Latest News – Page 474
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NewsOman Drydock completes LNG repair contract
Oman Drydock Company (ODC), which claims to be the largest ship repair yard in the Middle East, has completed work on the ‘Ibra LNG’, owned by Oman Shipping Company (OSC).
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NewsModular ship accommodation from new UK partnership
Contractor MPE Interiors, of Birkenhead, UK, reports that it has been named as the preferred installer of fast-fitting modular ship accommodation in a new partnership.
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NewsEngine remanufacture breathes new life into pilot vessels
One of the services offered by MTU to its customers is the opportunity to exchange a worn, time-expired engine for a good-as-new remanufactured unit.
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NewsCruise, dive support and ballast work for Damen Shiprepair
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam has been awarded a repair and maintenance contract from MSC Cruises, with respect to the 2010-built, 293m ‘MSC Magnifica’.
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NewsShaft generators help raise efficiency
Finnish company WE Tech Solutions says that its direct drive shaft generators can help provide a useful gain in ship efficiency, by providing as much as around 800kW to the ship’s electrical system, avoiding the need to run auxiliary engines.
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NewsGearless propulsor improves operational profitability
Kimmo Kokkila, product manager, propulsion products, ABB Marine & Cranes, Finland, describes why podded propulsors are one of the most efficient marine electrical propulsion systems in the marketplace.
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NewsOffshore lift ship is said to be ‘world’s largest’
Dag Pike describes the recently completed ‘Pieter Schelte’ which is arguably the most sophisticated ship ever built as well as being one of the most versatile.
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NewsPort feeder barge developed to reduce container congestion
Increasing road congestion at many container ports has led a German company to develop a new concept of feeder barge, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsRising performance, widening options in LNG containment
Dynamic market forces over recent years have spurred enhancements to the principal LNG cargo containment systems, and have fostered the development of new solutions both by established cryogenic specialists and other industry stakeholders; David Tinsley reports.
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NewsLNG and the cost effective slice and splice
Meeting the challenge of the big squeeze that’s about to put the cost of operating in ECAs through the roof means, as Alexandros Chiotopoulos of DNV GL explains to Stevie Knight, “thinking outside the box... or hull”.
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NewsPieter van Oossanen: Design on the wing
“When it comes to hull forms, many assume that there is ‘nothing more to be found’, but I believe there’s going to be even greater changes in the years to come,” Pieter van Oossanen, founder of Van Oossanen Naval Architects, tells Stevie Knight.
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NewsNew product agreements designed to aid supply
New lifesaving technologies are being augmented with new supply and training arrangements to smooth out any supply chain issues; Wendy Laursen reports.
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NewsNew services aim to ease fire protection equipment maintenance costs
Regulators and manufacturers continue to evolve sophisticated ways to ensure fire detection and suppression systems perform when needed, writes Wendy Laursen
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NewsVaried work stamps German repair sector
Big ships and engine swaps have been in the news in the German repair sector of late while research ships have made their periodic yard rounds and scrubber installations continue to keep some facilities busy; Tom Todd reports.
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NewsNobiskrug tackles Poseidon engine swap
Tom Todd reports that Nobiskrug Werft in Rendsburg on the Kiel Canal was completing a full engine exchange on the veteran multi-purpose German research ship ''Poseidon'' in December.
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NewsScrubber installations keep GDD busy
Scrubber installation work on five 17,400dwt Transfennica con-ro ships has become a lucrative new sector for German Dry Docks during the second half of this year, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsWärtsilä solutions for Maersk AHTS vessels
Wärtsilä is to supply fully integrated solutions for a new series of six Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels being built in Norway for Maersk Supply Service AS.
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NewsMexican salt exporter orders eco-friendly ship
Mexican state-run salt producer Exportadora de Sal SA de CV (ESSA), is reported to have signed a contract for a 15,000dwt specialist eco-friendly salt transport ship to be built at a Chinese yard.
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NewsUASC names first gas-ready ULCV at HHI
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has named what is said to be the first ever LNG-ready ultra large container vessel. The ‘Sajir’ is the first ship in UASC’s current newbuilding programme, comprising 17 eco-efficient vessels.
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NewsMulti-purpose UT OSV is first to be built in Turkey
Rolls-Royce has announced a contract valued at £12 million to provide design, integrated power and propulsion systems and equipment for an advanced multipurpose service vessel for Norwegian owner Myklebusthaug Management to be built at the Besiktas yard in Turkey.
