General News – Page 143

  • "K" Line's next generation carriers will be more energy efficient, with a wider beam than existing ships
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    New generation car carriers

    2013-09-04T15:19:00Z

    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, otherwise known as “K” Line, has reached agreements with two shipbuilders to build four next generation car carrier vessels.

  • Port state control inspections will be easier with the MLC checklist
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    KR to supply new EMSA to Paris

    2013-09-03T14:06:00Z

    The Korean Register (KR) is to supply the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) with a new generation ‘RuleCheck’ system for port state control officers (PSCOs) in the Paris MOU region.

  • Oceanfoil’s technology is to be further developed and applied to an actual ship to produce realistic predictions, in partnership with Owen Clarke Design and UCL-Energy
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    Boost for wind technology development

    2013-09-03T13:48:00Z

    UK-based marine aerofoil technology company Oceanfoil says that it has formed partnerships with naval architects Owen Clarke Design and University College London’s Energy Institute (UCL-Energy) to further develop the company’s wingsails for auxiliary ship propulsion.

  • LNG-fuelled ships could become a common sight in European waters, thanks to the recent round of TEN-T grants
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    Europe backs LNG ship fuel option

    2013-09-02T19:24:00Z

    The European TEN-T (Trans-European Network for Transport) programme recently announced funding for several major projects designed to encourage setting up of LNG bunkering facilities for ships in Europe.

  • Wärtsilä's solutions will reduce operating costs and promote environmentally sustinable shipping
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    Wärtsilä design for LNG powered PSV

    2013-09-02T12:49:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to supply the design and integrated solutions for a new LNG powered large platform supply vessel (PSV) for Siem Offshore.

  • Marine Software’s new status screen on its Marine Planned Maintenance module
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    Planned maintenance status view

    2013-08-30T17:49:00Z

    UK-based company Marine Software has upgraded its Marine Planned Maintenance, Marine Storekeeper and Marine Purchasing software products with a new system ‘Status’ feature.

  • The result of ClassNK’s investigation into the break-up and sinking of the ‘MOL Comfort’ is not now expected until end-October 2013
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    ‘MOL Comfort’ investigation taking longer than expected

    2013-08-30T17:48:00Z

    ClassNK executive vice president Toshitomo Matsui has announced that the Tokyo-based classification society’s casualty analysis and investigation into the ‘MOL Comfort’ sinking will take longer than initially expected.

  • ClassNK’s CSR software has been updated
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    New software for CSR assessment from ClassNK

    2013-08-30T17:45:00Z

    Classification society ClassNK has announced the release of the latest versions of IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) structural assessment software.

  • The companies signed a contract worth US$1.4bn
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    HHI wins US$1.4bn order

    2013-08-30T12:21:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is to build ten containerships for the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) as part of a US$1.4bn order.

  • ‘World Peridot’ was handed over to WWS this week
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    Second Damen PSV for WWS

    2013-08-29T17:38:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Galati has handed over the second platform supply vessel (PSV) in a six series order heralding a new era in offshore construction for Damen Shipyards Group.

  • The new Syncrolift will enable the shipyard to provide "flexible and efficient" docking services
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    Syncrolift for Vietnam

    2013-08-29T14:33:00Z

    Shipbuilding and ship repair at New Song Thu shipyard in Vietnam is set to improve with the installation of Rolls-Royce’s Syncrolift shiplift – the largest to be built in the country.

  • The team will focus on the growing gas market in the US
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    ABS forms global gas team

    2013-08-28T15:32:00Z

    ABS is meeting industry needs with the formation of a Global Gas Solutions team to control its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) capabilities.

  • ‘Coral Anthelia’ is expected to provide LNG bunkering in the Baltic
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    Another ship added to LNG transfer fleet

    2013-08-27T21:24:00Z

    LNG operator Skangass has announced that it has agreed to charter the ‘Coral Anthelia’ LNG tanker from Anthony Veder, to work alongside the ‘Coral Energy’.

  • ‘Ocean Osprey’ under construction at Zamakona in Spain
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    Zamakona launches Atlantic FSV

    2013-08-27T21:24:00Z

    Zamakona recently launched the ‘Ocean Osprey’at its yard in Pasajes , northern Spain.

  • Evergreen’s first L-type container ship, ‘Ever Living’, was named in Taiwan on 28 August
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    Biggest boxship from Taiwanese yard

    2013-08-27T21:24:00Z

    Container shipper Evergreen Group has held a naming ceremony for its first L-type vessel built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan, which was named ‘Ever Living’.

  • The acquisition will enable Palfinger to serve the "dynamic" marine and offshore crane market in Asia
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    Palfinger Dreggen looks to Asia

    2013-08-27T15:53:00Z

    Palfinger Dreggen is setting its sights on the booming offshore market in Asia with the purchase of Korea’s MCT Eng’s assets for the production of marine and offshore cranes.

  • 'Jutlandia': Ahrenkiel's container ship sector is troubled
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    Germany's Ahrenkiel seeks investors

    2013-08-27T15:34:00Z

    Prominent German ship operator Reederei Ahrenkiel has said it is seeking investors in order to survive the current “unprecedented” shipping crisis amid media reports that a fleet sale is being negotiated, writes Tom Todd.

  • VStep's Nautis bridge simulator at TU Varna
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    Simulation centre receives official certification

    2013-08-23T10:58:00Z

    Dutch company VStep says that, following a compliance audit, the simulation centre at Varna Technical University in Bulgaria (TU Varna) has received official certification from the European Maritime Administration in Bulgaria.

  • The VARD 3 07 OSCV design
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    VARD OSCV contract

    2013-08-22T19:12:00Z

    Vard Holdings Limited (VARD) has secured a new NOK800m contract for the design and construction of an Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Farstad Shipping.

  • The 'Ardmore Seavaliant' was delievered in March 2013
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    More tankers for Ardmore

    2013-08-22T17:35:00Z

    Japan’s Fukuoka Shipbuilding is to build four 25,000 tonne IMO 2 eco-design product and chemical tankers for Ardmore Shipping, as part of a US$118m contract.