Latest News – Page 495
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NewsRamform ship stems at GDD
German Dry Docks says that it is expecting the ‘Ramform Challenger’, a seismic ship owned by Norwegian company PGS, at its Bremerhaven yard for repair and upgrade work.
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Russia’s Far East shipbuilding cluster to receive US$22.2 billion orders by 2025
More than 160 ships are expected to be built at Russian Far East shipyards by 2025, according to recent statements by Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s first Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the Marine State Board, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsNew DNV GL office to support Chinese growth
DNV GL is supporting business growth in South China with the opening of a new office in Guangzhou.
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NewsUnderwater blade replacement keeps ship out of drydock
In April, underwater repair company Hydrex carried out bow thruster blade replacements on a 270m container ship in Barcelona.
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NewsCrane ship upgrade in Dubai
Drydocks World of Dubai reports that earlier this year it finished the major repair and refurbishment of National Drilling Company’s (NDC) self-elevated crane vessel ‘Al Ghweifat’.
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NewsFinnish yard completes cruise ferry conversion
Earlier this year Turku Repair Yard, part of BLRT Grupp and Finland’s largest repair yard, completed a six-week-long conversion project on a Tallink Silja passenger ferry.
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NewsTwo tankers at Damen Brest
Damen Shiprepair’s French yard in Brest was booked for the dry-docking and repairs of two shuttle tankers managed by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers.
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NewsDamen fits new feet to wind farm vessel
Damen Shiprepair and Conversion reports that its Damen ARNO Dunkerque yard has recently completed an interesting upgrade to the world’s first purpose-built offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance vessel.
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NewsElectrical upgrades for wind ship
The wind turbine installation vessel ‘MPI Resolution’, while drydocked at Damen Shipyards’ Arno Dunkerque yard, saw a significant overhaul to the electrical systems carried out by system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems.
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NewsGas tanker work and new floating docks for Qatar yard
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-Kom) of Qatar reports that it has recently drydocked and repaired the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) dual fuel diesel electric LNG carrier ''Aseem''.
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NewsVaried work on tanker and ferries
UK-based marine metal fabrication specialist IPS Marine Fabrications has completed a series of contracts for three ship operators.
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NewsMonitoring for safety with bio-fuels
According to Patrice Flot and Alain Meslati of diesel control and instrumentation company CMR Group, various challenges in the marine industry are leading to the greater use of bio-fuels in the form of bio-diesels and an increase in the quantity of biodiesel blended into conventional distillate fuels.
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NewsElectric offshore drives
Ingeteam of Spain says that for the past two years, under a framework agreement with Ulstein, its Ingedrive frequency converters have been integrated into Ulstein Power & Control offshore vessel projects.
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NewsProtection in a sea of uncertainty
According to Michael Aamodt, group marine product manager of Hempel, the cost of marine corrosion worldwide is somewhere between US$50 billion and US$80 billion.
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NewsCoating system combines foul release and biocide technologies
Danish coatings manufacturer Hempel first produced a silicone-based marine coating in 1999, based on technology patented by the company in the early 1970s. The product, Hempasil, provided a smooth non-stick surface on the hull, preventing adhesion of marine organisms and less drag in the water, resulting in lower fuel consumption ...
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NewsOwners can earn money from coatings
A pioneering venture from International Paints promises to provide an additional revenue source in the current difficult shipping market, and offers potential to smash the barriers that make investment in environmental technology difficult thanks to the owner/charterer relationship.
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TTS signs US$19.7m contract
TTS Group is, through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg, to supply cargo access equipment for Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a total value of NOK 118m (US$19.7m).
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NewsEU ports enter LNG joint venture
The port authorities of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Mannheim, Strasbourg and Switzerland are joining force to introduce LNG in the Rhine-Marin-Danube corridor.
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NewsBulgarian Fibank buys Bourgas Shipyards
A leading Bulgarian bank has acquired the assets of local shipbuilding and repair yard Bourgas Shipyards, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsImabari Shipbuilding carriers for Spain
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd is to build two LNG carriers at its Saijo yard for Spanish shipping company, Elcano.
