Latest News – Page 516
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NewsWorld’s largest bilobe LNG tanks to BV Class
Classification society Bureau Veritas is classing what it says are the world’s largest bilobe gas tanks, now nearing completion at China’s Sinopacific yard.
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NewsNew design for gas turbine-powered LNG carrier
GE Marine has joined forces with Lloyd’s Register and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) of China to develop a design for a gas turbine-powered LNG carrier.
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New generation of sealing rings
SKF Blohm + Voss Industries has introduced the SC3 ring, a new lip sealing ring for the company’s Simplex-Compact stern tube seals, which features a new shape allowing the ring to function reliably and remain stable under extreme conditions and variable pressure.
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NewsRolls-Royce design and equipment for Sinopacific PSVs
Rolls-Royce says it has won an order to provide design and integrated equipment packages for two UT 771 WP platform supply vessels to be built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group in China.
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Caterpillar to supply engines for Kleven OCV
MaK engines have been selected to power an Østensjø Rederi newbuild set for delivery in spring 2016, to be constructed by Kleven Shipyard in Norway.
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NewsHalyard appoints new sales director
Exhaust solutions company Halyard, has appointed Andrew Davis as sales director to manage its UK and international sales.
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New ballast water system launched
America’s Hyde Marine has launched a new ballast water treatment system at Marintec 2013 which claims to offer a smaller footprint for retrofits and newbuilds.
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NewsNew version of Alfa Laval’s Fuel Conditioning Module
Alfa Laval has launched an updated version of its Fuel Conditioning Module, to be known as the FCM One, designed to offer a greater range of parameters and increased flexibility.
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NewsNew ferry design for South China Sea
Danish naval architecture practice Knud E Hansen has announced a contract from Shanghai-based CS Marine to develop a design for a 120m ro-pax ship for operation from Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
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NewsNew Wärtsilä engine for Terntank tankers
Wärtsilä is to supply its new two-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engine for Denmark’s Terntank Rederi AS, which will mark the first installation of the engine.
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Lubricant addresses cylinder corrosion issues
Castrol Marine says that it has developed a completely new cylinder oil in response to corrosion issues in modern two-stroke engines, particularly relating to slow steaming.
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NewsGas-fuelled cold ironing for Hamburg
Becker Marine Systems reports that its subsidiary Hybrid Port Energy of Hamburg has awarded a building contract to Shipbuilding and Machinery of Komárno, Slovakia to build what it describes as “the world’s first LNG Hybrid Barge”.
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NewsIndian tanker gets Kappel propeller retrofit
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s PrimeServ retrofit team is to provide a propeller upgrade for a 105,000dwt crude oil carrier owned by Great Eastern Shipping Company (GESCO) of Mumbai, India.
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NewsNew auxiliary engine packages from Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä is introducing two new auxiliary engine and generator packages, the Auxpac 16 and the Auxpac 32.
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NewsNew Incat ferry for Japan
Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has signed a contract with Japanese ferry operator Sado Kisen for the construction of a new 85m wave piercing catamaran.
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NewsGibdock continues offshore support ship dockings
Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock reports that it has continued to attract technically advanced offshore support vessel repair and maintenance projects.
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NewsLindenau works on specialist piling vessels
The German Lindenau Werft yard recently docked two ships operated by Bitunamel Feldmann of Lubeck, a contractor involved in specialised piling work for the offshore industry.
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NewsAlewijnse achieves fast timescale for electrical repair
Alewijnse Marine Systems says that it completed electrical repairs and modifications on Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes, within just three weeks.
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BWM Convention, the current state
In order for the IMO BWM Convention to enter into force, it must be ratified by not less than 30 member states whose combined merchant fleet constitutes not less than 35% of world tonnage.
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NewsInventors keen to overcome scepticism for wind
The number of options for harnessing wind power on cargo ships is growing, and Wendy Laursen looks at some current studies being undertaken to quantify the potential savings for those willing to invest.
