General News 13-18 – Page 194
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NewsSecond Environship order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced a second contract for a vessel to one of its Environship designs, in this case for a 75m LNG-powered vessel for Norwegian company Eidsvaag, to supply fish farms along the Norwegian coast.
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NewsBerlin postponement ‘not due to problems’
The imminent naming of Scandlines’ ‘Berlin’ at German yard P+S Werften has been postponed for nearly two months, but a spokeswoman told The Motorship it had nothing to do with any construction problems at the yard.
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NewsKongsberg Evotec gets into cranes
Kongsberg Evotec has established a new department specifically dedicated to developing its crane and lifting products for the offshore supply and subsea sectors.
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NewsBWTS order for pipelay vessel
Severn Trent De Nora says that its Balpure ballast water treatment system has been chosen by EMAS for a 22,000dwt DP3 pipelay, heavy lift and construction newbuild, ‘Lewek Constellation’, under construction in Vietnam.
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News'Better than good' after fifteen years
A 300,000 dwt crude oil tanker has made 15 years with very little wear on its cargo tanks, thanks to the durability of an epoxy shield.
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NewsType approval for GEA ballast system
GEA Westfalia says that its newly-launched ultraviolet radiation system for the treatment of ballast water, the BallastMaster ultraV, has received type approval in accordance with IMO guidelines and regulations.
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NewsDNV restructures following KEMA takeover
Det Norske Veritas is establishing a new group structure; following the recent transfer of the majority shareholding in KEMA, it aims to merge some activities to strengthen its industry position.
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NewsNew lightering support ships near completion
US Gulf llightering support services provider AET says that following the entry into service of its first purpose-built LSV in October 2011, it will take delivery of two similar newbuildings in April and June.
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NewsEEDI certificate for first Crown63 bulker
Bureau Veritas has issued its first EEDI certificate to Ultramax geared bulk carrier ‘JS Amazon’, the lead ship in the ‘Crown63’ series from China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group with bulk carrier expert Setaf-Saget.
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NewsTraining providers work together to simplify US Port State Control
UK-based maritime safety training software provider and US training company Maritime Training Services (MTS) have joined together to produce a new training programme on US Port State Control.
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NewsNew marine genset from Cummins
Diesel engine company Cummins has announced an addition to its C Power product line, the QSM11-CP marine generator set, available with ratings from 250kWe to 300kWe, and optimised for ship’s primary and emergency power.
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Pay-as-you-sail eases ECDIS chart costs
Norwegian electronic navigation company Navtor has launched a ‘pay as you sail’ (PAYS) ENC Service, said to be an industry first, designed to provide simple and cost-effective management of electronic navigational charts.
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NewsAnother cruise crisis for Costa
It’s the second crisis for Italian cruise firm Costa Cruises in as many months. The Costa Allegra is currently adrift off the Seychelles after a fire caused the ship’s generator to fail and lose power.
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NewsTsunami debris task force crisis meet
A task force for the 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris field, which is floating towards Hawaii, has met at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) In Hawaii to share information to help avert the crisis.
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NewsClass societies cooperate in Indonesia
ClassNK has entered into an agreement with Indonesian classification society, Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia Persero (BKI), to focus on deepening cooperation between the two societies in a range of maritime sectors.
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NewsIMO head praises ‘green shipping’ progress
Koji Sekimizu, secretary general of IMO, has been speaking of the progress made by shipping towards greater sustainability in an interview in the run up to the 25th SMM in September.
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Another cruise operator uses trim optimisation for fuel and emissions savings
Finnish company Eniram has announced that its real-time dynamic trim optimisation technology has been deployed on two long-distance cruise ships operated by Silversea Cruises, with the aim of cutting fuel consumption.
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NewsTwo more US Navy contracts for Austal
Austal reports that the US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the eighth and ninth joint high speed vessels (JHSV), as part of a 10-ship, $1.6billion programme.
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NewsGermans finish off Korean newbuilds
Wind farm installation vessels ‘Victoria Mathias’ and ‘Friedrich Ernestine’ are being finished off at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) in work which local reports said would last two to three months, writes Tom Todd.
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Boiler conversion from HFO to dual-fuel for Harris Pye
The Harris Pye Group says that it has secured its first order for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of its own complete boiler system, to be carried out on a FPSO vessel for an unnamed owner.
