General News – Page 140
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NewsCustom engineered compressors
Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) is offering a new series of custom engineered compressors for the offshore industry.
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NewsBestobell looks to the East
Bestobell Valves, part of the President Engineering Group, has appointed a new agent in Japan to develop its business even further in the Far East.
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Promas Lite with revised nozzle gains first order
Rolls-Royce has announced the first contract to for a new version of its Promas Lite propulsion system, featuring a new nozzle design for improved efficiency gains.
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NewsEPA-certified low emission kit for Cat 3500 series
Caterpillar has recently launched EPA certified Cat 3500 marine emissions kits, as an alternative to re-powering existing vessels in order to ensure compliance with current US emissions limits.
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BV class for Chinese ultra-large boxships
Classification society Bureau Veritas is to class three Ultra-Large Container Ships (ULCSs) to be built for China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and chartered to French operator CMA CGM. The ships are due for delivery in 2015.
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NewsOperator chair agreement
An initial two-year framework agreement has been signed by Alu Design and Oceaneering to supply a newly developed operator chair.
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Supporting the market
SB Broneske’s market share of elastic support for cruise ships is on the up and expected to increase to 60% by 2014.
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NewsLong life seal ring for use with EALs
Wärtsilä has launched a stern tube seal ring specifically designed for use with environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs).
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NewsMeasuring mass emissions rates pre- EU MRV initiative
US company WR Systems is promoting its Emsys emissions monitor as a means of compliance with the EU’s MRV proposal.
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NewsNew version of Electronic Indicator
German instrumentation company Kistler has introduced a new version of its Electronic Indicator, HLV4.0, claimed to be more durable, faster and more accurate.
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NewsEngine designers opt for 100BN cylinder oils
Lukoil Marine Lubricants says that both Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo have approved Lukoil’s Navigo 100 MCL cylinder lubricant for two stroke main engines.
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NewsNew Damen carrier for Van Oord
Damen is to build the first of its newly designed Offshore Carrier 7500 for Van Oord at its Galati shipyard in Romania.
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News12-tug thruster contract for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced an order from Turkish tug specialist Sanmar shipyard of Istanbul for 12 shipsets of azimuth thrusters for various customers.
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New maritime bank to be set up in Norway
Plans have been announced to form a new bank, specialising in lending to the marine and offshore industries, to be based in Oslo.
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NewsSuper efficient container ships
The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) partnership with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and FutureShip, to expand its fleet of super efficient container ships, is one of the first outcomes of the DNV-GL merger.
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NewsMAN propeller agreement
Dalian Marine Propeller Co Ltd (DMMP) is to produce and sell MAN Diesel and Turbo Alpha Kappel design propellers in China.
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‘Corona Royal’ delivery
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding has delivered the latest in the ‘Corona’ series of coal carriers to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line).
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Ocean Exchange winners
Two winners have been announced for the Ocean Exchange 2013 Awards, each winning a US$100,000 prize from sponsors Gulfstream Aerospace and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL)
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NewsOdfjell orders gas tankers from Sinopacific
Norwegian shipping company Odfjell reports that its has signed contracts with Nantong Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering to build four LPG/ethylene gas tankers.
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NewsTurbocharger retrofit carried out on Maersk VLCC
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) says that it recently retrofitted its variable turbine inlet (VTI) system to the turbochargers of a Maersk Tankers VLCC.
