Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 77
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NewsShort stays on the slipway
Kleven Maritime in Norway has a large order book, to the tune of around NOK6bn. But its managing director Ståle Rasmussen says that despite the size of its orders, it is actively looking at ways to bring home production.
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NewsWhen rigs need relief
Work aboard the ''Farstad Solitaire'' continues apace, with, says Steinar Norbovik of the STX OSV shipyard, the involvement of around 200 technicians a day - and a very intense schedule.
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NewsAn alternative to the alternative
Island Offshore’s new LNG-diesel support vessel is a pragmatic response to a number of drivers – including emissions - but the Rolls-Royce power solution might not be quite what you’d expect.
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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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NewsDutch tank barge sets new standard for ’clean’ inland shipping
As a bold initiative in raising the environmental credentials of what is widely regarded as already the safest and cleanest mode of transport, a dual-fuel propulsion system has been adopted in a newly-built inland waterways tanker, by David Tinsley.
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NewsHigh ice-class Supramax takes to Baltic trade
Finland’s leading bulk cargo specialist has added a new string to its bow with the formal commissioning in January of the first of two Supramax vessels constructed in Vietnam, by David Tinsley.
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NewsChinese bulker class aims for high efficiency
The popular image of Chinese shipyards still tends to be one of low-tech operations turning out large numbers of vessels, built to basic standards, with cost and simplicity having priority over efficiency, timely delivery and sophisticated design.
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NewsMixed fortunes in German yards as offshore booms
Tom Todd relates a story of mixed fortunes currently in German newbuilding with some yards busy and prospering while others struggle to find work and stay afloat. Proving a blessing is offshore work, specifically tough wind power transport and installation newbuildings and yards continue to switch production to join in ...
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NewsThe true hybrid platform supply vessel becomes reality
Det Norske Veritas has announced the latest, and third, phase of the FellowShip project, in which energy storage capability in the form of a battery pack is introduced in the energy system of the offshore supply ship ‘Viking Lady’. This allows the benefits of a true hybrid energy system to ...
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NewsIMT 950 joins North Star fleet
The OSD-designed and Spanish-built 50.7m safety standby vessel ''Grampian Don'' has recently joined the fleet of Aberdeen-based North Star Shipping.
