Latest News – Page 660
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NewsNoreq establishes company in Dubai
Norwegian specialist in lifeboats, rescue craft and davits Noreq says that increasing demand has led to the formation of a new subsidiary, based in Dubai, to serve the UAE and Middle East markets.
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NewsOn site bow thruster re-installation keeps ship out of drydock
Belgian company Hydrex reports that it recently mobilised a diver/technician team to a 300m container ship in Hong Kong to reinstall a bow thruster which exhibited problems after being overhauled.
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NewsPaint product ends cavitation damage
Ecospeed vinylester glassflake coatings are said to have successfully ended a rudder cavitation damage problem on a class of five ro-ro vessels operated in Finland and managed by Hamburg-based Ernst Russ.
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Cargotec opens service office in Lithuania
A new marine service company, MacGregor BLRT Baltic UAB, has been set up by Cargotec in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The company is a joint venture by Cargotec (51%) and Klapedia’ Western Shipyard (49%).
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NewsRolls-Royce receives big waterjet order
Rolls-Royce reports that it has won a contract from India’s Cochin Shipyard to supply 60 Kamewa water jets for a new fleet of 20 50m long fast patrol vessels, currently under construction for the Indian Coast Guard.
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NewsSoftware upgrade for thickness gauge
Elcometer has released what it says is the first in a series of software enhancements for its 456 thickness gauge, which was launched six months ago.
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NewsDouble control for waterjets
Swedish company MJP Waterjets claims to have succeeded in combining steering and reversing of two jets simultaneously into a central column operating both jets in parallel by means of a single hydraulic control.
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ICS urges owners to insist on EEDI and backs IMO carbon measures
A meeting in London of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the total merchant fleet, has backed the energy efficiency design index (EEDI).
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NewsGlobal sustainability megatrends - DNV
DNV has publicly unveiled its view of technology solutions for the next decade, pointing at mega-trends analysed on the basis of population, economy, governance, natural resources production and consumption.
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NOAA: “low sulphur fuel is cleaner”
Californian clean fuel regulations and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-led study.
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NewsLatest generation ECDIS from KH
Kelvin Hughes has launched its fourth generation ECDIS, which is a part of the company’s MantaDigital multifunction workstation range, in which a single display can function as ECDIS, radar or conning display.
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NewsWell intervention rigs for Finnish yard
STX Finland and Eide Marine Semi, a subsidiary of Eide Marine Services, have signed a contract for the outfitting, completion and delivery of two well intervention vessels with a total contract value over €300 million.
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NewsNew CEO appointed at Liberian Registry management
Scott Bergeron has been appointed chief executive officer of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry.
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MD appointed to ECDIS training company
Hamburg based MSG Marine Serve has appointed former Transas Marine global training manager Bjoern Roehlich (33), as managing director.
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Semi-submersible rig order for DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea says that it has received an order worth $1.1 billion from Songa Offshore of Norway to build two semi-submersible drilling rigs for 2014 delivery.
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NewsShell and Wärtsilä promote LNG as fuel
Wärtsilä and the Shell Oil Company have announced the signing of a joint co-operation agreement aimed at promoting and accelerating the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.
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NewsSatcom data contract for short-sea fleet
Marlink says that it has signed an agreement with short-sea ship operator Wilson Ship Management to provide 80 of its ships with SCAP FleetBroadband on a 36 month contract.
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NewsMore Great Lakes bulkers on order
Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) is exercising its option for building two new self-unloading dry cargo vessels, bringing to four the number of ships on order in its major fleet-renewal program.
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NewsRise in scrapping looks good for bulkers
Braemar Seascope says that it has noticed a marked increase in ship scrapping, and that this should represent good news for the dry cargo sector and maybe the whole shipping and shipbuilding industry.
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Oil analysis for electric ship machinery
Spectro, a UK-based independent laboratory providing oil condition monitoring services, has announced a contract for the provision of analysis services for ABB’s marine electric power and propulsion systems.
