All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 706

  • The Wärtsilä 50DF medium-speed engine can be run either on natural gas or on light fuel oil (LFO) or on heavy fuel oil (HFO)
    News

    Major project to further develop low-speed gas engines

    2011-02-16T14:11:00Z

    In late 2010 Wärtsilä initiated a major project to further develop its low-speed engine portfolio to include gas engines, alongside its medium-speed dual fuel engines, as part of the company''s strategy.

  • News

    Mitsubishi gets Ramform orders

    2011-02-16T13:16:00Z

    Norwegian-based Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) has signed a ‘letter of award’ with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the delivery of two Ramform W-class vessels, with the option for another two ships.

  • Image of the UT 830 CD Rolls-Royce designed seismic research vessel
    News

    China awards seismic vessel contract

    2011-02-16T12:21:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has won a £20 million order from Chinese conglomerate Sinopec to design and equip a specialist seismic research vessel.

  • News

    STX OSV wins own design PSV order

    2011-02-16T12:19:00Z

    STX OSV Holdings Limited (STX OSV), has secured a contract for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel (PSV), based on its PSV 09 design, for an undisclosed international customer.

  • A near sister-ship to the ‘Jean Anne’ has been ordered from VT Halter Marine
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    US shipyard secures car truck carrier contract

    2011-02-16T12:17:00Z

    Singapore-based ST Engineering announced that its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has been awarded a shipbuilding contract worth about $144 million from Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii (Pasha).

  • News

    Carbon reduction agenda goes global

    2011-02-16T12:16:00Z

    A significant step forward in reducing carbon emissions in the global maritime supply chain was taken recently when the Freight Transport Association (FTA) joined forces with Heriot-Watt University (HWU) to begin developing definitive best-practice guidance on reducing cargo emissions in global maritime supply chains.

  • News

    On-board fire and flooding risk reduced

    2011-02-16T12:14:00Z

    FLAGSHIP, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has successfully delivered the first advanced emergency situation management tool for fire and flooding with integrated ship to shore real time reporting.

  • The new ‘Jaguar’ OSV will be fitted with the Alewijnse electric  propulsion drive
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    Alewijnse electric drives for OSVs

    2011-02-15T12:35:00Z

    Alewijnse Marine Systems in the Netherlands is to design and install a new electric propulsion drive using a DC bus system for the main electric installation in three vessels to be built at Shipkits B.V.

  • News

    Croatian yard finds buyer

    2011-02-14T12:05:00Z

    Jadranska Ulaganja is to buy the Croatian government’s share of the 3 Maj shipyard in the port of Rijeka as part of the country’s efforts to overhaul its shipbuilding industry.

  • Hyundai Heavy’s HiMSEN engine production line
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    HHI reaches HiMSEN production milestone

    2011-02-14T12:04:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world largest shipbuilder and marine engine manufacturer, has produced its 5,000th HiMSEN engine ten years after manufacturing its first unit in 2001.

  • Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany - another large cruise ship ordered
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    Another cruiseship order for Meyer Werft

    2011-02-14T11:05:00Z

    Royal Caribbean reports on its web site that it has signed a letter of intent with German shipyard Meyer Werft to build a 4,100-passenger cruise ship with an expected delivery in autumn 2014.

  • Lloyd Werft bags first for Beluga Cable
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    Lloyd Werft to build new cable-layer type

    2011-02-14T08:28:00Z

    Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) will build the 7,000 dwt ‘Beluga Connection’, the first cable-layer for new German company Beluga Offshore Cable.

  • Image of the Eidesvik newbuilding
    News

    Ulstein secures major newbuild contract

    2011-02-12T14:38:00Z

    Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore ASA recently placed a newbuilding contract worth over NOK 800 million ($138 million) with Ulstein Verft for the construction of a 165 m offshore IMR/ construction vessel.

  • Some of the new glass fibre piping installed in the engine room
    News

    GRE pipe retrofit completed on Swedish icebreaker

    2011-02-12T14:07:00Z

    Future Pipe Industries Group (FPI) in the Netherlands, a major player in the fibreglass pipe industry, has completed the replacement of 1,200m of corroded steel pipe with glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe systems (GRE) onboard Swedish icebreaker ‘Atle’.

  • Computer generated image of the ‘Type 0’ semi-submersible heavy lift vessel ordered by Dockwise
    News

    Hyundai wins order for ‘Type 0’ vessel

    2011-02-10T14:20:00Z

    The Dutch heavy-lift company Dockwise BV has appointed Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build a 117,000 dwt ‘Type 0’ (T-0) semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel for delivery by the end of 2012.

  • The new NautoSteer AS steering control system is available in customized configurations
    News

    New steering control system introduced

    2011-02-10T12:04:00Z

    German navigation system supplier Raytheon Anschütz has introduced Nautosteer, described as a new advanced steering control system. Availability is expected by the end of 2011.

  • News

    ABB to power largest German built cruise ships

    2011-02-10T11:59:00Z

    ABB has won an order worth over $50 million to provide power and propulsion systems for two next-generation cruise ships to be built by Meyer Werft at its shipyard in Papenburg, Germany for Norwegian Cruise Line.

  • News

    DSM invests in wind propulsion firm Skysails

    2011-02-10T11:56:00Z

    The corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM, DSM Venturing, is investing an undisclosed sum in Skysails, a Germany-based manufacturer of wind propulsion systems for the marine industry.

  • FLAGSHIP EEM-based monitoring screen (courtesy of GL Group)
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    Energy monitoring programme advances

    2011-02-10T11:53:00Z

    FLAGSHIP, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has achieved major advances in accurately measuring on-board power requirements and thereby enabling a reduction in fuel consumption through the development of FLAGSHIP-EEM (Energy Efficiency Monitoring).

  • The ‘Olympus Crest’ being launched at Drydocks World Nanindah facility
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    Indonesian yard launches AHTS vessel

    2011-02-10T11:46:00Z

    Drydocks World recently launched the anchor handling offshore support vessel ‘Olympus Crest’ at its shipyard in Nanindah, Indonesia.