Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 73
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NewsDirect current connections
The Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) ‘Dina Star’ is the first vessel to take up an innovative DC (direct current) electrical system rather than the more traditional AC (alternating current) type.
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NewsAn industry ‘sleeping at the wheel’?
There’s been a recent steep rise in the number of LNG powered vessels, mainly for North Sea use, and some predict that the chicken and egg ‘invest or wait for bunkering’ issue is on the verge of cracking open.
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NewsA bright future
When Frank de Lange of Damen says the company’s latest PSV 3300 CD “has been designed to stand out,” he means it: the first in the series, the ‘World Diamond’ – due to be delivered in June - was almost the recipient of a luminescent paint coating.
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NewsBroad shoulders and thoughtful design
The MO1, Mainprize Offshore’s new vessel, is the first of a pair of support craft being built at the Buckie Shipyard; Bob Mainprize says it has benefited from “a lot of hard thinking” as well as one or two design changes along the way.
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Latest ship construction Rules published
Classification society ClassNK has released the latest versions of its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships, to include all amendments up to May 2013.
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NewsRepair potential in latest German yard changes
The latest round of corporate changes in German shipyards could just mean more work for the repair sector – and not only with yachts - if plans by new owners to extend activity pan out, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsEfficient new low-profile coaster enters North Sea trade
David Tinsley examines a new Dutch-built inland/coastal cargo ship with diesel electric propulsion.
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NewsItalian yard changes direction
Italian shipyard Nuovi Cantieri Apuania (NCA) has been acquired by a yacht building company and will switch its focus from ship building to refit and repair, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsHull coating performance standard gains momentum
There may be a benefit to both shipowners and suppliers for establishing a global standard for measuring how hull coatings affect vessel performance, but it is going to take time to achieve, says Wendy Laursen.
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More coatings added to fire protection range
US company Sherwin-Williams is launching the next generation of its Firetex M90 series of passive fire protection coatings on the European market.
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NewsSembawang bags cruise ship refits
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard began 2013 with a series of four cruise ships, and has secured similar work on a further eight vessels, worth a total of around S$60 million.
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NewsFSRU conversion finalised in Dubai
Drydocks World reports that it is in the process of completing the ''FSRU Toscana'' conversion project.
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NewsBrest yard re-establishes itself in LNG carrier market
Damen Shiprepair says that since it acquired the former Sobrena yard at Brest, Northwestern France, around a year ago, it is continuing to recover its share of the LNG carrier repair business, a sector in which the yard was previously well known.
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NewsSpanish repair dock installs new propeller pits
Agent for the Astander shipyard in northern Spain, Simplex-Turbulo, has announced the installation of two pits at the yard which will enable the overhaul or removal of azimuthing propulsion units.
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NewsBoxship bow thruster overhauled without drydocking
Belgian company Hydrex reports that its diver/technician team has recently removed a bow thruster from a 300m container vessel for overhaul.
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NewsAll-electric air supported hull vessel comes closer to reality
The European Union, under the BB Green R&D project, is funding a scheme to demonstrate the viability of a fast, zero-emission, commuter ferry using air supported hull technology and relying on batteries for its power.
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NewsRFA contract extension for Cammell Laird
The UK Ministry of Defence has extended its Royal Fleet Auxiliary through life support cluster contract with the Cammell Laird shipyard. The agreement will see Cammell Laird continue its maintenance contract for nine ships of the RFA Flotilla until 2018. Cammell Laird first secured the through life support contract in ...
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NewsBahrain shiprepairer helps IMO’s security work
In October 2012, the Kingdom of Bahrain hosted the 2012 IMO World Maritime Day parallel event, focusing on the theme ‘IMO: 100 years after the Titanic’.
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NewsElectrical upgrade for Australian accommodation vessel
UK marine and offshore electrical company SeaKing Electrical says that it has completed a major international contract delivering an electrical upgrade to part of the ‘Bibby Renaissance’ offshore accommodation ship.
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NewsMultiple maintenance tasks for Damen group yards
Damen Shiprepair Brest, the former Sobrena yard, has followed dockings on LNG carriers ‘LNG Sokoto’ for Bonny Gas Transport and the ‘Lalla Fatma N’Soumer’, with three new dry docking operations on high-quality Scandinavian tankers.
