General News – Page 161
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NewsP+S to resume work at Stralsund
The insolvency administrator at German yard group P+S Werften, Berthold Brinkmann, says that production at Volkswerft in Stralsund will begin again on 21 January.
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Seaspan chooses Hyundai newbuilds
Canada’s Seaspan Corporation has awarded a contract for the construction of five 14,000 teu class newbuild containerships to Korea''s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI).
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NewsFour-scrubber retrofit for cruise ship
Norway-based exhaust gas abatement company Green Tech Marine has announced a contract to deliver four scrubbers to Norwegian Cruise Line’s ‘Pride of America’.
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NewsICS updates Flag State Performance table
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has updated its ‘Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table’, to include some new flag states.
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NewsNew marine reference for scrubber system
Ecospec of Singapore says that its CSNOx exhaust gas abatement system has been installed onboard a Great Lakes cargo vessel operated by Canada Steamship Lines (CSL).
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NewsP&E Conference taking shape
Mercator Media''s 2013 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference is beginning to take shape with the announcement of Japan’s director for International Regulations, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT), as keynote speaker.
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NewsRINA support for new UAE class society
International classification society, the RINA Group, has been chosen to support the development of a new classification society for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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NewsViking Grace makes maiden voyage
The largest LNG powered passenger ship in the world, the ''Viking Grace'', made its maiden voyage on Tuesday (15 January).
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Finnish petition to save shipbuilders
According to media reports, concerned supporters are signing up to a new petition calling on the government to help save Finland’s shipbuilding industry.
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NewsTidewater acquires STX OSV contracts
US marine support company, Tidewater Inc has acquired contracts for three Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) under construction at STX OSV Holdings’ shipyard in Norway.
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DFDS newbuilds to go ahead at Stralsund
The insolvency administrator of German yard group P+S Werften has announced that he expects the Volkswerft yard to resume work on the two DFDS ro-ro vessels, the order which had previously been cancelled when P+S went into administration.
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NewsGermans create new ship repair alliance
German ship repair companies MWB Motorenwerke Bremerhaven and nearby Rickmers Lloyd Dockbetrieb have amalgamated their dock and ship repair activities, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsVoith propulsion for Canadian ferry
Germany’s Voith Schneider has been awarded a contract to supply three of its 18R5 EC/150-1 propellers for a new double-ended ferry being built by Canadian shipbuilder, Waterbridge Steel Inc.
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NewsOW Bunker secures contract with Shell Brazil
Danish marine fuel and lubricant supplier, OW Bunker, has secured a contract with Shell Brazil to supply marine lubricants to its domestic customers.
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Cavotec secures new ABB contract
Global engineering group, Cavotec, has won a substantial order from Swiss power and automation specialist, ABB, for twenty Marine Propulsion Slip ring (MPS) units that will be fitted to advanced Azipod marine propulsion systems.
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NewsDual fuel FPSO power station runs successfully
The Wärtsilä power packs, producing more than 100MW in total, in the new P-63 FPSO vessel have completed full 100% load tests at the Cosco shipyard in Dalian, China, in preparation for the start of operations in Brazil''s offshore oil fields.
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NewsElectric cranes for boxship newbuilds
Cargotec company MacGregor has secured an order from Dalian Shipbuilding in China for 16 variable frequency drive (VFD) electric cranes, which will be fitted to four newbuild 3,900TEU container ships for PIL.
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NewsNordic Yards invests heavily in R&D
Germany’s Nordic Yards has invested heavily in the R&D field with a new cooling test zone for research purposes at its Warnemünde yard.
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NewsCathelco pipework anti-fouling system for FPSO
UK based ship equipment manufacturer, Cathelco, has won an order to supply a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel with its seawater pipework anti-fouling systems.
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B+V components business goes to SKF
SKF of Sweden is to acquire German ship components provider Blohm + Voss Industries (BVI), which manufactures shaft components (seals and bearings), stabilisers, and oily water separators.
