General News 13-18 – Page 273
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NewsUpgrade kits for Cat marine engines
Caterpillar has developed engine retrofit kits for the Cat 3500 series of marine engines which will allow customers to upgrade mechanical unit injector (MUI) engines to reduce emissions to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulated levels.
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Smarter boiler monitor launched
Rivertrace Engineering Ltd in England has launched the Smart 50M, a new boiler water monitor designed to address specific industry concerns over boiler and pipe blockages and the consequent potential for burn out or explosions.
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NewsRas Laffan drydock operational by year-end
Ras Laffan dry dock in Qatar will be operational by the year-end according to Nakilat managing director Mohamed Ghannam. The work is being undertaken as part of the comprehensive development of Ras Laffan Industrial City managed by Qatar Petroleum.
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Oman shiprepair yard on course for 2011
Oman Drydock Company (ODC) is planning to commence ship repair operations at its new facility in Duqm in March 2011. “As much as 75% of the infrastructure (including civil work) and superstructure is complete now,” said a senior official.
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NewsDrydocks World wins semisub order
Drydocks World – South East Asia has won a contract to build a new oil well intervention compact semi-submersible (CSS) vessel, representing a third order from Singapore-based Hallin Marine. The vessel will cost a total of $110m.
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CSBC anticipates healthy sales increase
Driven by orders from big shippers including Yangming Marine Transport, Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder, CSBC, expects to see sales increase 20% year-on-year in the second half, with yearly sales to return to NT$30 billion ($938 million) in 2011.
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NewsNew depths in the offshore wind energy sector
Keppel FELS multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP) design has been chosen by the Seafox Group (Seafox) as the basis for a new-generation, wind turbine installation vessel that can withstand harsh offshore environmental conditions all year round in water depths of 65m in the North Sea.
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STX and USC to build a new shipyard
STX Shipbuilding Corporation and Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have signed recently a memorandum of cooperation which includes the building of a new shipyard in Kronstadt (St. Petersburg).
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Daewoo wins Tunisian ropax contract
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a 310 billion won ($262 million) order to build a ropax ferry for Tunisian state-owned ferry operator COTUNAV (Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation) for delivery in first half of 2012.
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Castrol opens technology centre in Shanghai
The grand opening of the Castrol China Technology Centre recently took place in Shanghai’s Pudong Jinqiao Science Park, marking an important step in the development of Castrol’s global technology strategy.
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NewsAustal expands Middle East service
Austal announces the expansion of its vessel support and maintenance presence in the Middle East following the award of a technical services contract with Saudi Arabian ferry operator The Maritime Company for Navigation (MACNA).
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NewsKeppel delivers another PSV to Greatship
The Singapore-based shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine has delivered its third multi-purpose platform supply & support vessel (MPSSV) to Greatship Global Offshore Services in India.
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Korea and Brazil sign shipbuilding deal
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazil’s Transpetro, the largest shipbuilder in Latin America, to forge cooperation in the shipbuilding sector.
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BAE Systems modernising US destroyers
BAE Systems in the USA will modernise 11 Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class guided missile destroyers under a contract with the U.S. Navy with a potential value of $365 million.
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NewsReducing fuel oil consumption with retrofit
As a response to the needs of the shipping market for a more flexible utilisation of both full and part load operation, MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed the turbocharger cut-out solution. Optimal fuel consumption is now claimed to be possible at both full and part load.
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Privatisation for Malta Shipyards relaunched
A fresh process for the privatisation of the mega yachts facility of Malta Shipyards was launched by the government’s privatisation unit. The first attempt had been discontinued because the bids were considered too low for the profitable facility.
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NewsPort state control targets tanker vessels
The Paris Memorandum on Port State Control has announced a concentrated three-month inspection campaign (CIC) to verify correct damage stability of tankers. The campaign begins on 1 September and ends on 30 November 2010.
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NewsNew production record for L’Orange
Tognum subsidiary L’Orange GmbH recently celebrated the production of its 500,000th fuel injector and the event marked the achievement of a new record by the manufacturer of high-pressure injection systems for diesel and heavy-oil engines.
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Safer container securing and stowage software
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has developed and released new container-securing rules and software to provide a robust framework for safer, more effective modern ship designs.
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CMA CGM takes delivery second Explorer class
The French CMA CGM Group took delivery of their latest vessel ''CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci'' at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.
