Oceanteam and Diavaz form new company

MARCH 26, 2014 — Oslo-listed Oceanteam Shipping ASA reports that, together with Mexico’s Grupo Diavaz, it has established a new shipping company named DOT Shipping. Oceanteam, whose business includes the owning, chartering

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Virgin Group plans cruise ship venture

MARCH 26, 2014 — Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is set to plunge into the cruise market. He told The National newspaper in Dubai that his Virgin Group has secured most of the

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MTU introduces new marine genset

MARCH 26, 2014 — Rolls-Royce Power Systems has introduced a new MTU marine genset . The genset is based on a 6-cylinder Series 1600 inline engine delivering up to 323 kW output

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Fishing vessel’s power modes include hybrid system

MARCH 25, 2014 — Norway’s Herøyhav AS, has taken delivery of a 69.95-m trawler/purse seiner from Karstensens Shipyard, Denmark, that has a very flexible propulsion package offering a number of fuel-saving power

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Becker Cross Over Rudder promises major fuel savings

MARCH 25, 2014 — Although the inflow to the ship’s rudder area is mostly unfavorable to hydrodynamic efficiency, Becker Marine Systems, Hamburg, Germany, has developed a high-tech Cross Over Rudder that converts