All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 696

  • News

    Keppel bags S$240 million global contracts

    2011-04-12T19:20:00Z

    Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Singapore, has clinched new contracts totalling S$240 million from international customers.

  • ‘Umm Salal’, first of a new series of 13,500 TEU container ships
    News

    First A13 class containership delivered

    2011-04-12T19:18:00Z

    United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has taken delivery of its first 13,500 TEU capacity container vessel, Umm Salal, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.

  • News

    Seadrill orders new ultra-deepwater drillship

    2011-04-12T19:16:00Z

    Seadrill has exercised an option to build a further new ultra-deepwater dual derrick drillship at the Samsung yard in South Korea.

  • Golar Frost prior to conversion into an FSRU
    News

    DW-Dubai gets first FSRU conversion project

    2011-04-12T16:14:00Z

    Drydocks World - Dubai is carrying out its first floating storage re-gasification unit (FSRU) conversion job, known as the FSRU Livorno project.

  • Geoff Hutcheon
    News

    Isle of Man registry appoints surveyor in Asia

    2011-04-12T09:57:00Z

    The Isle of Man ship Registry says that it has significantly boosted its presence in Asia with the appointment of Geoff Hutcheon as its surveyor in Singapore to serve shipowners in the growing Asia Pacific markets.

  • ABB Turbocharging’s A190-L turbocharger for 2-stroke low speed engines
    News

    Landmark achievements for turbocharger

    2011-04-12T09:55:00Z

    ABB Turbocharging has reported two milestones with its A100 turbocharger family, concerning the high pressure ratio efficiency and the ability to operate at dual ratings without modification.

  • News

    BIMCO links with Videotel for training

    2011-04-11T19:18:00Z

    BIMCO has joined with maritime multimedia training provider Videotel Marine International to produce and launch a new BIMCO eLearning Diploma Programme (BeDP).

  • News

    Onboard chart management system launched by chart agent

    2011-04-11T19:18:00Z

    Thomas Gunn Navigation Services has launched its TGNS Voyager 3 software, a fully automated onboard chart management system which provides a personalised database of charts, publications and Notices to Mariners (NTMs) organised in a convenient folio system.

  • Simrad’s Argus night display
    News

    Radar system looks near as well as far

    2011-04-11T18:48:00Z

    Simrad has officially launched its broadband radar system to the deep-sea SOLAS market, citing its advantages as an anti-piracy device, collision avoidance aid and docking radar.

  • Pictured from left to right Ryan Little - customer services manager Kelvin Hughes, Rufus Whiteford - area sales manager Kelvin Hughes, D.S Raval - charts manager Zener, Ivan D-Souza - general manager Zener, Anan Badri - sales manager Zener
    News

    Chart operation expands in Dubai

    2011-04-11T09:42:00Z

    Kelvin Hughes has announced a new distribution arrangement with Zener Marine of Dubai, covering the full range of paper and digital charts and publications.

  • Flagship-iCAS demonstration facility (image: Kongsberg)
    News

    System suppresses superfluous alarms

    2011-04-11T09:42:00Z

    The Flagship maritime transport project has developed software that enables comprehensive suppression of audible warnings in order to avoid large cascades of alarms on the bridge and in the engine room.

  • News

    New distributor for MHI in Romania

    2011-04-08T12:19:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industry’s European Equipment division says that it had appointed WaterMota SRL of Romania as a new distributor of engines for Central Europe.

  • New double-ender for Finnferries, to be built by STX Rauma
    News

    Double ended ferry order for STX Finland

    2011-04-08T11:10:00Z

    STX Finland and Finferries have signed a contract for the construction of a 65m environmentally-friendly double ended ro-pax ferry for the Turku Archipelago. It will be built at the STX Rauma yard.

  • Stena Foreteller, first ship with DNV’s Tripe-E rating (StenaRoRo)
    News

    Ferry operator goes for Triple-E rating

    2011-04-08T11:09:00Z

    Det Norske Veritas reports that Stena RoRo has become the first operator to sign a contract for its new Triple-E environmental efficiency rating.

  • Dr M. Abdul Rahim
    News

    New European head for ClassNK

    2011-04-07T12:03:00Z

    ClassNK has officially announced the appointment of Dr M. Abdul Rahim to the role of regional manager in charge of the Society’s European and African operations.

  • News

    ClassNK revises Class Rules

    2011-04-07T11:40:00Z

    ClassNK has announced the release of the 2011 edition of the ClassNK Rules.

  • News

    First approval for cargo oil tank coating testing system

    2011-04-07T11:40:00Z

    ClassNK says that it has provided the first class approval for a coating testing system to the Japanese Paint Inspection and Testing Association (JPIA), in line with the IMO’s performance standard for the protective coatings of crude oil tanks.

  • Improved change management is part of the latest ShipConstructor upgrade
    News

    New version of CAD/CAM software released

    2011-04-07T11:10:00Z

    Canadian software company ShipConstructor has announced a new release of its AutoCAD-based CAD/CAM program for the shipbuilding and offshore industries.

  • Survitec,  owner of RFD, DBC, EV and Beaufort, has its eyes on Zodiac’s SOLAS liferaft and MES business
    News

    Zodiac liferaft business to be sold

    2011-04-07T11:09:00Z

    UK safety equipment company Survitec has announced plans to acquire the Zodiac commercial SOLAS liferaft business, which manufactures liferafts for merchant ships, ferries, and cruise ships.

  • News

    Survey shows ships are getting greener

    2011-04-07T11:06:00Z

    A survey shows that over 60 emission-reduction technologies from 130 companies are being used by the shipping industry to embrace clean technology, driven by the need to cut fuel bills as well as by emissions regulation.