All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 715

  • News

    ClassNK continues expansion

    2011-01-05T12:52:00Z

    Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has opened two new exclusive surveyor offices in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Colombo, Sri Lanka.

  • News

    Diamond orders ultra-deepwater drillship

    2011-01-05T12:48:00Z

    Diamond Offshore Drilling recently entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for construction of a new ultra-deepwater drillship with delivery scheduled for late in the second quarter of 2013.

  • ‘Spirit of Britain’ – first of P&O’s new ferry pair – has been delivered
    News

    First of P&O ferry pair delivered from STX Finland

    2011-01-05T11:47:00Z

    Vehicle/passenger ferry newbuilding ‘Spirit of Britain’ has been handed over by STX Europe’s Rauma shipyard. The ship is scheduled to enter service with P&O Ferries between Dover and Calais at the end of January.

  • News

    Colombo yard wins order for MPSV

    2011-01-04T12:24:00Z

    Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has won an optional contract to build a third multipurpose platform supply vessels (MPSV) for Greatship Global Offshore Services of Singapore, a subsidiary of Greatship (India) Limited (GIL).

  • MAN Diesel & Turbo’s medium speed common rail diesel engine type L48/60CR
    News

    MAN to power new Chinese rescue ships

    2011-01-04T12:22:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply two twin-screw complete propulsion packages, based on its latest MAN L48/60CR engines, for two new Chinese rescue vessels.

  • ‘Ocean Rig Corcovado’ and ‘Ocean Rig Olympia’ naming ceremony at Samsung Heavy Industries
    News

    Dryships takes delivery of its first newbuilding drillship

    2011-01-04T12:16:00Z

    Athens-based DryShips announced that its 78% owned subsidiary Ocean Rig UDW Inc. successfully took delivery of its newbuilding drillship, the ‘Ocean Rig Corcovado’.

  • Alfa Laval CEO Lars Renström
    News

    Alfa Laval acquires Aalborg

    2011-01-04T12:12:00Z

    Alfa Laval of Sweden has signed an agreement to acquire Danish group Aalborg Industries Holding A/S for a total cash consideration of SEK 5.0 billion ($747 million).

  • News

    Thermal imaging integrates with navigation displays

    2011-01-01T00:30:00Z

    Thermal imaging company Flir, whose products may be familiar to readers through their use in night vision, engine monitoring and hydraulic leak detection on board, acquired marine electronics specialist Raymarine earlier in 2010.

  • The 500,000th injector produced by L’Orange recently came off the production line
    News

    Injection milestone for L’Orange

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    Earlier in 2010, Tognum subsidiary L’Orange GmbH celebrated the production of its 500,000th injector. The company says this achieves a new record for the manufacturer of high pressure injection systems for diesel and heavy-oil engines.

  • Westfalia Separator FuelCoolingMaster is a system which adjusts the necessary viscosity of low-sulphur light diesel oil or gas oil.
    News

    Good take-up for lower-energy separators

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    GEA Westfalia’s Eagleclass separator was launched two years ago, and the company says that it has been well received, forming some 90% of contracted orders. This is said to because of the new separators’ ability to focus precisely on fuel and oil quality.

  • Alfa Laval’s S separator, now in a smaller, higher efficiency version
    News

    Separator designed for efficiency and robustness

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    Alfa Laval has recently launched a new version of its S-separator, incorporating enhancements to improve robustness, while offering greater efficiency to allow the same amount of fuel oil to be handled with a smaller separator.

  • Artist impression of the ‘Technology EnviroMax 300’ OSV design
    News

    Innovative OSV design unveiled

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    Technology Associates, Inc. (TAI), a New Orleans based architectural firm, recently unveiled its innovative ‘Technology EnviroMax 300’ offshore supply vessel.

  • The Racor CCV12000 helps prevent crankcase emissions from engines up to 2000 bhp
    News

    Effective filtration cuts costs and optimises efficiency

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    Parker Hannifin’s Racor Filter Division Europe explains the importance of effective diesel engine and CCV filtration and highlights the latest developments in filtration technology that are helping to improve engine efficiencies even with the use of biodiesels.

  • The 25,000 dwt product tanker ‘Bit Viking’ will be converted to run on gas
    News

    Tarbit Shipping to convert tanker to LNG

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    Wärtsilä signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion and to supply a Wärtsilä LNGPac system for the safe and convenient storage of LNG onboard.

  • 'Thomson Dream' overhaul at B+V
    News

    Cruise work rounds off busy year for German yards

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    Cruise ships have been to the fore at the German repair yards during the latter part of 2010, writes Tom Todd.

  • See Echo forward looking sonar installation in tanker bow
    News

    First obstacle avoidance sonar fitted to a tanker

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    Channel Islands-based company Marine Electronics Ltd recently demonstrated the first obstacle avoidance sonar fitted to a tanker. The See Echo sonar has been developed in Guernsey, and has been installed aboard a British-operated tanker as a major initiative to refine operational safety.

  • A full house at Grand Bahama Shipyard
    News

    A good year for GBS

    2011-01-01T00:15:00Z

    Grand Bahama Shipyard is generally known for its cruiseship repair and upgrade activities and, with about 25 cruise ship dockings every year, GBSL can indeed be considered the biggest in that specific market segment.

  • Holed Norwegian trawler refloated with Miko patch visible
    News

    New design for salvage patches

    2011-01-01T00:15:00Z

    A fourth generation of Miko Salvage Patches has been introduced following upgrades to the successful design of the ‘Hat-Shaped Patch’.

  • The Nacos 65-5 system fitted to Celebrity Cruises' Meyer Werft-built Celebrity Solstice
    News

    Further cruiseship orders for integrated systems

    2011-01-01T00:15:00Z

    Hamburg-based SAM Electronics, an L-3 company, reports a number of orders for a further four Nacos 65-5 integrated navigation command systems for installation aboard new cruise ships under construction in major European yards on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises and Costa Cruises for delivery in 2011 and 2012.

  • ‘Normand Pacific’ running her sea trials
    News

    New construction support vessel joins Solstad fleet

    2011-01-01T00:15:00Z

    Solstad Offshore ASA recently took delivery of the construction support vessel ‘Normand Pacific’, a custom made ship of the ST 256 L CD type for diving and ROV-operations.