All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 725
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NewsSembawang secures two upgrading contracts
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has recently secured two major upgrading and repair contracts worth $82 million involving passenger vessels.
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WSS comes to the rescue with new rudder
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) helped Pacifica Shipping, a New Zealand company operating a fleet of coastal vessels, move a new eleven tonne rudder and stock across the world when one of their vessels had its rudder damaged.
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Japanese shipbuilder to export technology
IHI Corp. in Japan has developed a system that automates the key process of bending steel sheets for ships and plans to market it to emerging economies.
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DKB to focus on ship repair
Indonesian state shipyard and engineering company PT Dok dan Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (DKB) will focus on ship repair business and plans to relocate its Jakarta shipyard to Batam Island in order to serve more vessels.
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NewsTyneside yard wins collier job
The Tyneside ship repair yard A&P Tyne has won a significant contract to repair a coal carrying bulk carrier.
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NewsAnglo-Chinese ship design collaboration
Rolls-Royce recently signed a collaboration agreement with Chinese marine design and research company Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design Company (Bestway).
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LOI to rebuild seismic vessel
Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group AS Halsnøy, signed a letter of intent to rebuild the seismic vessel ‘Geowave Master’ owned by Master and Commander AS.
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NewsDavit company moves into cranes through acquisition
Noreq, a Norwegian manufacturer of davits, lifeboats and rescue craft, has announced the acquisition of Danish offshore crane and deck equipment company Acta.
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NewsDNV approves BW-800 BNWAS
The Copenhagen-based Uni-Safe Electronics has obtained a DNV type approval for their BNWAS BW-800 system.
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Bearing condition monitor gains approval
Open-up inspections can now be avoided if an Amot XTS-W+ bearing condition monitor is installed.
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NewsLow-friction coating on new MOL PCTC
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently adopted the low-friction ship bottom paint named ‘LF-Sea’ developed by Nippon Paint Marine Coatings on a new building PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier).
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NewsPrimeServ Las Palmas opens for business
PrimeServ’s workshop in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, was officially opened at the beginning of October 2010 although it has de facto been open for business since the beginning of 2010.
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China undercutting Korean shipyards
Chinese shipyards continue to dominate the newbuilding market, with a price differential favouring Chinese yards over Koreans, according to a Clarksons report.
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CEO calls for a "responsible approach" to BWT marketing
In a strongly worded statement, Coldharbour Marine CEO Andrew Marshall has called on the ballast water treatment industry to adopt a more responsible and professional approach to the marketing of its products to customers.
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ABS breaks 170 million gt barrier
The ABS-classed fleet has broken through the 170 million gross tons threshold with the latest statistics showing the fleet as standing at 11,055 vessels aggregating 170.29 million gt representing an increase of more than 9 million gt to date in 2010.
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New orders for Scana
Scana Industrier ASA has, through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS, entered into a contract with STX Norway Offshore for delivery of remote controlled propulsion system for an anchor handling vessel which will be built in Brazil for delivery in January 2013.
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BMT experience for LR committee
BMT Group Ltd, the UK-based international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced that two of its senior executives have been invited to become members of Lloyd’s Register’s technical committee.
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NewsLargest Singapore built semi-sub delivered
Jurong Shipyard has achieved a key milestone with the construction of ‘SeaDragon I’, the largest ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig to be completed in Singapore.
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NewsIndonesia launches construction vessel
Drydocks World (DW) recently launched a highly versatile, self-contained jack-up construction vessel at its Graha shipyard, formerly known as Labroy Shipyard Batam, in Indonesia.
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News30% carbon reduction for new bulker design
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has developed a 66,000 dwt geared bulk carrier design, known as ‘neo Supramax 66BC’ claimed to be the first type of ship developed to reduce carbon emissions by 30%.
