All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 562
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NewsNES receives order for battery hybrid propulsion plant for PSV
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has announced an order for its Quadro energy storage technology (Quest) for installation in a PSV to be built by Havyard for Fafnir Offshore.
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NewsRolls-Royce wins £25.5m worth of orders
Rolls-Royce’s design and integrated ship equipment is proving popular as the company secures two separate orders worth a total of £25.5m.
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DK Group rebrands
Maritime technology company, DK Group, has changed its corporate name, rebranding as Silverstream Technologies.
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NewsBlohm + Voss bags ferry conversions
Blohm + Voss Repair in Hamburg has signed a letter of intent with Scandlines to convert and complete the two controversial ferry newbuildings ''Berlin'' and ''Copenhagen'', writes Tom Todd.
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NewsExxonMobil expands offering
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels and Lubricants is doubling its fleet of chartered bunker tankers that feature Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)-approved mass flow metering systems – a result of demand from Singapore marine operators.
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Rewards for being green
Shipowners all want to be environmentally responsible, but few involved in the charter markets can afford the cost of low-carbon, fuel saving measures.
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NewsDiesel benefits underlined
Such is the dominance of the internal combustion engine in today’s ships that it is easy to forget that the prime purpose of ‘The Motor Ship’ when launched in 1920 was to promote the advantages of the Diesel engine over steam power.
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NewsVoith propulsion provides key to specialised construction vessel
German company Voith says that its naval architects are behind a design for a novel offshore construction ship development in Germany and the UK.
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NewsPatrol boat for Arabian Gulf features novel propulsion
Dag Pike describes a UK-designed, Turkish-built patrol vessel for the Middle East whose propulsion system is loosely based on offshore crew boat practice.
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NewsTug-in-a-box concept from Dutch designers
The intention may not be that container ships carry their own tugs onboard, but Dutch companies BEN3D Naval Architecture and OSO Shipbuilding Werkendam see a strong future for their ContainerTug600S concept.
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NewsRamform ship stems at GDD
German Dry Docks says that it is expecting the ‘Ramform Challenger’, a seismic ship owned by Norwegian company PGS, at its Bremerhaven yard for repair and upgrade work.
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Russia’s Far East shipbuilding cluster to receive US$22.2 billion orders by 2025
More than 160 ships are expected to be built at Russian Far East shipyards by 2025, according to recent statements by Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s first Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the Marine State Board, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsNew DNV GL office to support Chinese growth
DNV GL is supporting business growth in South China with the opening of a new office in Guangzhou.
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NewsUnderwater blade replacement keeps ship out of drydock
In April, underwater repair company Hydrex carried out bow thruster blade replacements on a 270m container ship in Barcelona.
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NewsCrane ship upgrade in Dubai
Drydocks World of Dubai reports that earlier this year it finished the major repair and refurbishment of National Drilling Company’s (NDC) self-elevated crane vessel ‘Al Ghweifat’.
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NewsFinnish yard completes cruise ferry conversion
Earlier this year Turku Repair Yard, part of BLRT Grupp and Finland’s largest repair yard, completed a six-week-long conversion project on a Tallink Silja passenger ferry.
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NewsTwo tankers at Damen Brest
Damen Shiprepair’s French yard in Brest was booked for the dry-docking and repairs of two shuttle tankers managed by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers.
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NewsElectrical upgrades for wind ship
The wind turbine installation vessel ‘MPI Resolution’, while drydocked at Damen Shipyards’ Arno Dunkerque yard, saw a significant overhaul to the electrical systems carried out by system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems.
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NewsDamen fits new feet to wind farm vessel
Damen Shiprepair and Conversion reports that its Damen ARNO Dunkerque yard has recently completed an interesting upgrade to the world’s first purpose-built offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance vessel.
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NewsGas tanker work and new floating docks for Qatar yard
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-Kom) of Qatar reports that it has recently drydocked and repaired the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) dual fuel diesel electric LNG carrier ''Aseem''.
