General News 13-18 – Page 48
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NewsSvitzer inks global services deal with Caterpillar
Svitzer, the leading tug operator, signed a Global Services Agreement with Caterpillar on 17 November. The lifecycle agreement is designed to increase vessel up-time and drive service efficiency, and will include coverage for more than 100 Svitzer tugs powered by Cat Marine engines.
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NewsRolls-Royce breaks into Chinese marine market
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has reached a breakthrough in the Chinese marine market with the signing of strategic cooperation agreements with Jianglong Shipyard, Aulong Shipyard and VPower Group.
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NewsDNV GL approval for digital boiler system
Wilhelmsen has been certified as the first and only approved service supplier for DNV GL’s BMON+ class notation.
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NewsSvanehøj takeover creates one-stop shop
Pump manufacturer Svanehøj has acquired FORCE Technology’s Marine Equipment Service department meaning that shipowners will only have to go to one place to service their gas tankers.
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NewsNew class rules for floating offshore wind
DNV GL has released the first integrated rule set for floating offshore wind structures to help expand the sector.
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NewsDNV GL board appointments
Former chief executive of Telonor, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, has been appointed as DNV GL’s new chair of the board.
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NewsABB shore power at Port of Tallinn
ABB Marine & Ports latest shore connection technology is ensuring that calls by the passenger ferry ‘Viking XPRS’ at Estonia’s Port of Tallinn are made quietly, efficiently and emissions-free.
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NewsMARIN sloshing facility promotes advances in multi-phase research
Programme leader Hans Hopman of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) outlined the progress in the Sloshing of Liquefied Natural Gas (SLING) project during an event to mark the inauguration of MARIN''s The Atmosphere test facility in Wageningen.
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NewsYanmar Global CS in new location
Yanmar Global CS Co., Ltd. (YGCS), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. has commenced operations at Yanmar Synergy Square (YSQ) in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan.
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NewsGTT acquires Areva H2Gen
GTT has acquired Areva H2Gen, a French company leader in proton exchange membrane electrolysis.
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NewsUlstein Group appoints new CEO
Ulstein Group has appointed Cathrine K. Marti as the company’s new chief executive officer.
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NewsVMS and Yanmar sign service contract
Yanmar Europe has signed an agreement with the Danish service provider VMS Group as a new service agent for commercial marine engines and spare parts.
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NewsLR sells energy business to investment firm
Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its energy business unit to London-based investment firm, Inspirit Capital.
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NewsClassNK opens offices in India and Spain
Classification society ClassNK has opened new exclusive survey offices in Kandla in India and Valencia in Spain with operations beginning on 1 October 2020.
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NewsHamworthy joins forces with Hoyer Motors
Hamworthy Pumps is aiming to regain dominance in the pump room systems market with a new alliance with Hoyer Motors.
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NewsKongsberg to design and equip wellboat
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a NOK45 million contract to design and equip the third wellboat in a series to be built for Sølvtrans Rederi by the Myklebust Verft yard in Gursken, Norway.
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NewsWärtsilä wins Icebreaker thruster and DP deal
Wärtsilä has won a contract for the delivery and integration engineering of two retractable thrusters and a dynamic positioning (DP) system for the ’CCGS Amundsen’, a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Icebreaker.
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NewsTen-year guarantee for Pipeotech gasket
Pipeotech is offering a 10-year guarantee as standard on its innovative flange gasket.
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NewsLR and NPL partner on marine autonomy
Lloyd''s Register (LR) and the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are collaborating on marine autonomy projects, bringing clarity to the requirements and assisting stakeholders in realising the potential of these systems.
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NewsEEDI threatens VLCCs’ future, Intertanko warns
Intertanko paints a bleak picture for tankers under current EEDI plans, in which flaws in the IMO’s initial EEDI baseline could imperil VLCCs as a vessel type.
