All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 554

  • The new Princess cruiser will be sister vessel to the “Royal Princess” launched in 2013
    News

    Fincantieri’s third 'Royal' for Princess

    2014-07-31T15:11:00Z

    Fincantieri and Princess Cruises, part of US cruise group Carnival Corporation & plc, say they have reached an agreement to build a new ship for the company at an all-in cost for the shipowner of approximately €600m.

  • Maran Tankers Management has ordered four VLCCs with options for LNG fuelled engines
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    DSME and Maran four-ship deal includes LNG option

    2014-07-31T08:15:00Z

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea has signed a contract to build four tankers for a Greek owner, with an option for gas fuelling.

  • News

    Hyde BWTS agreement

    2014-07-30T14:40:00Z

    US based Hyde Marine Inc, has entered into an agreement with Goltens Green Technologies to help shipowners determine how to best retrofit vessels with its Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS).

  • ShipGuard has been developed in response to increasing demand for security of merchant ships and maritime trade
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    Raytheon system ups shipborne security

    2014-07-30T12:59:00Z

    Germany’s Raytheon Anschütz has unveiled an efficient shipborne security solution in response to increasing demand for security that will be presented for the first time at SMM 2014.

  • News

    Difficult times ahead for Russia’s USC

    2014-07-29T17:10:00Z

    United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), the Russian shipbuilding monopoly, may be faced with serious difficulties in the implementation of its ambitious projects, writes Eugene Gerden.

  • News

    ABS to class “world’s first” CNG ship

    2014-07-29T15:15:00Z

    ABS is to class what is said to be the world’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier ordered by Pelayaran Bahtera Adhiguna, a subsidiary of an Indonesian state-owned power company.

  • Reintjes will showcase its new hybrid version of the LAF 6766 at SMM
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    Hybrid gearbox at SMM

    2014-07-29T14:52:00Z

    Germany’s Reintjes will showcase one its newest hybrid solution gearboxes at this year’s SMM exhibition being held in Hamburg in September.

  • News

    Paris and Tokyo MoUs to launch PSC campaign on watchkeeping hours

    2014-07-29T10:59:00Z

    The Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are to launch a new joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC).

  • Contract signing for Sinopacific’s first domestic offshore order
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    First domestic offshore order for Chinese shipbuilding group

    2014-07-29T10:15:00Z

    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has signed a contract with Shenzhen Huawei Offshore Shipping Transport, a subsidiary of Shanghai Salvage Company, for the construction of five offshore vessels.

  • GTT membrane technology, as used in the ship impression above, has been ordered for nine ice-class LNG carriers
    News

    GTT secures another LNG carrier order

    2014-07-28T15:38:00Z

    Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), designer of membrane containment systems for LNG transport and storage, has secured an order for nine LNG carriers being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

  • Danelec has sold a number of VDRs to China for offshore newbuilds
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    Danelec wins more Chinese orders

    2014-07-28T14:20:00Z

    Denmark''s Danelec Marine has received orders to supply Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) and Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) for 18 offshore support vessels in China.

  • 'MSC Flaminia' after repair at Mangalia Shipyard in Romania
    News

    Flaminia back in service as 'eco ship'

    2014-07-28T11:50:00Z

    The German container ship ''MSC Flaminia'', heavily damaged in an accident in 2012 , is now back in liner service as an ‘eco ship’ after repair and modifications, reports Tom Todd.

  • Over the next five years, ABS and MPA will work on maritime R&D
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    ABS and MPA collaborate on R&D

    2014-07-25T12:41:00Z

    ABS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote maritime research and development (R&D) and innovation.

  • Production of Wärtsilä engines under way at the QMD factory
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    Wärtsilä sells its share of Chinese two-stroke joint venture

    2014-07-24T18:03:00Z

    Wärtsilä says that it intends to divest its shares in the Qingdao Qiyao Wärtsilä MHI Linshan Marine Diesel Co (QMD), a joint venture company for manufacturing large low-speed marine diesel engines.

  • News

    Inert gas system orders

    2014-07-24T17:18:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has secured multiple inert gas system orders for LNG carriers from Japan Marine United’s Tsu shipyard.

  • GE Marine and Lloyd's Register will work together to approve in principle GE gas turbine-powered commercial vessels for global customers
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    GE Marine and Lloyd’s Register join forces

    2014-07-24T15:50:00Z

    GE Marine and Lloyd’s Register have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify potential gas turbine-powered commercial ship projects.

  • ‘Seven Borealis’ in front of Imtech Marine, Rotterdam
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    Fresh approach to integration from Imtech

    2014-07-23T15:03:00Z

    High revenue-earning ships need a fresh approach to systems integration to take full advantage of available efficiency gains, according to technical service provider Imtech Marine.

  • The new partnership agreements provide Hyde Marine with an increased concentration on Far East and Australian markets
    News

    BWTS installation partnership

    2014-07-23T14:15:00Z

    US based Hyde Marine Inc, a subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation, has established two partnership agreements for installation of the Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) for international markets.

  • Another Jumbo Maritime contract for Alewijnse
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    Alewijnse secures another Asian order

    2014-07-23T13:31:00Z

    Netherlands-based Alewijnse Marine Services has won its eighth offshore contact in Asia, just three months after opening its new branches in Singapore and Malaysia.

  • The Belco Marine Scrubber was tested for a period of six days onboard the ‘Maersk Tukang’
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    Belco marine scrubber demo

    2014-07-22T16:23:00Z

    US based Belco Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of DuPont, has partnered with the Maersk Group to successfully demonstrate Belco marine scrubber technology onboard the container ship ‘Maersk Tukang’.