Latest News – Page 518
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NewsSafetec unveils new Competence Centre
Safetec is opening a new Competence Centre in Bergen, Norway, which will provide education and training for organisations based on ABS Group and Safetec’s experience in the onshore and offshore sector.
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NewsSeventh LNG carrier repair for Damen
Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSB) has received its seventh LNG carrier drydocking contract for maintenance and repair of the ‘Bachir Chihani’.
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NewsMajor new contract for Ulstein
The Ulstein Group has received its largest ever contract to build its largest vessel to date, as well as the first Ulstein designed vessel to be built in the US.
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NewsMaersk looks to LNG
Media reports suggest Denmark-based AP Moeller Maersk is considering LNG as fuel and is in discussion with Gazprom, the only LNG exporter in Russia.
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NewsWashington Ferries concludes that LNG fuel is safe, clean and cost-effective
US ferry operator Washington State Ferries reports that it is a step closer to converting one class of vessels from diesel to LNG operation.
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Efficient cargo handling equipment for 10 large container ships
MacGregor has received an order worth US$77 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea for optimised cargo handling systems for five A-14 series and five A-18 series container vessels
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NewsLubricant supply in Rotterdam
Marine lubricant provider Total Lubmarine has added another supply vessel to its fleet, with the recent inauguration of the ‘Atlantic Energy’ in Rotterdam.
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NewsDNV GL class for Helgoland ferry
The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL.
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NewsMacGregor subsea crane contract
Cargotec’s MacGregor has won a contract to deliver a 250 tonne SWL active heave compensated (AHC) subsea crane for the construction vessel ''Island Intervention''.
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NewsABB wins US$23m orders
ABB is to supply waste heat recovery systems (WHRS) for 14 new 8,800 teu container vessels as part of two orders worth US$23m.
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NewsPropulsion & Emissions Conference 2014 – Call for papers
The 36th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media, will take place in Hamburg, Germany from 21 to 22 May 2014.
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NewsNew icebreaker for Russia
Havyard has agreed a contract with Russian shipping company, FEMCO, for design and construction of a new icebreaking offshore vessel.
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NewsICS tells COP19 that ‘reducing CO2 is economic no brainer'
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw (COP 19), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is to advise that reducing carbon emissions is an economic ''no brainer'' for the global shipping industry.
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NewsWärtsilä Aquarius BWMS accepted by US
All US and foreign flag ships fitted with Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS) can now operate in US territorial waters.
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Tristar invests in the shipping market
Tristar Transport Company is investing €200m in new tonnage in a bid to expand its marine portfolio as the shipping market heats up.
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Russian consortium to acquire stake in DSME
Russian oil giant Rosneft in consortium with Gazprombank and shipping company Sovkomflot, plans to acquire a 31% stake in South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsFlooding protection for ships
UK company PSM Instrumentation says that another major shipbuilder has recognised the vital role a reliable flood detection system plays on its vessels, with a major order for bilge level switches.
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NewsExxonMobil launches cylinder oil to address cold corrosion
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has launched its own 100BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard 5100, which the company says id designed to mitigate the effects of cold corrosion in new design two-stroke marine engines operating on HFO.
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News“One of the worst examples of substandard shipping”
UK-based trade union for maritime professionals Nautilus International has released details of a vessel detained in port, and which has been described as a ‘Mickey Mouse operation’.
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NewsHHI orders Clean Marine systems
Norway’s Clean Marine is to supply its exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) for a very large gas carrier (CLGC) being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Dorian LPG.
