All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 468
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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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NewsTechnology outlook 2020 from DNV
It seems customary at the moment to try and predict the future of shipping. At SMM 2010, we were given Wärtsilä’s Shipping Scenarios 2030, and at Nor-Shipping 2011, Det Norske Veritas will present its view of where the maritime business – and the other industries with which DNV is involved ...
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Change gathers pace – at last
Looking through the archive collection of The Motor Ship in our offices, it was interesting to note that even as far back as the 1930s it was being forecast that the earth’s oil resources could run out in less than 20 years.
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NewsOffshore orders for Australian builder
Western Australian company Strategic Marine has signed another repeat order with Western Australian company Bhagwan Marine, also of Western Australia, to deliver two offshore landing craft vessels.
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NewsOSV installs MPM package
UK-based Marine Software has supplied Dubai based Seacor Offshore with its Marine Planned Maintenance (MPM) package for Seacor’s diesel-electric DP2 anchor handler John Coghill.
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Hempel to produce paint in Russia
Danish coatings supplier Hempel has signed an agreement to establish a paint production facility in Russia.
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NewsMore contracts for Ulstein in Brazil
Ulstein has signed two ship design contracts with Brazilian Shipyard Alianca to build two PX105 platform supply vessels for Brazilian owner CBO. Like four previously-ordered CBO PSVs, they will feature the X-bow design.
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NewsUlstein grows its Dutch business
The Norwegian Ulstein Group and Netherlands based IDEA Heavy Equipment have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which outlines the proposed cooperation between the two companies.
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NewsChinese group names first high-end OSV
The Chinese private shipbuilder Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group’s Zhejiang yard has named its first high-end offshore support vessels, being built for the French Bourbon group.
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Class NK establishes gas FPSO standards
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has published new Guidelines for Floating Offshore Facilities for LNG/LPG Production, Storage and Offloading, to address the variety of construction and survey requirements for floating gas facilities.
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NewsRWS switches to oil-lubricated stern seal
Dutch public water authority Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) has recently converted its multifunctional ship Kennemer from an open water lubricated to a closed oil-lubricated stern tube system supplied by IHC Lagersmit.
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NewsDesign and D-E system for support ship
Wärtsilä reports that it has received orders for the vessel design and complete diesel electric drive installation for a new field support vessel, for Norwegian owner and operator Sartor Shipping.
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Sheet material for marine ceiling panels
Steel sheet specialist Metalcolour has launched Dobel Ocean Sky, a fire classified, decorative and film laminated sheet steel especially developed for ceiling panels.
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NewsWind farm ships get smaller again
Ijmuiden, The Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has been contracted to design a new compact but powerful AHT offshore support vessel for Dutch company Neptune Marine Service.
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New onboard training module for ECDIS
Consilium has joined forces with training specialist Seagull with the aim of developing an ECDIS product-specific computer-based training package that can be used onboard ship.
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NewsGL bolsters green ship recycling in Asia
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) says it has recently intensified its efforts to help yards, owners, suppliers and recycling facilities in Asia to comply with the forthcoming Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling.
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NewsManufacturer proposes centrifugal pumps for low-sulphur fuel
According to pump manufacturer Grundfos, its centrifugal pumps are able to perform better with low sulphur fuels than the more usual gear and screw pumps, as they cope well with low-viscosity fluids.
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NewsPiston ring wear understanding is raised
Piston ring specialist Federal-Mogul Corporation says that its work within the EU Hercules project has helped it develop new simulation techniques that should enhance the fuel efficiency of future large marine engines.
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NewsSelf-unloaders are designed for efficiency
Cargotec says it has introduced two new developments in its MacGregor bulk cargo self-unloader systems which deliver greater capacity while minimising environmental impact
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NewsBuild starts on Alaskan research ship
Guido Perla & Associates (GPA) has announced that the keel laying recently took place atMarinette Marine Corporation (MMC) for the Alaska Region research vessel (ARRV) Sikuliaq, for which GPA provided design validation.
