General News 13-18 – Page 95
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NewsDNV GL and Jotun announce partnership
A new cooperation aimed at improving hull performance was unveiled by class society DNV GL and paint manufacturer Jotun at Nor-Shipping last week.
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NewsWärtsilä completes acquisition of MSI
Wärtsilä Corporation has completed the acquisition of Germany based L-3 Marine Systems International (MSI) for a purchase price of around €295m.
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UASC chooses ShipServ
ShipServ, a leading marine e-marketplace, has secured an order for its full suite of decision support tools for e-procurement and sourcing activities from the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC).
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NewsDNV GL updates 2020 vision
On the first day of Nor-Shipping 2015, DNV GL has recast predictions for the year 2020 firstm published in 2012, with an amended outlook for LNG and scrubber uptake, hybrid propulsion and the use of big data across the maritime sector.
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NewsBright outlook for jackup platform
When Fugro was looking to kit out its walking jackup platform ''Wave Walker 1'' with new lighting, it turned to the UK lighting expert, E LED.
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NewsRINA launches ferry safety scheme
Italian classification society RINA has launched an asset integrity management initiative aimed at enhancing safety of ro-pax ferries.
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Korean Register opens green technology centre
The Korean Register (KR) has opened what it claims is the world’s first green marine technology testing and certification centre in Gunsan, South Korea.
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NewsDNV GL appoints new group CEO
Remi Eriksen, formerly chief operating officer of DNV GL, has been promoted to group CEO following the planned retirement of Henrik O. Madsen.
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NewsExcluding inefficient vessels
Charterers moving one fifth of global shipped tonnage now effectively exclude inefficient vessels, says the Carbon War Room.
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NewsMAN signs maintenance contract with Anglo-Eastern
MAN PrimeServ Turbocharger has signed a Premium Turbocharger Maintenance Contract with Anglo-Eastern Ship Management that covers around 300 turbochargers installed on its fleet.
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NewsSaving paint, saving lives
Launched at the end of 2012, GAC’s automated hull cleaning unit EnvironHull – a remotely operated machine that can perform rapid underwater hull wiping – will soon be launched in several more key markets.
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NewsStatoil chooses GAC automated hull cleaning
The energy company will use GAC EnvironHull’s system to clean hulls of its vessels operating in Scandinavia, the Middle East and Asia.
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NewsPredicting hull roughness: A new method
Dr Philip Stenson, Technology Leader at International, AkzoNobel’s marine coatings business, discusses what the company says is the first major re-evaluation of average hull roughness (AHR) prediction methodology in almost 30 years.
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Healthy growth for Dutch marine cluster
It’s been a good year for the Dutch maritime technology sector, which has seen turnover increase by 17% from €6.4bn in 2013 to €7.5bn in 2014, according to trade association, Netherlands Maritime Technology.
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Design errors drive claims against naval architects
UK-based International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) is warning naval architects to protect themselves against liability for damages resulting from errors in design work.
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NewsShippers’ dismay over EU regional CO2 regs
The shipping industry has expressed its disappointment over the vote taken in the European Parliament to adopt a regional EU Regulation on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of individual ship CO2 emissions.
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NewsClassNK eco software on LNG carriers
Maritime software house NAPA and ClassNK are to install a jointly-designed new performance monitoring system onboard an Asian LNG carrier’s fleet.
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NewsEco Marine Power in research partnership
A new marine technology test facility in Onomichi, Japan will focus on innovation for the shipping and offshore industries.
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NewsMacGregor equips subsea mining vessel
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Limited for two subsea knuckle boom cranes to be installed on the world''s first seabed mining vessel.
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NewsBaleària joins AkzoNobel carbon scheme
Spanish ferry operator, Baleària, is now part of AkzoNobel’s carbon credits programme, which financially rewards ship owners by enabling them to generate income form reduced CO2 emissions.
