Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 47
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NewsSpliethoff series opts for scrubbers
Dutch ship owner Spliethoff has opted for scrubber installations on six multipurpose vessels (MPVs) to be built at Ouhua Shipbuilding Co in China, enabling the vessels to continue burning heavy fuel oil (HFO) after the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap is introduced.
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NewsHyundai eyes scrubber and BWMS retrofit market
A new marine services company under Hyundai Heavy Industries has signed two memoranda of understanding that position it to stake a claim in the lucrative market for retrofitting environmental technologies.
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NewsRising star over Gulf of Finland
Cruise and ferry operator Tallink is raising its game in the Baltic market with the introduction of a 27-knot ro-pax crafted to raise both revenue generating productivity and environmental standard. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsOSK ShipTech employs 3D scanning
Danish naval architect, OSK-ShipTech, has introduced 3D laser scanning as a to minimise risk and maximise precision in a market where owners are looking for the fastest and most accurate retrofit and conversion solutions.
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NewsDamen Shiprepair serves cruiseship duo
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has completed maintenance work on Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ two cruiseships, ‘Marco Polo’ and ‘Magellan’.
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NewsUlstein to build biggest hybrid vessel
Ulstein Verft and Color Line have signed a Letter of Intent for the construction of a new hybrid vessel which is said to be the largest of its kind in the world.
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NewsBAE Systems divests San Francisco ship repair business
BAE Systems has divested its San Francisco Ship Repair business to US-based ship repair expert Puglia Engineering, in a move to give the shipyard “access to broader markets”.
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Asian shipyard closure
Singapore offshore services company Vallianz has closed its repair and maintenance facility in the country blaming "industry slowdown and discontinuation of business with a key local customer".
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NewsMore German yards join forces
Three more German shipyards are closing ranks in the face of what they describe as “cut-throat” competition on the repair and conversion market, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsHealthy order book for Grand Bahama Shipyard
Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited (GBSL) recorded a strong performance in 2016 which included work on 49 commercial vessels and 20 cruise ships.
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NewsBack from the brink in British Columbia
Five years ago Canadian shipyard group Seaspan was on the precipice of closing at least one of its facilities. But after an ‘all-in’ bid for a major government shipbuilding programme and a C$170 million revamp, it is looking to a promising future building vessels for Canada and beyond. Gavin Lipsith ...
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NewsInnovative ro-ro bolsters Australian short-sea trade
SeaRoad Shipping’s purpose-designed, gas-fuelled ro-ro signals a step change in capacity, efficiency, and technology applied to the intensely competitive Bass Strait services. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsCarnival upgrade contract for GE
GE has secured a contract to replace existing controllers with new generation PECe digital propulsion controls for Carnival Group’s ''Dawn Princess'' cruise vessel
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NewsSecond turbine transport vessel nears completion
The second of two ships specially designed to transport offshore wind farm components is nearing completion at Holland Shipyards, reports Dag Pike.
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NewsFerry electrification powers ahead
ABB’s project to convert two HH Ferries’ vessels into the world’s largest emission-free ferries is gathering pace after Öresund Dry Docks was selected to carry out the work.
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NewsHarris Pye secures low-sulphur conversion contracts
Engineering group Harris Pye has secured a contract to convert six vessels belonging to an undisclosed Chinese LNG group for low-sulphur diesel oil.
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NewsMAN powers icebreaker
MAN Diesel and Turbo will supply the main engines to a new icebreaking supply-and-research vessel for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
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NewsGibdock completes Thomson Majesty repairs
Louis Cruises vessel ‘Thomson Majesty’ has undergone a two-week repair and renewal project at Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock.
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NewsGE in Korean LPG-fuelled ferry design project
GE’s combined gas, electric and steam turbines (COGES) will feature in a Korean project to develop a liquid propane gas (LPG) fuelled ferry design that the company claims will cut operational costs by 35%.
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NewsRescue package for leading ro-ro builder
A three-year restructuring plan which will cost nearly 100 jobs has been approved to get leading German ro-ro ship builder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) out of mounting financial difficulties, reports Tom Todd.
