General News – Page 244
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First ship to employ silicon anti-fouling
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that its 38,000-class bulk carrier now under construction at the Minaminippon Shipbuilding will be the first ship to use International’s new silicon-based anti-fouling paint.
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NewsSafety companies join forces
Australian marine safety equipment provider Mobilarm is joining forces with Marine Rescue Technologies, the company behind the Sea Marshall PLB brand. Mobilarm has entered a sale and purchase agreement which covers all MRT assets, including the entire Sea Marshall product line.
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Global shipping chiefs focus on piracy
Shipping companies and associations have joined forces in a campaign to press national governments to crackdown on piracy.
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NewsNYK orders ‘green’ LNG turbine ship
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for a LNG carrier capable of marked reductions in fuel consumption.
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Gauge offers faster thickness measurement
UK company Elcometer has launched what it describes as its “next generation” of its digital thickness gauge, the Elcometer 456.
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NewsPiracy comes under IMO spotlight
Within the context of International Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day theme ‘Piracy: orchestrating the response’, a meeting took place on 28 February at IMO headquarters.
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New owner for UK shiprepairer
UK-based business A&P Group, which operates three ship repair, conversion and fabrication yards, has been acquired by a consortium including Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services and private investors including the directors of Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders.
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NewsHatteland to provide Transas ECDIS hardware
Norwegian company Hatteland Display says it has been selected by Transas Marine as a supplier of dedicated hardware for the new generation Transas ECDIS system.
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Fuel consumption benefits from antifouling system backed by money-back guarantee
Jotun Marine Coatings has launched Hull Performance Solutions (HPS), described as a new concept which guarantees significant reductions in fuel consumption by combining premium antifouling with monitoring tools.
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ECDIS support offers ‘zero downtime’
Norwegian electronic navigation company Maris has launched a new product support service known as ‘Zero downtime ECDIS’, which is intended to ensure that electronic chart display information systems are available at all times.
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NewsSystem automates regulatory form-filling
The EU Flagship project has come up with yet another innovation, described as “the first intelligent regulatory search and automated form filling system” which its developers say could save nearly €9 million annually.
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Korea targets green ships market
South Korea will spend 300 billion won ($266.1 million) over the next 10 years to develop technology for low carbon ‘green’ ships in a bid to reclaim its status as the world’s leading shipbuilding country from China.
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Japanese shipyards recovering
Ship orders for Japanese yards have more than tripled in January year on year and with gains of 218.5% averaged over 14 consecutive months to 1.5 million gross tons according to the Japan Ship Exporters Association.
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BMT to design Canadian JSS
BMT Fleet Technology of Ottawa, Ontario is to start work on a design for the Canadian Forces’ (CF) new joint support ship (JSS).
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NewsDNV classes T-0 heavy transport vessel
DNV has secured a contract to class the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy transportation vessel (SSHTV) of Dockwise in Netherlands from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea.
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NewsPlanned maintenance for bunker barge
UK-based company Marine Software has supplied its type approved MPM - Marine Planned Maintenance system to John H Whitaker Tankers, to be installed onboard the bunker barge ''Whithaven''.
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Services support for largest Australian oil and gas project
Wilhelmsen Ships Service says that it is providing a range of support services to the Gorgon project, Australia’s largest ever oil and gas project. Services include importation of dredgers and project cargo shipments.
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Maritime broadband portfolio extended with launch of VSAT service
Vizada, the independent French satellite communications provider, has launched Pharostar, its proprietary VSAT (very small aperture terminal) fixed satellite communications service and the latest addition to its maritime broadband portfolio.
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P&I Club warns on fire preparedness
The London P&I Club says the response to two recent onboard cargo fires has highlighted the value of both fire-fighting training and realistic shipboard drills for ships’ crews.
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NewsRolls-Royce wins anchor handling order
Rolls-Royce Marine has been awarded a contract by STX OSV Trading to supply anchor handling systems for three new vessels for South America.
