General News – Page 171
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NewsEniram studies cruise ship hull fouling
Finnish maritime IT company Eniram has revealed its analysis on the effects of hull fouling on cruise vessels, covering over 38,000 operative sea days, complemented with temperatures and salinity databases.
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NewsMHI verifies air lubrication system
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has installed its its first Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) on a ferry and has verified its effectiveness in saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide.
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NewsDNV develops new seismic vessel notation
DNV has created a new class notation for seismic vessels as the demand continues to grow with the development of new energy sources.
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NewsLow sulphur fuel dangers, by UK P&I Club
The latest Risk Focus bulletin from the UK P&I Club highlights a number of incidents involving sudden loss of power during and after the switchover to lower sulphur fuels that are now mandated in certain coastal regions.
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NewsProp-rudder combination for energy savings
Van der Velden Marine Systems and Mecklenburger Metallguss have joined forces to develop a high-efficiency propulsion system known as the Energy Saving Package, which combines rudder and propeller with bulb and caps.
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NewsCharterers set standard for industry’s fleet
International transporter, Cargill, manufacturer Huntsman Corporation and oil trader, UNIPEC UK Company Ltd, say they have set a new industry standard on fuel efficiency by deciding to charter only the more efficient vessels in the market.
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NewsAzipods for Russian icebreaker
ABB has announced an order worth $35 million from Baltic Shipyard to supply propulsion and electrical systems for a new icebreaker vessel under construction for Russia’s state shipping company Rosmorport FSUE.
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NewsSietas suction dredger christened
The suction dredger ‘Eke Möbius’, built by Sietas shipyard, has been handed over to hydraulic engineering company, Josef Möbius Bau-GmbH, and was christened last week.
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NewsCrane repair for German boxship
Gibdock has completed a containership crane refurbishment for a German owner. The deck crane work called for certification of strict welding procedures by Lloyd’s Register (LR), which approved all materials used.
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NewsThree barges for Lubmarine in Singapore
French marine lubricant supplier Total Lubmarine has invested in three brand-new barges for delivery of the company’s products to vessels in the port of Singapore.
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NewsGerman yards bag more specialist work
Specialist repair, overhaul and conversion jobs have reportedly been won by three German shipyards while a fourth has completed a repair job worth far more then originally expected, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsSavannah Ocean Exchange selects winners
The winners of the 2012 Solutions Exchange awards, Nonox Ltd and Protei, have been awarded the Orcelle grants by the Savannah Ocean Exchange (SOE) global review panel.
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NewsClean shipping on MEPC 64 agenda
The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets for its 64th session from 1 to 5 October 2012, at IMO Headquarters in London. The meeting’s agenda has now been announced.
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NewsIMO a century after the ‘Titanic’
27 September is the International Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day. This year’s theme, ‘IMO: One hundred years after the “Titanic”’, was chosen to reflect on passenger ship safety today, and into the future.
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NewsLloyd’s Register collaborates with A*STAR
Lloyd’s Register has set up a Group Technology Centre (GTC) in Singapore to provide solution to the maritime industry and has reached an agreement with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) to collaborate on R&D projects as part of the GTC’s activities.
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NewsOW Bunker launches new quality standard
Danish marine fuel and lubricant supplier, OW Bunker, recently launched a new global quality control standard to ensure the quality of its products supplied by its physical sector.
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NewsScandlines backs eco-alternatives to Fehmarn link
Starting in October four Scandlines ferries are being fitted with hybrid drives as the first of two separate projects designed to provide possible alternatives to the planned Fehmarn Belt fixed link, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsPalladium and FarSounder unite
Florida based Palladium Technologies has united with Rhode Island based underwater technology company, FarSounder, for the integration of systems for Palladium’s new integrated glass bridge system, SiMon Gold.
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NewsDozen more PSVs for Seatankers
Seatankers Group has ordered a dozen PX105 platform support vessel design packages from Ulstein through Sinopacific’s Zhejiang yard in Ningbo, China where the vessels will be built.
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NewsAdmiralty helps shipping industry plan ahead
Under navigational company, Admiralty, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will host the next chain of Digital Integration Workshops in London this month, to help shipping managers plan for the integration of digital technology into bridge operations.
