General News – Page 204
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NewsBlohm+Voss sold to UK investment company
ThyssenKrupp of Germany has announced that on 11 December it concluded a purchase and sale agreement for its civil shipbuilding activities, with UK-based investment company Star Capital Partners.
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New ERRV for Russia
Arctech Shipyard in Helsinki has been contracted to build an innovative multipurpose emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) for the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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A successful year for ABB
Global marine and cranes expert, ABB, has reported a successful year in 2011 and strengthened its position in the market place.
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NewsOver 100 Cat engines for Bourbon OSVs
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems says that it has been selected to provide over 100 engines and generator sets to Bourbon Offshore, for a number of offshore newbuildings currently being constructed in China.
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Cat establishes Chinese joint venture
Caterpillar has announced a deal with Anqing CSSC Diesel Engine Co (ACD) of China to form a joint venture that will manufacture MaK medium speed marine engines for China and the Asia Pacific region.
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NewsDredger named in the Netherlands
The naming and launch ceremony for the 13,000kW stationary cutter suction dredger, ‘Shanti Sagar XVI’, recently took place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands.
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New consulting subsidiary for ClassNK
ClassNK has established a new wholly-owned subsidiary, known asClassNK Consulting Service, located in Tokyo. The new company is the Japanese classification society’s first ever subsidiary.
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NewsCat 3516 for EPA Tier 3 OCV
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is supplying four Cat 3516C gensets for a SV-310 multi-purpose offshore vessel for Harvey Gulf International, the first US-flagged EPA Tier 3 compliant vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsMaK dual fuel engine launched
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has launched a new marine dual fuel engine, the MaK M 46 DF, rated at 900kW/cylinder at 500rpm and 514rpm in diesel and gas modes, available in an in-line or V-configuration.
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NewsABB to promote ‘cold ironing’ in UK
ABB Marine and Cranes reports that it is working to promote the environmental and commercial benefits of the use of shore-to-ship high voltage electrical connection technology in the UK market.
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NewsNew UK anti-piracy armed guard guidance
Following the announcement that British merchant ships will be able to arm themselves against the piracy threat – new guidance has been released by the UK Government.
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NewsFilters added to equipment portfolio
Hatlapa Marine Equipment, the German company best known for deck machinery, steering gear, compressors and fleet support, has added a range of filter products to its spare parts business.
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NewsOffshore tug from Canadian designer
A multi-purpose tug and offshore support vessel, ''Seaways 20'', designed by Robert Allan Ltd of Vancouver, and built by Keppel Singmarine, has been delivered to owner Seaways International of Singapore.
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NewsTanker conversion contract goes to DDW
AET has awarded a contract to Drydocks World Dubai to convert two of its newest tankers into marine capture vessels (MCVs).
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NewsFirst of four US tugs launched
Crowley Maritime of the USA has recently launched the ‘Ocean Wave’, first of four Ocean Class tugs under construction at Bollinger Shipyards.
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NewsDesalinators for Singapore projects
UK-based company Cathelco Seafresh has announced orders for its reverse osmosis desalinators for two projects in Singapore, a FRSU conversion and an AHTS newbuild.
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NewsMinerva conversion coup as LWB work booms
The 12,499gt British cruise ship ‘Minerva’ is now at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) for a multi-million pound conversion lasting more than two months - one of the longest jobs for some time at the German yard.
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NewsFirst Scandlines newbuild floated out
The first of two 169.5m long ro-pax ferries for German-Danish operator Scandlines, designed to counter the competition from the planned Fehmarn Belt fixed link, has been floated out at P+S Shipyards in Stralsund.
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Four Japanese PSVs for Swire Pacific
Swire Pacific Offshore Operations of Singapore has announced a new order for four platform supply vessels. The vessels, of 5,000dwt capacity, will be built by Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in Japan.
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GL examines scrubber technology
Germanischer Lloyd recently held a forum at its Hamburg head office to discuss exhaust gas scrubbers, which GL agrees provide one solution to tightening regulations governing sulphur emissions from ship engines.
