General News – Page 234

  • MJP’s confidence in its waterjets is demonstrated by the launch of a 5-year warranty
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    Waterjets get 5-year warranty

    2011-05-19T14:39:00Z

    MJP Waterjets of Sweden has announced that it is introducing a five year warranty on its waterjet systems.

  • German repair income sagged last year, but big docks remain in demand
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    'Land in sight' for German shipyards

    2011-05-18T20:37:00Z

    German shipbuilding head Werner Lüken said Wednesday (18 May) that “land is in sight” for his troubled industry but that it was still “too early to do without life jackets.”

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    Tognum recommends acceptance of Rolls-Royce and Daimler’s acquisition offer

    2011-05-18T14:09:00Z

    The directors of MTU parent Tognum have issued a statement recommending shareholders to accept the latest offer to buy the company made jointly by Daimler and Rolls-Royce.

  • Example of Flagship-ISEMS display for a cruise vessel (picture: Autronica)
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    Safety system launched with EU funding

    2011-05-18T13:57:00Z

    Research and development undertaken as part of the part EU-funded Flagship project has enabled Autronica to introduce its AutroMaster ISEMS integrated safety and emergency management system on the market.

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    Indian shipowner to equip 156-ship fleet with broadband

    2011-05-18T13:42:00Z

    Stratos Global says that it has been selected by the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) to deploy Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications on its entire 156-ship fleet.

  • ‘Leonora Christina’, Austal’s largest catamaran ferry to date
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    Austal delivers Danish catamaran ferry

    2011-05-18T12:37:00Z

    Western Australian shipbuilder Austal says that its largest catamaran built to date, the 113m ‘Leonora Christina’, has been handed over by Austal’s Henderson yard to her Danish owners.

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    ECDIS training expands

    2011-05-17T20:55:00Z

    Transas Marine and its GET-Net partner Interschalt maritime systems of Hamburg, Germany, have developed a combined generic and type specific ECDIS training course, certified by Germanischer Lloyd and follows the IMO Model Course 1.27 in accordance with STCW.

  • Screen shot of PropCad 2011
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    New features for propeller CAD software

    2011-05-17T20:38:00Z

    HydroComp’s PropCad software for geometric modeling of marine propellers has now been released in an upgraded 2011 version.

  • The PLT Mini Rescue Pack designed for use on smaller vessels
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    German SAR chooses line throwers

    2011-05-17T13:27:00Z

    Restech Norway says that it has concluded a contract, under which it has become the sole supplier of pneumatic line throwers to the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DgzRS).

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    Large electric cargo cranes contract

    2011-05-17T13:04:00Z

    Cargotec has announced an order, valued at more than €10 million, for 21 MacGregor variable frequency drive electric cranes to be installed on seven 28,000dwt multipurpose cargo ships.

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    Tognum board welcomes increased offer from Daimler and Rolls-Royce

    2011-05-17T08:10:00Z

    In a statement issued during the evening of 16 May, the board of Tognum AG says that Daimler, Rolls-Royce Group and Engine Holding have confirmed in a written agreement that they will increase the offer price for Tognum shares by an additional 8.3% to 26.00€ per share.

  • Bernard Anne: “Efficiency has to take on a new meaning”
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    Redefine efficiency, says class society

    2011-05-16T18:44:00Z

    Classification society Bureau Veritas says continuing pressure on emissions, coupled with rising oil prices, puts a new focus on operational efficiency, so BV believes the scope of ‘efficiency’ must be widened.

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    Tognum/MTU awaits revised share offer from Daimler and Rolls-Royce

    2011-05-16T17:53:00Z

    In a statement issued on Friday 13 May, Tognum reports that Daimler AG and Rolls-Royce Group have verbally confirmed to the Tognum AG board that they may increase the joint bid for Tognum.

  • IG generator with a Hamworthy engineer at Hamworthy’s Suzhou factory, China
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    Hamworthy secures Goliat FPSO order

    2011-05-16T17:23:00Z

    Hamworthy has announced a major contract from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to supply a complete inert gas generator system, as part of the shipbuilder’s latest FPSO newbuild contract.

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    Standard Drilling orders four more Keppel jack-up rigs

    2011-05-15T13:48:00Z

    Keppel FELS has received a repeat order worth $772 million from existing customer Standard Drilling, for four KFELS B Class rigs. Deliveries are scheduled between August 2013 and July 2014.

  • ‘SeaDream1’- one of two new jobs for German yards
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    Specialist jobs for German repair yards

    2011-05-14T15:49:00Z

    Two Weser-based ship repair yards – Bremerhavener Dock (Bredo) and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) - have added specialist plum overhaul contracts to already busy workloads.

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    “World’s largest” liftboat ordered

    2011-05-13T16:51:00Z

    PaxOcean Engineering Zhoushan of Singapore and the Levingston Corporation of the USA have contracted to build a Levingston-designed 415WC jack-up mobile offshore unit which, with 415ft legs, is said to be the largest yet.

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    IMO asked to consider wind in EEDI

    2011-05-12T15:15:00Z

    Skysails technical director Stephen Brabeck told the Motorship propulsion and emissions conference that Germany has requested IMO to consider wind power when calculating a ship’s energy efficiency design index (EEDI).

  • Germanischer Lloyd’s Korean language corporate website
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    GL launches Korean language website

    2011-05-12T15:04:00Z

    Germanischer Lloyd (GL) says that it has dealt with the Korean shipbuilding community for almost 35 years, and hopes to reinforce its links by providing clients in Korea with the latest updates in their own language.

  • A MacGregor AHC offshore crane
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    AHC cranes ordered for OCV newbuild

    2011-05-12T15:04:00Z

    Cargotec’s MacGregor division has secured an order to supply two active heave-compensated (AHC) cranes for Volstad Maritime''s large offshore construction vessel (OCV) on order at Bergen Group Fosen in Norway.