General News 13-18 – Page 58
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NewsJoining forces to prevent engine room fires
Cruise operator RCL, technology group Wärtsilä, and classification society DNV GL have joined forces to improve engine room fire prevention.
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NewsUlstein introduces X-BOW for RoPax designs
Ulstein has developed a range of X-BOW® vessels for the RoPax market. The portfolio is based on the ship designer''s ‘compact concept’ of shorter, wider and slower design solutions, leading to high capacity vessels and less expensive newbuilds.
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NewsDNV GL and New Dayang agree bulker design JDP
DNV GL and SUMEC’s New Dayang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd have agreed to a Joint Development Project (JDP) to update the Crown 63.5k Bulk Carrier design. The agreement, which follows a strategic cooperation agreement signed between SUMEC Marine Company Ltd. and DNV GL last year, was signed at the Nor-Shipping trade ...
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NewsLR gives AiP for heavy lift vessel concept
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has presented Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute with approval in principle (AiP) for a J-lay heavy lift vessel concept design.
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NewsCorvus ESS powers cruise ships and ferries
Corvus Energy has unveiled its next generation energy storage system (ESS), aimed at cruise ships, ro-pax and ro-ro vessels.
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NewsBID FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TOPSIDE STRUCTURES
A pan-industry research consortium investigating the use of composite superstructures in shipbuilding plans to start tests with a demonstration product later this year, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsGreen Maritime Methanol project takes off
The Green Maritime Methanol consortium has selected nine ships for research on the application of renewable methanol as a marine fuel. New designs together with existing ships of Boskalis, Van Oord, the Royal Netherlands Navy and Wagenborg Shipping were selected.
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NewsABB opens Murmansk Arctic centre
ABB has opened a Marine Service Centre in Russia in support of growing Arctic maritime industries, focused on the company’s ship power, propulsion, automation technologies and service capabilities.
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NewsIHI TO MERGE POWER SYSTEM COMPANIES
Japan’s IHI Group is set to integrate its engine, propulsion and power plant activities into a single organisation so as to realise efficiencies and better respond to evolving market requirements, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsJotun unveils new antifouling range
Norwegian chemicals company, Jotun, has unveiled the next generation of its SeaForce biocidal antifouling range, with three new products featuring Hydractive technology.
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NewsNew partnership aims to simply operations
Kongsberg Maritime has formed a partnership with DOF, SINTEF Ocean and NORCE which aims to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for complex offshore operations, while streamlining fleet-wide maintenance.
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NewsNAPA joins 'internet of ships' programme
Maritime software company, NAPA, has become the first service provider for ClassNK-owned Ship Data Center’s Internet of Ships Open Platform (ShipDC IoS-OP), providing performance analytics and voyage optimisation capabilities.
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NewsSkin Friction database simplifies antifouling cost/benefit analysis
Amid the unrelenting focus on reducing fuel consumption in order to meet EEDI regulations, one potential area for reducing hull resistance has been partially neglected. The impact of biofilm or fouling on hull resistance has long been understood. As skin friction can account for anything between 50% and 85% of ...
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NewsBV releases digital classification tool
Bureau Veritas has released a new digital tool to support classification and statutory surveys and audits.
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NewsLR recognised by Italian flag administration
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been awarded recognised organisation (RO) status by the Italian flag administration and is now authorised to issue statutory certification on its behalf to all seagoing ships sailing under the Italian flag.
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NewsFirst offshore decommissioning contract to be published
A new international standard contract governing the services provided during offshore decommissioning has been developed by BIMCO and will be published at the end of June 2019. The contract is to provide a balanced set of terms and conditions for both parties in the process.
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NewsGermans urge united front against Asian building threat
An appeal for concerted co-operation to prevent Asian and particularly Chinese penetration of high-end European ship production has come from German shipbuilders, writes Tom Todd.
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Kiel provides emission-free power to ships
The Port of Kiel’s first shoreside power supply plant for ships has opened at the Norwegenkai ferry terminal to enable Color Line’s cruise-ferries to switch off their engines and continue operations with emission-free electricity.
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NewsHøglund rises to emissions-free challenge
Global marine solutions and systems integration firm, Høglund, has announced plans to expand its range of solutions for the battery and hybrid sectors.
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NewsMARIC to design 80kt semisubmersible salvage vessel
Chinese ship designer MARIC, a subsidiary of CSSC, announced that it had won the tender to design an 80,000 dwt semisubmersible vessel specialised for salvage recovery on 30 April.
