All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 596
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NewsOlympic orders Kleven OCV
Kleven of Norway has announced that Olympic Shipping has contracted for the delivery of a another offshore construction vessel to the MT 6022 MK II design, by MarinTeknikk. Delivery is scheduled for March 2014.
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NewsBritish Cruise Ship overhauled in Hamburg
P&O Cruises’ 77,499gt ''Oceana'' was returning to service Thursday (20 Dec) after an eight day stay at German yard Blohm + Voss Repair which included thruster and stabiliser overhaul, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsDeepOcean to charter new OSCV
Norway’s subsea service provider, DeepOcean, has entered into a contract with Rem Ship AS for the long term charter of an advanced multifunctional offshore support and construction vessel (OSCV).
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NewsAnother Ulstein design for Island Offshore
Ulstein is to build a new multifunctional offshore ship for Island Offshore and its US partner Edison Chouest Offshore. The ship will be to Ulstein’s SX121 design, and the contract includes an option for an additional vessel.
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NewsDNV and GL join to form mega-class society
Oslo-based classification society Det Norske Veritas has announced that it has concluded an agreement to merge with another major class society, Germanischer Lloyd. The new entity will be known as DNV GL Group.
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NewsWishing you a Merry Christmas
The team at The Motorship wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.
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NewsWärtsilä supplies design for Subsea 7 DSV
Wärtsilä has signed a contract for the design of a new type of diving support vessel (DSV) to be built for Subsea 7, an engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy industry.
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NewsBore proves SEEMP software delivers savings
Global shipping company, Bore, recently announced the results of its trial of Finnish marine solutions company, NAPA’s electronic ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) software, ahead of the IMO’s SEEMP legislation becoming mandatory from January 2013.
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NewsLürssen buys Peene Shipyard
The Bremen based Lürssen Group is to buy the Peene shipyard in Wolgast, junior partner in the insolvent P+S Werften Group, according to insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann.
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NewsWärtsilä oilfield ships for COSL
Wärtsilä Ship Designs has won a contract to design six offshore oilfield ships for China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL).
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NewsHopes raised for former NSW yard in Emden
German reports say an offer has been made for the insolvent German offshore wind farm components builder SIAG Nordseewerke - the former NSW Shipyard - writes Tom Todd.
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NewsWärtsilä under fire in US over Iran links
UANI (United Against Nuclear Iran, a US-based organisation that seeks to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear weapons capability) has called on Wärtsilä to end its, according to UANI, “irresponsible” business activities.
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NewsArctech gets Russian icebreaker order
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard says it has been awarded a joint contract with OJCS Vyborg Shipyard, worth about €100 million, to build a 16MW icebreaker for the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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NewsDamen Group adds another French yard
The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has announced that it has acquired another French shipyard, the Arno Dunkerque repair yard, the only repair and conversion facility in France’s third-largest port.
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NewsHigh-speed diesel power for AHTS fleet
UK-based Silverburn Shipping has chosen a pair of 2,200bhp Cummins QSK60-M Tier 2 high speed diesels to power a new AHTS designed for service in the Caspian Sea.
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NewsBLRT Grupp finishes SCF repair
Estonian ship repair company, BLRT Grupp, has finished the repair of Russian shipping company, Sovcomflot’s (SCF) oil tanker, ‘SCF Baltica’.
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NewsShipdock looks to offshore wind opportunity
Netherland’s based shipyard, Shipdock Holding, is cashing in on the burgeoning offshore wind industry with its latest project is to give jack-up barge ''GSM Endeavour'' longer legs to allow it to work at deeper windfarms.
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NewsRolls-Royce to supply ice-class CP prop
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply a high-strength controllable pitch propeller for a new ice-breaking cargo ship which will transport nickel and copper concentrates from Canada, through the Arctic ice, to Europe.
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Transas signs agreement with Montanari
Global software provider, Transas Marine, recently signed an agreement with Italy based transportation provider, Navigazione Montanari SpA to equip its vessels with its maintenance and development programme.
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BWTS specialist opens in Korea
Norwegian ballast water treatment system developer OceanSaver has decided to establish a base in South Korea, to serve this major Asian shipbuilding region, which has emerged as a key growth area for the company.
