Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 69
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NewsGetting out alive
Every second is critical if things turn out badly enough to require abandoning ship, but as Benny Carlsen of Viking tells Stevie Knight, there is the ‘last man’ issue.
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NewsRough waters for contracts
Offshore support sector vessels are more likely to find themselves working in difficult conditions, close up and personal with very expensive bits of kit which can endanger life and limb, says Stevie Knight.
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NewsThe first tugs with pure gas propulsion
The first tug to use LNG as its sole fuel source is undergoing sea trials prior to its delivery to Norwegian operator Buksér og Berging from the Sanmar shipyard in Turkey.
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NewsGibdock continues offshore support ship dockings
Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock reports that it has continued to attract technically advanced offshore support vessel repair and maintenance projects.
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NewsLindenau works on specialist piling vessels
The German Lindenau Werft yard recently docked two ships operated by Bitunamel Feldmann of Lubeck, a contractor involved in specialised piling work for the offshore industry.
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NewsAlewijnse achieves fast timescale for electrical repair
Alewijnse Marine Systems says that it completed electrical repairs and modifications on Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes, within just three weeks.
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NewsRo-ro mode offers benefits in tough reefer sector
A new concept of reefer vessel, which has been proposed by Danish naval architecture practice Knud E Hansen, focusing on speed and efficiency of handling perishable cargoes in harbour, is described by David Tinsley.
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NewsNew welding equipment for shipyards
Austrian company Fronius has launched two new welding developments into the shipyard market; a modular MIG/MAG welding-appliance platform and a battery-powered MMA welding unit.
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NewsCruise ship repair follows special jobs
As the first cruise ships dock for regular seasonal overhauls in the big German yards, the impression of a relatively quiet summer is hard to dispel, but appearances may have been deceptive, reports Tom Todd
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NewsRussians revisit classic hydrofoil design
Russian-built hydrofoil ferries operated passenger services globally for many years, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsBespoke German cruise ship set to be a game changer
David Tinsley looks at the latest cruise vessel to come out of the STX yard in Saint-Nazaire, France, for German operator Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.
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NewsWorld’s first cruise ferry using pure gas engine propulsion
The first international service passenger ferry operating on purely-LNG-fuelled engines recently entered service on trans-Skagerrak duty, and is described here by David Tinsley.
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NewsWind assistance – the story continues
Dag Pike looks at yet another design for a wind-assisted large merchant vessel – this time from a well-established and successful designer of sailing craft, so prospects look promising.
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NewsMore sail ideas to cut costs and emissions
As recently as the 60s and 70s, sailing cargo vessels operated efficiently around Europe, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsHull coating system for eco-friendly newbuildings
Jotun has launched its HPS (hull performance solutions) package for newbuildings, aimed at yards building eco-design vessels, and designers and owners looking for improved EEDI and ship performance.
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NewsKleven signs NOK 1.4 bn deal with Østensjø
Norwegian shipyard Kleven has announced an order from Østensjø Rederi of Haugesund for a 150 m offshore construction vessel, to the SALT 304 OCV design.
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NewsChinese offshore order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce says it has won an order to provide an integrated design and equipment package for two OSVs to be built at Cosco (Guangdong) Shipyard for Singapore based offshore services company Chellsea Group.
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NewsAsian cruise company orders from Meyer Werft
Malaysian cruise operator Star Cruises has placed a contract for a 150,000gt cruise vessel with German yard Meyer Werft of Papenburg.
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NewsFive newbuilds for Royal Arctic Line to replace P&S order
Royal Arctic Line has signed a contract for the construction of five new cargo ships to be built at Polish shipyard Remontowa in Gdansk.
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NewsChinese eye insolvent Sietas yard
A delegation from Chinese ship and crane builder ZPMC will visit German shipyard Sietas next week prior to deciding whether to make an offer for the bankrupt facility, writes Tom Todd
