Latest News – Page 548
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NewsSembawang bags cruise ship refits
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard began 2013 with a series of four cruise ships, and has secured similar work on a further eight vessels, worth a total of around S$60 million.
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NewsFSRU conversion finalised in Dubai
Drydocks World reports that it is in the process of completing the ''FSRU Toscana'' conversion project.
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NewsBrest yard re-establishes itself in LNG carrier market
Damen Shiprepair says that since it acquired the former Sobrena yard at Brest, Northwestern France, around a year ago, it is continuing to recover its share of the LNG carrier repair business, a sector in which the yard was previously well known.
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NewsSpanish repair dock installs new propeller pits
Agent for the Astander shipyard in northern Spain, Simplex-Turbulo, has announced the installation of two pits at the yard which will enable the overhaul or removal of azimuthing propulsion units.
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NewsBoxship bow thruster overhauled without drydocking
Belgian company Hydrex reports that its diver/technician team has recently removed a bow thruster from a 300m container vessel for overhaul.
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NewsOn course for BWTS compliance
Two marine technology suppliers have combined to offer a practical solution for areas of the current ballast water treatment debate that are currently at risk of being overlooked.
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NewsLaser scanning aids BWTS installation
Goltens Green Technologies says it offers a laser scanning service to assist owners and yards in determining how best to retrofit ballast water treatment systems.
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NewsReplacement jets improve performance
Swedish company MJP waterjets says that two recent refits of waterjets allowed a direct comparison to be made between waterjet brands.
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NewsGas turbines for European frigate programme
GE Marine has delivered another LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine to Avio of Italy, which will power the French Navy’s eighth FREMM frigate.
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NewsAll-electric air supported hull vessel comes closer to reality
The European Union, under the BB Green R&D project, is funding a scheme to demonstrate the viability of a fast, zero-emission, commuter ferry using air supported hull technology and relying on batteries for its power.
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NewsNew Zamakona wellboat
Norway’s Sølvtrans has signed a new contract with the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new 3,200 m3 wellboat.
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NewsClassNK approves lean duplex stainless steel
As demand for new technologies continues to rise, global classification society, ClassNK, has approved the first application of Nippon Steel and Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation’s (NSSC) new lean duplex stainless steel (NSSC2120), on vessels in Japan.
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NewsCochin PSV delivered to Liberia
India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has delivered a high specification Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), ‘Sea Tantalus’, to M/V PSV Holding Inc. of Liberia.
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NewsLNG carrier joint venture
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd have formed a joint venture called MI LNG Co Ltd to handle the design and marketing of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels.
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NewsSeahorse 35000 exceeds expectation
Danish bulk carrier designer Grontmij’s recently launched Seahorse 35000 deadweight bulk carrier, has exceeded all contract performance requirements during sea trials.
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ABB wins new technology award
Global power and automation group, ABB, has won a new technology award from the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) for its Onboard DC Grid – the electric propulsion system that can reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 20%.
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NewsGL certifies MaK dealer Bolier
Classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has approved Netherlands based Machinefabriek Bolier BV in accordance with MaK''s standards for its propulsion and service dealers.
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NewsAnalytics for fuel optimisation
US company ESRG says that it has recently added new capabilities to its OstiaEdge analytical software package to help shipowners and managers reduce fuel costs.
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NewsNeptun names 10 newbuilds at one go
Germany’s Neptun Shipyard has named six ships at a single ceremony in Warnemuende while a further three built by the yard were simultaneously named in Amsterdam, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsFunding secured for new Rolldock ships
The construction of two ultra-modern special transporters at Germany''s FSG shipyard for the Dutch heavy lift shipping company RollDock are being made possible by €74m of loans from a consortium of banks.
