General News – Page 226
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NewsBring Class into the 21st Century
Retiring IACS chairman Noboru Ueda of ClassNK says the association must play an expanded role in the future, to better meet the changing needs of the industry, and bring classification into the 21st century.
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NewsUSCG approval for RINA
Italian classification society RINA says that it has been authorised by the US Coast Guard to conduct plan review and approval and initial and subsequent surveys for US-flagged cargo and passenger vessels.
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VLCC oversupply relieved by slow deliveries
Market analysis by Braemar Shipping Services shows a continuing over-supply of VLCC tonnage.
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NewsConsilium moves into VSAT
Supplier of marine products and services Consilium Marine Group has signed a global cooperation agreement with communications solutions integrator Orange Business Services.
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NewsRussian icebreakers begin build
Production has begun at STX Europe’s Vyborg shipyard of two multi-purpose icebreaking service vessels, ordered from Arctech Helsinki Shipyard by Sovcomflot in December 2010. Both are scheduled for April 2013 delivery.
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DNV acquires software company
Det Norske Veritas has acquired Norwegian risk management software company Synergi Solutions, which extends DNV’s portfolio to include risk based software for operational risk management.
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NewsJack-up conversion gets underway
Dutch company Alewijnse Marine Systems says it is playing a significant role in the conversion of the jack-up drill rig Atlantic Labrador to offshore hotel accommodation.
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NewsMaersk exercises drillship option
Maersk Drilling has declared its option to build two ultra deepwater drillships at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, at a cost of about $1.3 billion, for delivery in the second and third quarters of 2014.
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ICS backs MBMs for carbon reduction
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is calling on governments to support next week’s vote at the IMO, which it says will help shipping deliver meaningful CO2 emissions reductions on a global basis.
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NewsJapanese yard completes upgrade
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) says it has completed the modernisation of its Enoura shipbuilding facility at the Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
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NewsFirst Scandinavian MES installation
Zodiac reports that Swedish ferry operator Stirsöbolage has become the first Scandinavian company to benefit from its new MES ESS automatic escape slide, with three 3.4m slides installed onboard the Älvsnabben 4.
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Liferaft exchange goes global
Wilhelmsen Ships Service says it has opened eight new liferaft servicing stations so far in 2011 to provide ready-serviced liferafts to vessels that have signed up to its LRE scheme.
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Bunker supplier expands to India
OW Bunker, the supplier and trader of marine fuel, is opening a new support operation in Mumbai, India, which it says will enable further strengthening of the group in the fast-growing BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries
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SSAS and LRIT terminals added
Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor 6110 mini-C terminal, launched last year as part of the 6000 GMDSS series, has now been joined by versions for Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) and Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT).
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NewsMeasurement reduces rudder hysteresis
German company Becker Marine Systems has introduced BIMS (Becker intelligent monitoring system) which it says overcomes delays and improves dynamic positioning (DP) and autopilot (AP) systems.
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NewsShip handling facility reopens
Warsash Maritime Academy’s new manned model Ship Handling Centre has recently been officially opened by Admiral The Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead, Chancellor of Southampton Solent University and former First Sea Lord.
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NewsPlanned Blohm + Voss sale falls through
Talks between ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi Mar on the sale of Blohm + Voss have collapsed, but reports say new discussions are now being held with other interested parties, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsConsultant reaches 25 years in design
UK consultant BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, says that it is celebrating 25 years of innovative vessel design this year.
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Wärtsilä concludes new LNG ship maintenance contract
Wärtsilä has announced a technical management contract, based on its dynamic maintenance planning concept, covering six LNG carriers operated by Greek ship manager and LNG shipping specialist Ceres LNG Services.
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NewsJHSV 6 and 7 contract goes to Austal
Austal Ships reports that the US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a 10-ship $1.6 billion programme.
