All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 680

  • News

    SSAS and LRIT terminals added

    2011-07-05T16:37:00Z

    Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor 6110 mini-C terminal, launched last year as part of the 6000 GMDSS series, has now been joined by versions for Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) and Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT).

  • The new ship handling centre at Warsash, UK, uses ship models for realistic training
    News

    Ship handling facility reopens

    2011-07-05T16:36:00Z

    Warsash Maritime Academy’s new manned model Ship Handling Centre has recently been officially opened by Admiral The Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead, Chancellor of Southampton Solent University and former First Sea Lord.

  • Hamburg landmark stays in German hands – for now
    News

    Planned Blohm + Voss sale falls through

    2011-07-04T13:34:00Z

    Talks between ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi Mar on the sale of Blohm + Voss have collapsed, but reports say new discussions are now being held with other interested parties, writes Tom Todd.

  • Although best known for lightweight high speed vessels, BMT Nigel Gee’s portfolio includes cargo ships like this fast container feeder
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    Consultant reaches 25 years in design

    2011-07-02T10:15:00Z

    UK consultant BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, says that it is celebrating 25 years of innovative vessel design this year.

  • News

    Wärtsilä concludes new LNG ship maintenance contract

    2011-07-01T11:08:00Z

    Wärtsilä has announced a technical management contract, based on its dynamic maintenance planning concept, covering six LNG carriers operated by Greek ship manager and LNG shipping specialist Ceres LNG Services.

  • Austal’s LCS is to be joined by further JHSV craft for the US military
    News

    JHSV 6 and 7 contract goes to Austal

    2011-07-01T11:08:00Z

    Austal Ships reports that the US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a 10-ship $1.6 billion programme.

  • The MAN 28/33D engine (in 20-cylinder format)
    News

    MAN Diesel gains Korean Navy engine order

    2011-07-01T11:07:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo says that it signed a contract in April, 2011 with STX of South Korea, for four 12V28/33D STC medium speed engines, for a Republic of Korea Navy ship under construction at Hanjin Heavy Industry.

  • News

    GL’s new structure focuses on clients

    2011-07-01T11:06:00Z

    The GL Group has announced a number of changes in the management structure of its Maritime Services organisation, effective from today (1 July 2011).

  • ‘Finlaggan’ undergoing builder’s trials (photo supplied by CMAL)
    News

    New Polish built ro-pax ferry joins Calmac fleet

    2011-06-30T23:45:00Z

    Following successful sea trials in Gdansk, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) recently took delivery of the ‘Finlaggan’, a brand new ro-pax ferry which will serve the Kennacraig to Islay route.

  • Breaking the mould: the Wärtsilä 3C Communication and Control Centre, designed to functionally integrate all shipboard system controls
    News

    Bid for trouble-free availability

    2011-06-30T23:45:00Z

    David Tinsley looks at current developments in machinery control and monitoring, starting with monitoring condition.

  • HiLoad DP1 alongside a tanker
    News

    Is it a ship? Is it a thruster? Is it a mooring? No, it’s Remora...

    2011-06-30T23:00:00Z

    A small Norwegian company, backed by some influential collaborators, has developed and trialled a novel approach to offshore loading and unloading.

  • ‘Nord Hercules’ undergoing her sea trials
    News

    ‘Nord Hercules’ kicks off new Mitsui bulker series

    2011-06-30T23:00:00Z

    Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) recently completed the 110,000dwt bulk carrier ‘Nord Hercules’ (yard number 1817), which had been under construction at its Chiba works, and delivered to Southern Route Maritime SA in Panama, a subsidiary of Nissen Kaiun in Japan.

  • News

    New associates join emissions trading body

    2011-06-30T14:25:00Z

    SEAaT says that international legal practice Norton Rose LLP and the freight services division of global mining group Rio Tinto have become its newest associate members.

  • Seized variable pitched propeller blade stud being removed to enable replacement of seals
    News

    Engine stud removal cases increase

    2011-06-30T13:30:00Z

    UK-based engine repair specialist Foretract Engineering reports that during 2010 the company noted a steady increase in demand for its marine stud removal service.

  • News

    Restructuring at the top at ClassNK

    2011-06-30T11:51:00Z

    Japanese classification society ClassNK has announced that it is to reorganise its Board of Directors as part of a larger corporate reorganisation, effective from 1 July 2011.

  • DSME claims that its HP system is the key to “the most economical and eco-friendly propulsion system ever made”
    News

    DSME develops gas fuel supply system

    2011-06-30T11:23:00Z

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has stated that its CEO, Sang-Tae Nam, was solely responsible for developing the HP-FGS (high-pressure fuelled gas supply) system for MAN Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engine.

  • News

    Wärtsilä medium speed engine joint venture established in China

    2011-06-30T11:15:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Jiangsu CuiXing Marine Offshore Engineering have agreed to establish a joint venture for manufacturing Wärtsilä 26 and Wärtsilä 32 medium-speed marine engines in China.

  • News

    Keppel clinches Brazilian shipbuilding contracts

    2011-06-30T11:15:00Z

    Keppel Singmarine Brasil, Keppel Offshore & Marine ''s new shipbuilding facility in Santa Catarina, Brazil, has secured two newbuild contracts worth about S$140 million from fleet operators in Brazil.

  • Benefits of the Cat 3500 engine upgrade kit
    News

    Engine emissions kits now EPA certified

    2011-06-30T11:13:00Z

    Caterpillar Marine Power Systems and Caterpillar Emissions Solutions have received certification from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Cat 3500 series marine emissions kits to EPA Rule 40 CFR Part 1042.

  • News

    Surprise first orders for ultra-long-stroke engine

    2011-06-30T11:11:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo believes that its assessment of the two-stroke market has proved correct with a number of Greek shipowners showing concrete interest in the company’s new, G-type, ultra-long-stroke engine programme.