All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 670
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NewsWell intervention rigs for Finnish yard
STX Finland and Eide Marine Semi, a subsidiary of Eide Marine Services, have signed a contract for the outfitting, completion and delivery of two well intervention vessels with a total contract value over €300 million.
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NewsNew CEO appointed at Liberian Registry management
Scott Bergeron has been appointed chief executive officer of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry.
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MD appointed to ECDIS training company
Hamburg based MSG Marine Serve has appointed former Transas Marine global training manager Bjoern Roehlich (33), as managing director.
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Semi-submersible rig order for DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea says that it has received an order worth $1.1 billion from Songa Offshore of Norway to build two semi-submersible drilling rigs for 2014 delivery.
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NewsShell and Wärtsilä promote LNG as fuel
Wärtsilä and the Shell Oil Company have announced the signing of a joint co-operation agreement aimed at promoting and accelerating the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.
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NewsSatcom data contract for short-sea fleet
Marlink says that it has signed an agreement with short-sea ship operator Wilson Ship Management to provide 80 of its ships with SCAP FleetBroadband on a 36 month contract.
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NewsMore Great Lakes bulkers on order
Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) is exercising its option for building two new self-unloading dry cargo vessels, bringing to four the number of ships on order in its major fleet-renewal program.
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NewsRise in scrapping looks good for bulkers
Braemar Seascope says that it has noticed a marked increase in ship scrapping, and that this should represent good news for the dry cargo sector and maybe the whole shipping and shipbuilding industry.
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Oil analysis for electric ship machinery
Spectro, a UK-based independent laboratory providing oil condition monitoring services, has announced a contract for the provision of analysis services for ABB’s marine electric power and propulsion systems.
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Singapore must keep up standards to maintain bunker market position
Marine fuel supplier OW Bunker has said that, with the threat of Chinese competition, Singapore must continue to focus on driving up bunkering standards to maintain its position as the largest bunkering port.
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NewsBV extends class to cover offshore drilling safety
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has extended its classification rules to include the items of drilling equipment which are essential for the safety of offshore drilling operations.
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NewsE-Ship 1 passes Kiel Canal for first time
One of Germany’s most unusual ships, the 12,800dwt E-Ship 1, has sailed through the Kiel Canal for the first time adding the Baltic to her areas of operation, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGL class now accounts for 100 million gt
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) reports that its current fleet under classification now exceeds 100 million gt, comprising more than 7,200 ships from over 1,900 shipping companies under regular technical supervision.
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NewsJuha Heikinheimo appointed as president of Napa Group
Juha Heikinheimo (54) has been appointed to the position of president of Napa Group (Napa Ltd), the provider of software solutions for the maritime industry. The appointment took effect from 1 September.
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NewsNew appointments at compressor company
Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC), supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, has expanded the team.
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Training and co-operation on ECDIS in Norway
Norwegian company Maris has entered into a co-operation agreement with Vestfold University College (HiVe), also of Norway, for product-specific training on Maris ECDIS900 equipment.
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US offshore operator places three PSV orders in Poland
GulfMark Offshore, a US-based provider of marine transport services to the energy sector, has announced the initiation of a vessel construction programme, with three ships ordered from Remontowa in Poland.
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NewsSuperfast ferries revamped for Irish Sea
Stena Line’s two chartered Tallink ferries Superfast VII and Superfast VIII are now undergoing extensive refit, repair and upgrading at Remontowa Gdansk prior to entering service between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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NewsEfficient Suezmax tanker named
The first of Stena Bulk’s new, low consumption and partly in-house designed, Suezmax tankers has been named Stena Superior at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, Korea.
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NewsDrillship orders for HiMSEN engines
Hyundai Heavy Industries says it has won orders to supply HiMSEN marine engines for drillships for major offshore drilling companies including Noble Drilling Holding and Diamond Offshore Drilling.
