General News 13-18 – Page 104
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NewsNAPA software for more Stena vessels
Stena Line is to install Napa software onboard four further vessels – two ferries and two freight vessels – as part of its Energy Saving Programme (ESP).
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NewsSeawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings
The 47,800GT cruise ship, ‘Viking Star’, is one of three Viking Ocean Cruises’ newbuilds to opt for Thordon COMPAC seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings over oil lubricated ones.
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NewsHydroComp updates PropCad software
US-based HydroComp, Inc. has released an updated version of its industry-standard software for geometric modelling of marine propellers for design and manufacture, PropCad.
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NewsSCR for deepwater offshore vessel
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that a deepwater derrick-lay vessel ordered by Petrofac will be supplied with SCR systems on each of its six 16V32/44CR engines.
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NewsBetter cargo hold cleaning
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has a new upgraded cargo hold cleaning solution which combines high-performance cleaning agents and mobile equipment to help owners, operators and crews stay compliant with regulation.
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NewsMore repairs for troubled German pod ship
Germany’s trouble-plagued research ship ''Maria S Merian'' is in dock again for work on her Schottel drives after Berlin revealed she had cost €500,000 in repairs and lost 588 days work since she entered service eight years ago, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsRemontowa Shipbuilding signs Estonian ferry deal
Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding will supply two ferries to Estonia’s Port of Tallinn. The shipyard says the vessels can be converted to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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Bureau Veritas tackles acoustic pollution
Bureau Veritas has launched a voluntary notation developed to help shipbuilders and operators reduce underwater noise radiating from ships.
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NewsTank gauging problems
As more and more US suppliers merge manufacturing sites and withdraw slow-selling products from their range, customers are left stranded, says UK-based marine tank gauging specialist, PSM.
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NewsNew car carrier ships to be LNG-fuelled
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that it has been contracted to supply two 8S50ME-GI dual fuel two-stroke engines, one for each of a pair of newbuild pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) ships.
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NewsCathelco ICCP system for FPSO conversions
UK-based Cathelco is to supply an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system for a Malaysian FPSO conversion project to safeguard the hull of the vessel against corrosion.
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NewsRussia’s Nevsky Shipyard signs salvage ship deal
The Russian Nevsky shipyard is to build four multipurpose small-draught salvage vessels of length 79.85m and width of 17.36m, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsJapanese licensee renews two-stroke agreement
Wärtsilä and Diesel United Ltd in Japan have signed a ten-year renewal of their co-operation agreement for the sale, manufacturing and servicing of Wärtsilä low speed marine engines.
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Meyer Werft delivers ‘Quantum of the Seas’
Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard has delivered the 167,800 gross tonne cruise ship ‘Quantum of the Seas’ to US cruise operator, Royal Caribbean Cruises in Miami.
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Teekay stays with monitoring system
Propulsion Dynamics says that Canada-based shipping company Teekay Corporation has renewed its contract for the Casper service.
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NewsRenewable ferry power now in operation
Eco Marine Power says that its Aquarius Management and Automation System (MAS) has now been integrated with a marine solar panel array on board the ferry ‘Blue Star Delos''.
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NewsKR to lead Asia Pacific gas-fuelled ships project
Classification society Korean Register says it is joining forces with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat (APEC) to promote the use of LNG fuelled ships in the APEC region.
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NewsPremium hull coating starts generating cash for owners
International Paints reports that two ship owners are due to be awarded a combined total of almost US $500,000 from the first claims resulting from a new carbon credits methodology.
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NewsShipping’s sustainability pledge
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry, has announced that all of its members have signed a set of shared commitments to set a clear benchmark for sustainable practices.
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NewsDeck crane with synchronised control
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed delivery of the first three examples of a 50t deck crane featuring a newly-developed synchronised control system.
