Latest News – Page 572
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NewsVoith appoints new head of marine business
Voith Turbo has appointed Dr Christian Strahberger as its new executive vice president for its marine business division.
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Tanker company confirms green credentials
Petroleum tanker operator AET has formally committed to the MPA Green Shipping Programme. President and CEO, Hor Weng Yew, signed-up to the initiative at a Singapore bunkering conference, SIBCON.
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NewsMeyer to build its biggest cruise ship ever
German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft has clinched a giant contract worth about €700 million with Norwegian Cruise Line for a 163,000gt cruise ship and secured an option for a second.
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NewsNew joint project on LNG Bunkering
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and nine key members of the Australian maritime, port and energy sectors have established a four-month study into LNK Bunkering organised as a Joint Industry Project (JIP).
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NewsSAM Electronics wins major IT contract
Hamburg based system solutions company, SAM Electronics, has won a contract to supply and install a full IT network and associated equipment for the world’s largest offshore construction vessel.
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NewsPrototypes a challenge, says FSG chief
New orders have meant future security for leading German shipyard Flensburger (FSG), but MD Peter Sierk has cautioned that developing and building four prototypes at once is “an enormous challenge”, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsDamen builds terminal tugs for KOC
Damen has signed a contract with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to build 14 Damen ASD tugs.
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NewsGreenPort Congress – towards sustainability
The seventh GreenPort Congress was held during the first week of October 2012 in Marseille - during which nearly 200 environmental experts across the sector came together to discuss working towards a continuous commitment to sustainable operations.
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NewsBWMS for four PSV newbuildings
Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract to supply ballast water management systems (BWMS) to four platform supply vessels (PSVs) being built in China for offshore service provider Tidewater Marine.
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NewsStone Marine invests in new equipment
Stone Marine Singapore, Manufacturer of customised propellers for the marine industry, has recently invested over US$3m in modern equipment including CNC, conventional lathes and extra melting furnaces.
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NewsDeltamarin acquired by Singapore company
The majority of the shares of Finnish ship design company Deltamarin are to be sold to AVIC International Investments Limited, a publicly listed company on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
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NewsDrillship genset and propulsion contract
Wärtsilä has announced a contract from Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard to supply main generating engines and thrusters for six new deep water drill ships to be built in Brazil at Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz.
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NewsNYK orders two fuel-efficient PCTCs
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced that it has received an order, jointly with Imabari Shipbuilding, for two next-generation pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line).
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NewsGeneration X for six Singapore newbuilds
Wärtsilä says that it is to supply its recently introduced Wärtsilä X72 licensed engines to power six new vessels – four container ships and two bulkers - being built in China for two Singapore based shipping companies.
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NewsPalau Ship Registry gets its first ships
The newly formed Palau International Ship Registry has announced that it has achieved its first two vessel registrations celebrated at a recent inauguration ceremony.
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DNV qualifies new GTT technology
French engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz''s (GTT) new upgraded LNG Mark III FLEX cargo containment system has been granted DNV’s General Approval for Ship Application (GASA).
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New wind farm ship order for Fjellstrand
Norwegian yard Fjellstrand has announced a contract, worth about NOK300 million, with Siem Offshore for the construction of an infield support vessel to the Ulstein SX 163 design for delivery in March 2014.
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NewsEuro approval for AIS-SART
Jotron of Norway says that its Tron AIS-SART is now available with MED approval, with ‘wheelmarked’ units having been made available as from 5 October 2012
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NewsBIMCO issues guide to SEEMP
Shipowner association BIMCO, in association with information company Fathom, has released ‘The Step-by-Step SEEMP Manual’ which can be used as a ship’s official Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP).
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NewsThrusters for Italian-built ferry
Steerprop of Finland has been contracted to deliver the main propulsion system for a passenger ferry to be built at Fincantieri in Italy for Société des Traversiers du Québec (STQ).
