Latest News – Page 606
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NewsTwo new LNG carriers ordered by MOL
Mitsui OSK Lines has ordered two new LNG carriers, one each from Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, both with steam turbine propulsion and independent spherical Moss-type tanks.
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NewsWinch stress is ultimately the owner’s problem
It could be the crew, or class, or the shipyard, all have a part to play in preventing winch failures, but ultimately it is the owner left solving the problems, says Wendy Laursen.
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NewsMaintenance warning for cargo hatch covers
The Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on structural safety and load lines late last year has shown that cargo hatch opening are a major concern, writes Wendy Laursen. Serious deficiencies were found that could be the result of poor design, improper cargo operations or inadequate maintenance and repair.
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NewsResearch vessels push complexity envelope
Rapp Hydema is providing deck machinery to an Australian research vessel requiring a wire and cable holding capacity suitable for up to 8,800m water depth, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsGreater accuracy benefits owners and charterers
Accuracy and integration developments improve safety across a spectrum of vessel types, according to Wendy Laursen.
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NewsTransmissions for specialised applications
Transmission specialist ZF Marine says that it is involved in several specialist applications, supplying, in some cases, thrusters and propellers as well as reduction gearboxes.
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NewsEuropean hybrid tugs are coming to fruition
Tug owners worldwide have long recognised the need to meet future demands for more environmentally acceptable vessels, and Europe is joining the USA in making ‘green’ tug power a reality, writes Jack Gaston.
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NewsGerman yards tick over with wide range of work
German ship repair yards appeared to be enjoying a wide range of decent business and ticking over nicely mid year with some of the bigger facilities even enjoying full docks, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsEngine overhaul poses time and logistic challenges
One of the world’s most powerful self-propelled cutter dredgers, ''Leonardo Da Vinci,'' with over 20,000kW installed diesel power, recently required a full overhaul and reconditioning of its three main engines.
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NewsBourbon AHTS is first caller at Damen’s Brest yard
Dutch group Damen Shipyards recently announced the first order for its newly-acquired French shiprepair yard, known as Damen Shiprepair Brest, for work on Bourbon Offshore’s AHTS Alcyon.
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NewsSmaller vessels star at Middle Eastern repairer
Nico International, part of Topaz Ship Repair Division, reports a busy time at its strategically-sited Middle Eastern locations.
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NewsTwists and turns to an LNG story
The changeover of the ‘Bit Viking’to LNG propulsion has been an important environmental industry ‘first’, but behind the scenes, Scandinavian energy technology companies UWIRA, KWH and Mittel had a challenge on their hands.
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NewsFirst of four eco-design Suezmax tankers joins AET fleet
The Malaysian-headquartered tanker owner/operator AET took delivery of its first Suezmax vessel in April 2012 from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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Shipyard access equipment contracts for Harsco
Global industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation has announced new orders for its Harsco Infrastructure business group in Europe.
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NewsInterior refurbishment for cruise ship
Cruise vessel ''Island Escape'', operated by Thomson Cruises’ Island Cruises division, recently received an interior upgrade while in Spain, from Southampton, UK-based outfitter Trimline.
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NewsBetter prospects for UK repairer
UK repair yard A&P Tyne reports a good start to 2012 with a multi-million pound order book obtained for the first quarter of the year.
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NewsFloatel books into Gibdock
Norwegian-owned offshore accommodation vessel, Edda Fides, said to be one of the most advanced and sophisticated vessels of its type, has been dry-docked at Gibdock in Gibraltar for a week-long package of work at the yard.
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NewsZero emission cutter proposed for US Coast Guard
Technology devised for superyachts and merchant ships is now being offered to the US Coast Guard for a patrol vessel design. Is the world ready for low-carbon military vessels?
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NewsConceptual design avoids expensive delays
The importance of conceptual design and pre-engineering in the design of complex systems such as those for propulsion was recently reinforced for Alewijnse Marine Systems when the opening stages of a new contract took considerably longer than was originally anticipated.
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NewsInduction motors offer low noise signature
According to motor company Indar, up to now vessels complying with Silent class notation have had to use DC motors, but this has now changed.
