General News – Page 154
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NewsABS invests in Singapore
Classification society ABS has announced significant investments in Singapore which it says will strengthen engineering and survey capabilities, as well as lay the ground for strategic global initiatives.
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Gas-fuelled tugs to be developed in Dubai
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Rolls-Royce and Drydocks World Dubai to provide systems for gas-fuelled tugs for the Middle East market.
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NewsAlfa Laval launches PureBallast 3.0
Sweden''s Alfa Laval is launching its third generation chemical free system for ballast water treatment, PureBallast 3.0, which the company says will help re-establish the company as a groundbreaker in ballast water treatment.
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NewsFirst MOL CADET container vessel calls at Tokyo
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Liens (Mol) has introduced its new Cadet Actual Deployment for Education with Tutorial (CADET) training programme as the first container CADET training vessel calls at Tokyo.
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NewsHybrid cargo cranes for bulkers
DNV and Bergen-based open hatch bulker operator Greig Star have unveiled the results of a joint study into the energy saving potential of a battery hybrid system for operating electric cargo cranes on the next-generation Greig bulkers.
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NewsMAN-powered AHTS pair enter service in Middle East
MAN Diesel & Turbo says that its propulsion packages have gained an important reference in Middle Eastern offshore operations, with the delivery from Abu Dhabi-based Adyard of the ‘Topaz Dignity’ and ‘Topaz Triumph’ AHTS vessels.
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NewsTeekay orders four LR2 product tankers from STX
Teekay Tankers has entered into an agreement with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of South Korea for the construction of four fuel-efficient 113,000dwt LR2 product tanker newbuildings, at a value of about $47 million each.
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NewsTechcross and Keppel jointly attack BWMS retrofit market
Korean ballast water management system (BWMS) manufacturer Techcross has signed a memorandum of understanding with Keppel Shipyard, the Singapore-based ship repair, upgrade and conversion facility.
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NewsGood news for maritime sector in next 17 years
A report issued by Lloyd’s Register, Qinetiq and Strathclyde University indicates strong growth for the maritime sector in the years up to 2030 and an even bigger role for China in the maritime world.
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NewsWärtsilä MPSVs for Malaysia
Finland’s Wärtsilä has won a contract to design a series of four multi purpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) for Armada Offshore MPSV Limited, a subsidiary of Malaysian offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad.
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NewsMHI deck cranes for STX Construction
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an agreement with STX Construction (Dalian) Co Ltd, a group company of Korean shipbuilder, STX Corporation, to license production and marketing of its marine deck cranes.
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First PSV with onboard DC grid
The first vessel to feature ABB’s onboard DC grid system, the PSV ‘Dina Star’, has been delivered to Myklebusthaug Offshore of Norway by shipbuilder Kleven.
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New Bourbon PSV series
The first in a new series of French built 15 Bourbon Liberty 150 PSVs, the ''Bourbon Liberty 151'', will operate for Maersk Oil in Qatar.
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NewsNew premises for MPR
Dutch propeller expert, Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR), is doing so well that it has recently moved from its old workshop at Asperen to a new premises in Drunen, The Netherlands, to achieve more capacity.
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NewsSHI delivers ‘GasLog Santiago’
International LNG carrier operator, GasLog, has received its latest LNG carrier, ‘GasLog Santiago’, from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
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NewsRepair and overhaul flurry at German yards
A flurry of big ships calling for repair and overhaul has been reported at front-running German shipyards, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNew president for UK Chamber of Shipping
Kenneth MacLeod, chairman of Stena Link (UK) Ltd, has become the new president of the UK Chamber of Shipping and has called on the UK Government to utilise the shipping industry to support economic growth.
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NewsClass approval for Tier III engine
Hyundai Heavy Industries says that it has been granted type approval for its 35,300bhp HiMSEN H46/60V engine from nine classification societies: ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, GL, KR, LR, NK, and RINA.
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NewsSevern sewage system for Oz patrol boats
US based water disinfection system provider, Severn Trent De Nora’s Mariner Omnipure sewage treatment system has been selected for use onboard new patrol boats for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
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NewsAlfa Laval equipment for ‘Norwegian Breakaway’
Sweden''s Alfa Laval’s marine equipment has been installed on Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest cruise ships, being built by Germany’s Meyer Werft.
