Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 78
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NewsGerman yards eye offshore but pallet remains broad
Eyes may be sharply focussed on offshore in German yards but the repair and conversion pallet remains as wide and flexible as ever – and has to be if even small work is to be won against stiff competition all round, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsFerry uses electric power and air support
Development is well underway with a pioneering fast electric air-supported commuter ferry that can operate on battery power alone, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsBusy time for A&P’s UK drydocks
A&P Falmouth in the UK reports that it has been kept busy with a number of major repair and conversion jobs since the beginning of the year.
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NewsBack-to-back cruise dockings for Gibdock
Back-to-back cruise ship projects at Gibdock’s No. 1 dock have seen the return of the 37,773gt, 1,575-passenger capacity ''Thomson Destiny'' for its fourth visit since a first refit in Gibraltar in 2006.
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NewsBourbon plans optimised docking strategy
French offshore group Bourbon has set up a new organisation, Bourbon Docking, located in Dubai, to manage class dockings of vessels operated by all Bourbon affiliates.
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NewsRoyston completes challenging engine overhaul
Three weeks of intensive work late last year by engineers from UK company Royston has won praise from the Norwegian operators of the ''Normand Installer'' after it was found to need an urgent engine overhaul before resuming work off West Africa.
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NewsDawning of the age of Aquarius
Eco Marine Power (EMP), a Japanese technology company that develops and markets solar, wind and electric marine power and propulsion systems, recently unveiled a concept design incorporating its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) system.
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NewsNew damage stability system from Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan says it has developed a system to enhance the damage stability of ships, enabling reduction in capsizing risk, and has received the first order for the new system for a ro-ro cargo vessel.
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NewsNissan goes greener with new car carrier
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan Motor Company recently introduced its ultra-green eco-friendly car carrier, built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard, which began its maiden voyage on 27 January.
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NewsBrodosplit delivers its most expensive vessel to date
In late 2011 Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia, handed over the most expensive (at a cost exceeding $150 million) and one of the most complex newbuildings in the shipyard’s history to its owner, the French shipping/logistic company SNC Navale STEF-TFE.
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NewsFormer royal yacht highlights yard’s versatility
Dales Marine Services says the versatility of its dry docks at Aberdeen and Leith on Scotland’s east coast has been highlighted by work undertaken on the ex-UK royal yacht ‘Britannia’ at the latter facility.
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NewsVersatile SPS expanding into new markets
Intelligent Engineering’s (IE) continual focus on SPS (sandwich plate system) development combined with the ability to accommodate individual client requirements means that, even in these tough times, it managed to complete over 50% more projects in 2011 than in any other year.
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NewsGood start to year as ASRY inaugurates new facility
It has been a busy start to 2012 for Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) with a wide variety of ship types from the Arab and international markets arriving for repairs as the shipyard enters its 35th year of continuous operation.
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NewsMajor conversion and upgrade projects at Keppel
Keppel Shipyard in Singapore says that by the end of 2011 it had completed seven FPSO/FSO conversion or modification projects and five major specialised projects while, in 2012, the yard is poised to achieve a similar level of success with a number of major jobs.
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Goltens works on flood damage
Dubai-based diesel engine repairer Goltens says it is working on a 30,000gt Greek bulk carrier owned by WEM Lines, which had its engine room accidently flooded at the end of 2011.
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NewsGroundbreaking conversion projects for Dubai yard
Drydocks World in Dubai (DW) has signed a contract with Singapore based AET, a major player in petroleum shipping, for two tanker-to-modular capture vessel (MCV) conversion projects which will be carried out at the ship repairer’s Dubai facility.
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NewsX-Bow proves effective on seismic survey ships
On our recent visit to Norway’s West Coast offshore shipbuilders, we inspected the Ulstein SX120 ship ‘Oceanic Sirius’, second of a pair of large, high-specification seismic vessels.
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NewsSecond of two ‘green’ PSVs from Kleven
‘Rem Fortress’ is a new PSV delivered in the last quarter of 2011 by Kleven Maritime. She is sister to ‘Rem Commander’, delivered earlier in the year. Both ships were ordered in July 2010 and replace older ships with the same name in the Rem Offshore fleet, also built by ...
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NewsNew ‘green’ Handysize contract signed
With mounting commercial and environmental pressure on the shipping industry to reduce emissions and fuel consumption, it’s encouraging to see that an increasing number of shipowners are ordering more efficient vessels.
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NewsEnvironmentally-sound hybrid ferries to be built on the Clyde
In a rare reversal of fortunes for the UK shipbuilding industry, Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow, Scotland has been selected to build the world’s first two sea-going ro-ro diesel electric hybrid ferries.
