General News 13-18 – Page 220
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NewsRise in scrapping looks good for bulkers
Braemar Seascope says that it has noticed a marked increase in ship scrapping, and that this should represent good news for the dry cargo sector and maybe the whole shipping and shipbuilding industry.
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Oil analysis for electric ship machinery
Spectro, a UK-based independent laboratory providing oil condition monitoring services, has announced a contract for the provision of analysis services for ABB’s marine electric power and propulsion systems.
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Singapore must keep up standards to maintain bunker market position
Marine fuel supplier OW Bunker has said that, with the threat of Chinese competition, Singapore must continue to focus on driving up bunkering standards to maintain its position as the largest bunkering port.
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NewsBV extends class to cover offshore drilling safety
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has extended its classification rules to include the items of drilling equipment which are essential for the safety of offshore drilling operations.
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NewsE-Ship 1 passes Kiel Canal for first time
One of Germany’s most unusual ships, the 12,800dwt E-Ship 1, has sailed through the Kiel Canal for the first time adding the Baltic to her areas of operation, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGL class now accounts for 100 million gt
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) reports that its current fleet under classification now exceeds 100 million gt, comprising more than 7,200 ships from over 1,900 shipping companies under regular technical supervision.
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Training and co-operation on ECDIS in Norway
Norwegian company Maris has entered into a co-operation agreement with Vestfold University College (HiVe), also of Norway, for product-specific training on Maris ECDIS900 equipment.
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US offshore operator places three PSV orders in Poland
GulfMark Offshore, a US-based provider of marine transport services to the energy sector, has announced the initiation of a vessel construction programme, with three ships ordered from Remontowa in Poland.
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NewsSuperfast ferries revamped for Irish Sea
Stena Line’s two chartered Tallink ferries Superfast VII and Superfast VIII are now undergoing extensive refit, repair and upgrading at Remontowa Gdansk prior to entering service between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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NewsDrillship orders for HiMSEN engines
Hyundai Heavy Industries says it has won orders to supply HiMSEN marine engines for drillships for major offshore drilling companies including Noble Drilling Holding and Diamond Offshore Drilling.
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NewsEfficient Suezmax tanker named
The first of Stena Bulk’s new, low consumption and partly in-house designed, Suezmax tankers has been named Stena Superior at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, Korea.
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New propulsion service company in Africa
Dutch company Aegir Marine says that it has established AAMP, a new service company, based in Walvis Bay, Namibia. It is a joint venture between Aegir and African Marine Propulsion (AMP).
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NewsGerman yard takeover completed
Abu Dhabi Mar Kiel has announced contracts for the acquisition of the former HDW Gaarden in Kiel have now entered into force.
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NewsGermans net impressive offshore giants
In spectacular news for German shipbuilding, P+S Werften in Stralsund has won two firm contracts worth some €200 million and two further options for big offshore installation newbuildings for a Singapore-based concern.
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GL examines MEPC 62 outcome
Germanischer Lloyd has held its traditional recap of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO, focusing on the “groundbreaking developments” at the 62nd session.
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Anti-pollution equipment deal signed for new green bulkers
French company JLMD Ecologic Group reports that it has agreed to equip the future fleet of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs ‘green’ bulk carriers, which will be built in China, with its fast oil recovery system (FOR) system.
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NewsContainership orders on the rise
Containership orders are increasing at a dramatic rate - fivefold over the last 12 months - according to the latest analysis published by Braemar’s Seascope research division.
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NewsAustal ferries en route to Caribbean
Two 47m high speed catamaran ferries have left Austal’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard this week for Guadeloupe, where they will enter service with long-standing Austal customer L’Express des Iles.
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Cosalt sold to Survitec
Survitec Group has added further to its portfolio of marine safety interests through its acquisition of the marine division of Cosalt plc, in a deal valued at £31million.
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Antigua and Barbuda authorises GL for MLC certification
The maritime administration of Antigua and Barbuda has authorised Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to carry out inspection and certification services under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006).
