All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 719
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NewsPride orders fifth Samsung deepwater drillship
The Texas-based Pride International has reached agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the construction of a fifth ultra-deepwater drillship.
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NewsNew coatings factory in China
With 56,000m2 of space, Hempel’s newest and largest factory, located in Guangzhou, China, is expected to produce more than 42 million litres of coatings per year, with a maximum production capacity of 55 million litres.
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NewsSustainable dredging test a success
IHC Merwede recently ran a pilot test in which energy derived from hydrogen was the sole source used to power the electrical equipment on board a dredger for the first time.
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Colfax expands pump monitoring range
Colfax Corporation has expanded its SmartSense intelligent pump monitoring line to include the new SmartSense pulse.
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NewsSurvey ships opt for Converteam systems
Converteam has been awarded a contract worth about €6 million for electrical equipment and control systems for two geotechnical vessels currently under construction in India.
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Brazilian FPSO power orders for ABB
ABB has won several orders collectively worth $42 million to provide power supply infrastructure and equipment for several FPSOs for use in various Petrobras projects off the Brazilian coast.
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NewsMT30 gets up to speed
Rolls-Royce reports that it has achieved full power operation of the first production MT30 gas turbine powered main generator set delivered to the US Navy.
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Fleet support - a growth market for Hatlapa
Hatlapa, the German manufacturer of steering gear, deck machinery and compressors, claims that one in every five enquiries nowadays is service related, and the number of repair, spares and maintenance orders is increasing steadily.
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NewsWill SUSY rescue sinking vessels?
Damaged vessels at risk of sinking could soon benefit from a system being developed by a consortium led by BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy.
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NewsKittiwake acquires emissions monitoring company
Kittiwake Developments has announced that it has acquired UK company Procal, a manufacturer of in-situ, multi component continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS).
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Italian bulkers to get Northrop Grumman IBSs
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received orders to supply advanced electronic navigation systems for two new 37,000 dwt bulk carriers to be built in Korea for Italian shipowner d’Amico Dry Limited.
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News20-ship order for radial bolts
Pilgrim International of Oldham, UK, has won a contract to supply its hydraulically installed radial fit bolts for 20 new 8,000 TEU containers ships for Evergreen Marine in Taiwan.
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NewsBerg thrusters upgrade cable layer
Continuing rising demand for sustainable wind-based energy plants in the North Sea has led Nostag GmbH to contract Berg Propulsion to upgrade its cable layer, Nostag 10, by equipping the vessel with two azimuthing thrusters.
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NewsUltra long stroke engine assists higher ship efficiency
In October 2010, MAN Diesel & Turbo announced that it had produced an ultra long stroke variant of its low speed engine design, which, as part of an integrated propulsion package, could offer savings in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of up to 7% thanks to its lower rpm.
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ClassNK sets up office in Kolkata
ClassNK officially announced the opening of a new exclusive surveyor office in Kolkata, India. The new office is the seventh new office to be opened by the society in 2010, and becomes its sixth surveyor office in India.
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NewsWärtsilä powers UK research vessel
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the propulsion equipment for a new research vessel under construction at the C.N.P. Freire shipyard in Spain for the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
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NewsTidewater orders four UT PSVs
Rolls-Royce has won a $32 million order to provide the design, propulsion systems and deck machinery for four deep water platform supply vessels ordered by Tidewater.
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NewsSTX Finland and USC in arctic shipbuilding jv
STX Finland and Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have formed a joint venture company which will specialise in arctic shipbuilding technology.
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ABB wins marine orders worth $35 million
ABB has won orders worth $35 million to provide complete power systems, drilling drive and propulsion systems for two new deep water drill ships to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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NewsWärtsilä designs new multipurpose standby vessel
Wärtsilä Ship Design Norway has, in cooperation with Sartor Offshore, developed the design for a new multipurpose standby vessel that will service Statoil’s offshore installations in the North Sea, for a contractual period of ten years.
