All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 769

  • Upgrading works on the first drillship, Noble Leo Segerius, is expect to complete in 4Q2011
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    Keppel BrasFELS to upgrade three Noble drillships

    2010-03-29T15:39:00Z

    Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil, has secured contracts from Noble Corporation to upgrade and repair three of Noble''s Brazil-based drillships for $456 million.

  • Artist impression of the newly ordered offshore wind turbine construction vessels
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    Dubai to build offshore construction vessels

    2010-03-29T15:04:00Z

    Oslo-based Fred Olsen Windcarrier, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has entered into agreements with Lamprell Energy for the construction of two transport and installation vessels for offshore wind turbines with option for additional two vessels.

  • Hydrex diver ready to start hull cleaning
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    Fast underwater ship hull cleaning

    2010-03-29T14:52:00Z

    Hydrex Spain recently performed cleaning work with its own developed equipment on two large container vessels at anchorage 2km off the coast of Algeciras.

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    Korea shipbuilding ahead of China

    2010-03-29T14:27:00Z

    Korea regained its top spot in the global shipbuilding industry beating China in terms of new orders in the January to February period.

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    IMO adopts proposal for North American ECA

    2010-03-29T14:23:00Z

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA), a move that will result in cleaner air for millions of Americans.

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    ABG set to win Singapore order

    2010-03-29T14:19:00Z

    India’s biggest private shipbuilder, Mumbai-based ABG Shipyard, is set to win a $114 million (Rs518.7 crore) order to construct four cement carriers for Singapore-based Associated Bulk Carriers.

  • Computer generated image of Australia’s LHD vessels currently under construction in Spain
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    PureBallast selected for Royal Australian Navy

    2010-03-29T14:15:00Z

    Alfa Laval says that it has sold more than 30 PureBallast systems in the past year; a prominent new order involving two PureBallast systems for the Royal Australian Navy, confirming PureBallast''s suitability for the strict requirements of naval applications.

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    MAN Diesel & Turbo SE merger complete

    2010-03-29T14:09:00Z

    The merger announced between MAN Diesel SE and MAN Turbo AG to form MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, is now complete, the corresponding entry having been made in the register of companies.

  • P&O’s new flagship Azure
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    New flagship for P&O Cruises delivered

    2010-03-29T14:05:00Z

    Last Friday Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard delivered the 116,000 grt ''Azura'', the new flagship for P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group, which is the 27th passenger vessel built at the yard out of a total of 53 built by Fincantieri.

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    Viking Lady - commercial ship debut for fuel cell technology

    2010-03-28T17:10:00Z

    What is claimed to be the most environmentally-friendly ship afloat was on view recently at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen (COP15).

  • Mid section work taking place in Laird’s modular shipbuilding hall – one of the largest in Europe
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    Cammell Laird lengthens cable layer

    2010-03-28T16:30:00Z

    Birkenhead-based Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders won a major contract to lengthen a cable laying ship for Nexans AS of Norway, a subsidiary of the international French based Nexans Group.

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    Ballast water task force appointed

    2010-03-28T16:25:00Z

    Jamaica has been elected to chair a 25-country strong regional task force on control and management of ships'' ballast water and sediments in the wider Caribbean region.

  • Michael Dyrbye Christensen is responsible for sales and marketing at dma Ecosystems
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    New filtration company set up in Denmark

    2010-03-28T16:16:00Z

    A new Danish water treatment company, to be known as dma ecosystems, has been created to build on the assets of parent dma Sorption.

  • Permanent repair work on any type of rudder can now be carried out in-situ
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    Permanent rudder repairs without drydocking

    2010-03-28T15:56:00Z

    Hydrex has developed a new method enabling permanent repairs of rudders without drydocking the ship.

  • Five Hatenboer RO watermakers in a 40ft container, for installation on one of two accommodation ships converted from river cruisers
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    Fresh water for river cruiser conversions

    2010-03-28T15:50:00Z

    Dutch company Hatenboer-Water of Rotterdam has supplied two containerised potable water-making units to the De Hoop Lobith shipyard.

  • Pacific Diamond looking polished after her repairs
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    Busy Jurong

    2010-03-28T15:33:00Z

    Jurong Shipyard in Singapore, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has recently been busy.

  • Drill ship Stena DrillMAX ICE is to be equipped with the largest version of Alfa Laval's PureBallast system
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    Largest version of ballast water system is destined for drilling ship

    2010-03-28T15:25:00Z

    The largest Alfa Laval PureBallast system available is to be installed by Stena on one of its drilling ships.

  • The new Spanish Ropax ferry Abel Matutes, built at  Barreras Shipyard, Vigo, was outfitted at the ENVC yard
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    ENVC facing uncertain times

    2010-03-28T14:18:00Z

    Despite the global financial crisis, Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) in Portugal had, in terms of ship repair results, its second best year ever in 2009.

  • The two Cummins KTA50-M2 high speed diesels in the engine room of the Haeyand No 7. (Photo by Alan Haig-Brown)
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    Korean harbour tugs do the job

    2010-03-28T10:52:00Z

    While many ports are experimenting with a range of designs for their docking assist tugs, three ports on Korea’s west coast chose to stay with a well-proven design.

  • The newly delivered LNG carrier Taitar No.2
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    Kawasaki delivers LNG carrier

    2010-03-27T15:26:00Z

    Kawasaki Shipbuilding has delivered the LNG Carrier Taitar No.2 to NiMiC No. 2 S.A. of Panama. The newbuilding is the 11th in a line of 145,000 m3 LNG carriers boasting the latest facilities developed by Kawasaki Shipbuilding.