All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 593
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NewsVolkswerft resumes work on DFDS newbuilds
Almost 11 weeks after production stopped, shipbuilding has begun again at the now insolvent Volkswerft facility of Germany’s P&S Werften, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsNew Ulstein IMR for Eidesvik
Norway''s Ulstein Verft, ship design and build specialists, has delivered a state of the art Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel of SX148 design to Norway''s Eidesvik Offshore this week.
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New Mitsui tanker delivery
Japan''s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd (MES) has completed a 56,000 dwt type bulk carrier at its Tamano Works and this week it was delivered to New Blossom Maritime S.A., Panama.
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NewsJapanese launch ‘BWTS in a box’
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have jointly developed technology which they say will allow a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) to be contained in a standard-size freight container, saving on retrofit time and cost.
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NewsTyphon launches marine security service
Typhon, a marine security company set up by a group of British businessmen, has launched its new marine escort convoy service in a bid to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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NewsSteerprop propulsion for Russia and India
Finnish propulsion technology company, Steerprop Ltd, has received orders from Russia and India for its new generation ECO CRP propulsors.
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NewsNew year launches for Sovcomflot
Russia’s largest shipping company, the Sovcomflot Group, has seen the launch of two newbuilds so far this year – one a state of the art LNG carrier and the other a new tanker for its own operations.
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Japan authorises ABS certification
Global classification society, ABS, has been authorised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, to serve as a recognised organisation of the State of Japan.
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NewsFirst with BV’s energy-saving notation
Bureau Veritas has issued the first of its new voluntary SEEMP notations to the 1,500-passenger ro-pax ferry ‘Cap Finistère’, operated by Brittany Ferries.
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DNV and KOGAS study Korean LNG bunkering
DNV and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Korea’s national gas company, are to cooperate on a feasibility study on the establishment of an LNG bunkering infrastructure in Korea.
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NewsWärtsilä power for MacBrayne ferry
Wärtsilä will supply the main engines and auxiliary generating sets for a new ro-pax vessel for Scottish operator Caledonian MacBrayne, being built at FSG in Germany.
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NewsP+S to resume work at Stralsund
The insolvency administrator at German yard group P+S Werften, Berthold Brinkmann, says that production at Volkswerft in Stralsund will begin again on 21 January.
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Seaspan chooses Hyundai newbuilds
Canada’s Seaspan Corporation has awarded a contract for the construction of five 14,000 teu class newbuild containerships to Korea''s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI).
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IBIA appoints new board member
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed Mustafa Muhtaroglu as a new board member. From 1 April 2013, he will replace IBIA chariman, Bob Lintott.
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NewsFour-scrubber retrofit for cruise ship
Norway-based exhaust gas abatement company Green Tech Marine has announced a contract to deliver four scrubbers to Norwegian Cruise Line’s ‘Pride of America’.
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NewsICS updates Flag State Performance table
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has updated its ‘Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table’, to include some new flag states.
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NewsNew marine reference for scrubber system
Ecospec of Singapore says that its CSNOx exhaust gas abatement system has been installed onboard a Great Lakes cargo vessel operated by Canada Steamship Lines (CSL).
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NewsP&E Conference taking shape
Mercator Media''s 2013 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference is beginning to take shape with the announcement of Japan’s director for International Regulations, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT), as keynote speaker.
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NewsRINA support for new UAE class society
International classification society, the RINA Group, has been chosen to support the development of a new classification society for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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NewsViking Grace makes maiden voyage
The largest LNG powered passenger ship in the world, the ''Viking Grace'', made its maiden voyage on Tuesday (15 January).
