012

A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers have been ordered for the Royal Navy fleet, the MoD announced today. The new Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) tankers will maintain the Royal Navy’s ability to refuel at sea and will provide fuel to warships and task groups. They will support deployed amphibious, land...

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Classification Societies

Kongsberg Maritime Polaris Bridge Simulator Approved to Latest DNV Standard

Published Thursday, February 2, 2012

Leading navigation simulator certified for new STCW Convention requirements Kongsberg Maritime’s cutting-edge Polaris Bridge Simulator has received new DNV approval for the product... Read More >>

President of RINA Resigns, Possible Consequence of Costa Concordia Incident

Published Wednesday, January 18, 2012

President of RINA, Gianni Scerni, has resigned. RINA, the Italian Naval Register, is the classification society that issued the Costa Concordia a certificate of seaworthiness and safety... Read More >>

Naval Architecture

Alu Marine Unveils New Pilot Boat

Published Friday, February 3, 2012

For several months, the Alu Marine shipyard has been building a particularly innovative new type of pilot boat. Developed in collaboration with the Geronimo Naval Design office, the... Read More >>

Raytheon Completes Ship Self-Defense System Deliveries

Published Monday, January 16, 2012

Delivering predictable, reliable performance to the fleet Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered the final Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS MK 2) hardware ship set of its 2010 production... Read More >>

Newbuilds

Damen Shipyards Awarded to Build Modular Dock for Port of Djibouti

Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Damen Shipyards takes great pleasure in the fact that a Damen Modular Dock (DMD) 4020 is being constructed for - and will be delivered to - Djibouti. Djibouti’s busy port is one of the... Read More >>

Grandweld Shipyards Delivers Dive and Maintenance Support Vessel to ADNOC

Published Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Grandweld Shipyards has completed delivery of “ARADAH”, a 55m Dive and Maintenance Support Vessel (DMSV), especially built for ADNOC. The new state- of- the- art DMSV is the first... Read More >>

Ship Repair

CrystalCoat - Good News for Engines Running on Heavy Fuel and Gas

Published Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Simplex-Turbulo, agents for Märkisches Werk (MWH), are now able to actively promote a very interesting new product which extends the life of cylinder head valves. High combustion... Read More >>

Supreme Rudder Protection Given to Container Vessels in China and Poland

Published Monday, February 6, 2012

Satisfied with the result of the Ecospeed applications on the rudders of several of their other vessels, a United Kingdom based company has ordered the application of Ecospeed on the rudder of... Read More >>

Technology

First International Marine Forensics Symposium - Guidelines for Marine Forensic Investigations

Published Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The First International Marine Forensics Symposium April 3 – 5, 2012, at the Gaylord National Hotel near Washington, DC Join this event for the largest gathering of world renowned... Read More >>

Beier Radio Expands with Addition of Sentinel Control Division

Published Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Beier Radio announces its acquisition of Sentinel Control, expanding and strengthening Beier’s marine electronics product line, engineering, and support services provided to... Read More >>