General News – Page 142
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NewsFORAN in the US
The Eastern Shipbuilding Group has entered into a license agreement with SENER to use the FORAN CAD/CAM system for its newbuilds.
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Concordia upright
The Costa Concordia has been righted in an operation that took 19 hours and cost upwards of £500m (€600m).
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NewsCosta Concordia salvage
The salvage of the Costa Concordia is underway today in what has been described as the largest and most expensive salvage operation ever undertaken.
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NewsHavyard to convert subsea vessel
Havyard Ship Technology’s shipyard in Leirvik in Norway has won a contract for a major conversion of the subsea vessel ‘Havila Phoenix’.
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NewsMore features for GL’s ECO-Assistant software
ECO-Assistant, the trim optimisation tool from Germanischer Lloyd’s consulting arm FutureShip, has been updated to include new features, including a fuel consumption calculator, system usage monitoring, benefit reporting and an E-learning module.
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NewsDNV GL merger approved
The merger between the classification societies DNV and GL has been approved by all competition authorities and will be operational from today.
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NewsLower sulphur fuel in the spotlight
Government officials and industry representatives met in London on 11 September to discuss the future availability of low sulphur fuel in line with stricter IMO requirements.
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Wide benefits claimed for new hull coating
Coatings supplier Hempel has announced a new marine hull coating concept, known as Hempaguard, which is claimed to offer “outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods and significant fuel savings”.
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NewsSeagull adds new modules
Seagull is adding new modules to its computer-based training (CBT) portfolio to make it easier for ship owners to comply with new legislations.
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Rockwell wins DSME order
Rockwell Automation is to supply fully integrated solutions as part of a US$6.7m order awarded by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
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NewsCable layer order
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord, has ordered a new cable laying vessel to be built by Damen Shipyards Romania.
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NewsMacRack technology for Greece
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply electric-drive systems for its side-rolling hatch covers for two new series of Greek bulk carriers.
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NewsWärtsilä gas conversions
As climbing fuel prices and increasingly stringent environmental regulations set in, Wärtsilä is seeing “considerable gas conversion potential” in the marine industry.
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International claims success for coating technology
International Paint has claimed that its two latest hull-coating technologies have made a significant impact on the market since their launch in March.
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NewsKongsberg Maritime to provide Dutch simulator upgrades
Kongsberg Maritime says that it has won a tender to upgrade and extend the simulation facility at Noorderpoort Eemsdollard – Energy & Maritime in Delfzil, The Netherlands.
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NewsFire protective coating for LNG market
PPG Industries has launched its flexible epoxy-based intumescent passive fire protective (PFP) coating, PITT-CHAR XP for use in environments such as the LNG market.
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NewsCarnival chooses exhaust gas cleaning to meet US ECA limits
Reports in the US press suggest that cruise operator Carnival has agreed a deal with the Environmental Protection Agency and US Coast Guard that will exempt it from the 2015 ECA sulphur limits.
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Alignment data managed through process
Prüftechnik Alignment Systems of Germany has launched its Alignment Center 2.2, PC software package, claimed to take care of all the data management needs for the shaft and geometrical alignment of machinery
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NewsNew certificate for SB Broneske
SB Broneske (Schwingungstechnik-Bronekse GmbH) has received Lloyd’s Register Type Approval for single steel pipe bulkhead penetration.
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NewsEnergy-efficient coatings for chemical tankers
Tanker operator Eitzen Chemical is implementing Jotun''s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) system on two of its largest chemical carriers.
