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MacGregor has added a new windlass to its Pusnes product range. The new windlass is based on a chain-jack design using similar technology to the current range. "The Pusnes RamWinch is well known in the industry for its compact size and low weight. It can be found on...

Subsea Industries report that rudders and nozzles on tankers owned by Pleiades are showing no cavitation damage after 2.5 years in service with their Ecoshield coating. Ten Pleiades tankers have received Ecoshield coatings, starting in 2013 with the rudder of the...

A roro vessel suffered corrosion damage to the aft starboard side shell plating. Hydrex report that they mobilized a team from their office in Tampa Bay to the vessel’s location in Palm Beach to perform a class approved permanent underwater insert repair. This allowed...

Eco Marine Power (EMP) are exhibiting a range of products related to its marine solar power systems and the Aquarius Management & Automation System (MAS) at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam. Exhibiting with EMP will be The Furukawa Battery Co Ltd,...

Starting as early as 2018 the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee will be requiring ships over 5,000gt to record and report their fuel consumption for each type of fuel they use. The agreement will be drafted for inclusion in MARPOL annex VI at MEPC 70. Data...

Thordon Bearings has developed a bespoke modelling tool capable of calculating the amount of operational oil prevented from leaking into the world’s oceans with each installation of a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing. To be launched officially on 22nd April...

ABB’s Azipod D will power the luxurious 10-deck discovery cruiser Scenic Eclipse to some of the world’s most remote destinations. Built to Polar Class 6 the vessel will have the ability to navigate the summer waters of Polar Regions. The ship’s two 3 MW Azipod units...

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured orders for environmentally-friendly equipment for four next-generation eco-cruise ships which will be built in Germany and Finland. The vessels will be the first liquefied natural gas-powered cruise ships to enter the market....

Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems are opening an office in Kobe, Japan with a display of manoeuvring systems and energy-saving devices at the “Sea Japan” exhibition. “We have been able to establish ourselves on the Japanese market in the past few years”,...

Newbuild Floating Storage and Regastification Unit (FSRU) vessels built for EXMAR nv have been receiving superstrength EcoLock coatings in China.  The FSRUs are built in individually coated blocks, leaving some areas inaccessible after assembly. The Ecolock system...

Gothenburg-based I-Tech’s Selektope antifouling system has been shortlisted in the Environmental Performance category by the judging panel for the European Marine Engineering Awards. The winner of the award is to be announced next month. The Environmental Performance...

Crowley Maritime is installing Caterpillars Cat®Asset Intelligence software on the tugboat Guide, a ship-assist vessel operating out of Seattle. The tug is being fitted with a custom vessel monitoring and diagnostics solution, which will keep non-stop watch over its...

The newbuild m/s Eeva VG, the first of two highly energy efficient dry cargo carriers owned by the Meriaura Group, has received an Ecospeed hull coating prior to launch. The sister ships ships are VG EcoCoasters and will operate in the Baltic region, and have been...

AKASOL will be showcasing its modular designed lithium-ion battery system AKARack at the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo in Amsterdam, June 21-23. The new pack is specifically developed for electric and hybrid power trains in ferry boats, tug boats, drill ships,...

SIMRAD have announced a new IMO type approved radar solution for use aboard CAT 3 SOLAS vessels, workboats, tugs and coastal fishing boats. The R3016 12U/6X has a 12-kilowatt X-Band transceiver and 6-foot open array scanner, designed for high reliability and low...