General News – Page 115

  • Fujian Huadong repair yard 'ticks all the boxes'
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    Another shipyard for Simplex-Turbulo

    2014-07-09T11:17:00Z

    UK-based Simplex-Turbulo has added another dry dock to its portfolio, Fujian Huadong in China, which it says ‘ticks all the boxes’ in terms of location, facilities, efficiency and quality.

  • The new series of IBSVs is a further development of the 'Vitus Bering' series
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    Sovcomflot signs icebreaking contract

    2014-07-08T17:26:00Z

    Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Sakhalin Energy have signed an agreement for the construction and long-term operation of three multifunctional icebreaking standby vessels to serve the Sakhalin-2 offshore energy platforms.

  • L-3 MSI will provide advanced automation, navigation, communications and electrical propulsion facilities for Samsø Færgen
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    Electrical package for biogas ferry

    2014-07-08T14:00:00Z

    Germany’s L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) will provide advanced automation, navigation, communications and electrical propulsion facilities for ''Samsø Færgen'', a new LNG powered double-ended passenger car ferry.

  • MHI’s 16-cylinder engine has notched up 10,000 sales
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    Mitsubishi reaches 10,000 sales for high speed engine family

    2014-07-08T11:00:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) says that it has reached the milestone of 10,000 unit sales for its 16-cylinder diesel and gas engine, since the original product launch in 1989.

  • CEO Roy Reite: “Vard is really able to accelerate its growth strategy in North America”
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    Vard acquires STX Canada

    2014-07-08T10:54:00Z

    Vard Holdings, the former STX Offshore company which is now part of the Fincantieri group, has announced its expansion in North America with the acquisition of another STX subsidiary, STX Canada Marine.

  • Damen Shipyards will be busy building four of its new PSV 5000's for ATL
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    New Damen PSV design for Atlantic Towing

    2014-07-07T16:15:00Z

    Atlantic Towing (ATL) has chosen newly-designed, ice-strengthened PSV 5000 vessels from Damen Shipyards to meet a demanding 10-year offshore support contract.

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    Jotun wins Triple-E contract

    2014-07-07T13:58:00Z

    Marine antifouling coatings specialist, Jotun, has signed a landmark agreement with Maersk Line to supply Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) for the Triple-E new build project.

  • ICS has proposed a possible solution to the problems of implementing the IMO ballast water convention
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    ICS proposes ballast water solution

    2014-07-07T11:51:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) believes it could have a solution to the current dilemma associated with what it describes as the “serious implementation problems” associated with the IMO ballast water convention.

  • Aquarius MAS screen shot
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    Renewable ship energy agreement

    2014-07-07T11:48:00Z

    Eco Marine Power of Japan and MINs Control Systems of Singapore have signed a sales and support agreement, under which MINs will handle EMP''s renewable energy systems for shipping in Singapore and Myanmar.

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    BWTS company comes into single ownership

    2014-07-04T17:34:00Z

    Danish water systems company Desmi says that it is to acquire all of the shares in its associated ballast water treatment company, Desmi Oceanguard, from its partners A.P. Moller - Maersk and UltraAqua.

  • Videotel’s portfolio includes a recently-launched course on fuel switching in ECAs
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    KVH buys Videotel

    2014-07-04T17:34:00Z

    Maritime training specialist Videotel, based in the UK, has been sold to US communications company KVH Industries, in a £28.7 million deal.

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    Keppel Shipyard FLNG contract confirmed

    2014-07-04T17:34:00Z

    Keppel Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, says that a contract, first announced in June, to convert an existing LNG carrier into a floating liquefaction vessel for Golar, has been confirmed, with an option for two other similar units.

  • Alexander Nuernberg: retrofits in demand
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    German suppliers stand firm after strong growth

    2014-07-04T17:27:00Z

    German ship equipment and component suppliers expect a fall-off in demand amid market consolidation this year after strong growth in orders in 2013, particularly from China and Korea, reports Tom Todd.

  • IACS chairman Philippe Donache-Gay
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    IACS to look at complex onboard systems

    2014-07-03T17:56:00Z

    New chairman of IACS, Bureau Veritas’ Philippe Donache-Gay, has outlined the priorities he hopes to set during his year in office.

  • 'Texelstroom' will enter into service in the spring of 2016.
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    Energy efficient ferry to be classed by Lloyd’s

    2014-07-03T15:14:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register will class ‘Texelstroom’, the newbuild 1,750 passenger, 350 vehicle, double-ended ferry set to operate between the Dutch islands of Texel and Den Helder.

  • Keppel Shipyard has secured a contract for the conversion of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel
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    Keppel wins S$368m in new contracts

    2014-07-02T18:45:00Z

    Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd ‘s subsidiaries of Keppel Shipyard Ltd and Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd have secured new contracts worth a total of S$368m.

  • Jonas Östlund
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    WSS responds to market changes

    2014-07-02T14:33:00Z

    As the marine bunker market changes, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is helping shipowners get the best from their residual and distillate fuels.

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    New Rules for steel ships construction

    2014-07-01T14:02:00Z

    Japanese based classification society, ClassNK has released its latest amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships.

  • The first MHI UEC33LSE engine
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    Small-bore UE engine to enter commercial operation

    2014-07-01T11:05:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) has announced that the first example of its UEC33LSE is to be installed in a chemical tanker currently being built in China.

  • The 32 engines were chosen for their availability, reliability and economic fuel consumption
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    Wärtsilä gensets for offshore vessels

    2014-06-30T15:38:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to supply its generating sets for two new intervention vessels being built for Norway’s Siem Offshore.