General News 13-18 – Page 50
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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.
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NewsNew solutions needed for bulk carriers to face ‘challenging’ EEDI
EEDI reductions for bulk carriers scheduled to be implemented under IMO’s EEDI requirements for newbuilding bulk carrier and tankers from 2025 under EEDI phase 3 “can mostly be met without major changes to the designs,” believes Johnny Kackur, business development manager at Wärtsilä Marine Solutions.
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NewsJoining forces to fast track Edda Wind
Wilhelmsen and Østensjø have joined forces to fast track the growth of renewable energy company Edda Wind.
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NewsApproval for HHI centreline oil-tight longitudinal bulkhead VLCC concept
DNV GL has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with a general approval of ship application (GASA) for a new concept of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with a centreline oil-tight longitudinal bulkhead.
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NewsWilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis deepen ties
Wilhelmsen and Hyundai Glovis have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange expertise and improve the companies’ technology and service offerings.
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NewsAutonomous ships to overhaul hub-and-spoke logistics
Autonomous shortsea and feeder distribution could disrupt hub-and-spoke logistics, Stevie Knight hears
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NewsBabcock awarded NorthLink service contract
A four-year service contract for NorthLink''s vessels has been awarded to Babcock, which will undertake planned maintenance and dry docking at its Rosyth facility.
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NewsABS and LR update CSRS ship design software to comply with IACS changes
ABS and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have updated their Common Structural Rules Software (CSRS) to comply with a 1 July Rule Change Notice from IACS.
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NewsProfit sharing contract cuts emissions
A profit-sharing contract between Wärtsilä and Brittany Ferries has resulted in a reduction of operational exhaust emissions for the latter’s vessels.
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NewsGovernment funds maritime projects in England
The UK government is making £900 million available through the new Getting Building Fund for investment in local, shovel-ready infrastructure projects to stimulate jobs and support economic recovery.
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NewsRicardo completes virtual remote IMO Tier III certification test
Ricardo, the engineering and technology consultancy, has completed its first IMO Tier III virtual certification test, after working with a Scandinavian customer to certify a large marine engine series.
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NewsSynergy and Norden join forces
Synergy Group and Norden have formed a new joint venture to handle the technical management of Norden’s tanker vessels.
