Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 82
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NewsDedicated unit to retrofit BWT systems
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has created a new unit to deal specifically with installations of ballast water treatment systems, as well as necessary ship modifications, in vessels already in service.
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NewsH&W kicks off 2011 with bulging order book
Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries’ ship repair and conversion order book saw eight vessel dockings between December 2010 and early March 2011.
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NewsFickle future for shiprepair industry says Gibdock CEO
Commenting on the shiprepair market as a whole, Joe Corvelli, CEO of Gibdock in Gibraltar, states that it has been fickle over the last year and the situation will remain the same for the foreseeable future.
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NewsMore conversion work at Gibdock
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has returned to Gibdock for the conversion and drydocking of the 84m long, 4,500dwt PSV ‘Normand Vester’.
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NewsJurong to convert LNG carrier into FSRU
Jurong Shipyard in Singapore has secured a contract worth about $16 million from Golar LNG Energy to convert the LNG Khannur to a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to be renamed West Java FSRU.
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NewsJurong delivers its largest FPSO conversion
FPSO PSVM, one of the world’s largest floating production storage and offloading vessels successfully converted by Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for contractor MODEC, was recently delivered to BP Exploration (Angola) Limited and Block 31 partners.
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Teekay signs shiprepair contract with Sembawang
Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has signed a long-term alliance contract with Teekay Marine Services, Canada, to provide ship-repair, refurbishment, upgrading and related marine services for its fleet of 137 ships.
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NewsSTX Finland signs maintenance contract for pipelay ship
STX Finland and Saipem have signed a contract for major overhaul and maintenance of the semisubmersible pipelay vessel ‘Castoro Sei’. The work on the ship, providing employment for as many as about 1,000 people, will be completed by STX’s Turku shipyard.
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GL introduces extended dry docking
A new ‘extended dry docking’ (EDD) option for container vessel, general cargo ships and multi-purpose dry cargo vessels has been introduced by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to acknowledge longer lasting coatings.
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NewsWind energy proves a bonus for shipping and shipyards
The old sailing ships harnessed the wind for propulsion; today the wind is being harnessed for generating electricity, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsPaint manufacturer is prepared to guarantee performance improvements
Norwegian paint and coatings specialist Jotun has recently launched its latest system, known as Hull Performance Solutions (HPS), which it says combines premium antifouling, priority technical service and reliable tools to measure hull performance over time. Part of the system is a warranty of improved performance, backed by a money-back ...
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NewsSave now, save later, says paint maker
According to Hempel of Denmark, the shipping industry can save time and money in the drydock, as well as at sea, with its Hempasil X3 package, the third generation of the company’s fouling release coating technology.
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NewsWilhelmsen new ro-ro is biggest ever
The Wilh Wilhelmsen group in Norway has marked its 150th anniversary with the introduction of the first ‘Mark V’ Panamax ro-ro ship, Tønsberg, claimed to be the largest vessel of its type afloat.
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NewsHybrid square riggers - the ultimate green ships?
In all the attention paid to alternative fuels and renewable energy, wind power has been receiving increased attention and two designs that seem to offer much promise are being put forward. Let’s hope that the fossil-free solution’s answer is ‘blowing in the wind’.
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NewsCoating uses carbon nano-technology for durability and performance
A Norwegian company, Advanced Marine Coatings (AMC), says that it has harnessed a breakthrough nano-science and a patented dispersion technology to make a marine paint with exceptional abrasion resistance and smoothness.
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NewsTesting cargo tank coatings provides answers on maritime chemical service
According to Donald J. Keehan, chairman, Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC), of the USA, the industry often turns to various types of testing to solve the chemical cargo mystery before a chemical is even carried.
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NewsSmarter coatings technology for chemical tankers
International Paint has introduced Interline 9001, a new bimodal epoxy coating for the cargo tanks of chemical tankers.
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NewsGermany goes for high-tech emergency towing vessel
On 1 January 2011 the new German Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) ''Nordic'' sailed from Cuxhaven to take up station off Norderney on Germany’s North Sea coast. The powerful, purpose built ship is one of the latest and most sophisticated ETVs to enter service anywhere. Nordic was designed for the sole ...
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NewsModern shipbuilder chooses laser measurement
Measurement specialist Hexagon Metrology describes how the surveying team at German yard Meyer Werft uses Leica Geosystems instruments to maintain build quality of its cruise ships. By Andreas Petrosino.
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NewsLaw aims to shake up Russian shipbuilding
Russian shipbuilding and shipping are on the verge of big changes, which may follow the adoption of a long-awaited law ‘On the measures to support Russian shipbuilding and shipping’, which is currently under government consideration.
