General News – Page 271
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NewsShippers challenge benefits of larger ships
Shippers’ Voice has asked if the continued introduction of ever-larger ships brings any benefits to exporters, importers and others who actually pay the bills.
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Students predict LNG preferred fuel
According to DNV’s summer students, LNG could easily become the most feasible means of fuel in short sea shipping. The students’ report was presented today in front of an audience of 200 people including shipowners, representatives from the supply industry and Norwegian authorities.
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ABS revises guide for vessels operating in Polar regions
ABS has revised its comprehensive guide for vessels operating in the Arctic and comparable harsh environments incorporating nearly four years of operational experience since the guide was first issued in September 2006.
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NewsStena orders another Suezmax
The Gothenburg-based Stena Bulk, which recently confirmed an order at Samsung Shipyard for six in-house designed Suezmax tankers for delivery in 2011/2012, has now placed further one order of a Suezmax tanker, the seventh in the series.
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Hamworthy Krystallon lines up yard partners
Following the first commercial order for exhaust abatement technology, Hamworthy Krystallon is finding shipyards eager to accelerate uptake of technology proven to cut sulphur emissions.
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$20 million marine drives order from ABB
ABB has won an order worth $20 million to provide complete power systems, drilling drive and propulsion systems for a new deep water drilling rig to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.
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French yard secures much needed work
STX France Lorient and STFMO (Société de Transports Fluvio-Maritimes de l''Ouest), a subsidiary of Sablières de l’Atlantique, have recently signed a contract for the construction of a 2,000 m3 sand dredger.
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Greece accepts GL's extended drydocking programme
The Greek ministry has accepted Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) extended dry docking (EDD) programme. GL offers owners and operators the chance to extend the dry-docking period from five to seven-and-a-half-years.
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NewsFour ERRVs ordered from Spanish yard
The UK-based Craig Group has placed a multi million pound order for four new emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) with the Spanish shipbuilder Balenciaga Shipyard in northern Spain.
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MaK engines target IMO III requirements
As the global marine industry continues to evolve based on increasingly stringent regulations, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has been focused on maximising research and development to satisfy requirements whilst minimising the impact on owning and operating costs.
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Global container volume to top pre-crisis levels
According to figures released by Alphaliner, global container port handling volumes are expected to grow by 11.6% in 2010 to 545 Mteu, with a strong first-half performance tempered by slower growth in the second half.
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NewsUpgrade kits for Cat marine engines
Caterpillar has developed engine retrofit kits for the Cat 3500 series of marine engines which will allow customers to upgrade mechanical unit injector (MUI) engines to reduce emissions to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulated levels.
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Smarter boiler monitor launched
Rivertrace Engineering Ltd in England has launched the Smart 50M, a new boiler water monitor designed to address specific industry concerns over boiler and pipe blockages and the consequent potential for burn out or explosions.
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NewsRas Laffan drydock operational by year-end
Ras Laffan dry dock in Qatar will be operational by the year-end according to Nakilat managing director Mohamed Ghannam. The work is being undertaken as part of the comprehensive development of Ras Laffan Industrial City managed by Qatar Petroleum.
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Oman shiprepair yard on course for 2011
Oman Drydock Company (ODC) is planning to commence ship repair operations at its new facility in Duqm in March 2011. “As much as 75% of the infrastructure (including civil work) and superstructure is complete now,” said a senior official.
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NewsDrydocks World wins semisub order
Drydocks World – South East Asia has won a contract to build a new oil well intervention compact semi-submersible (CSS) vessel, representing a third order from Singapore-based Hallin Marine. The vessel will cost a total of $110m.
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CSBC anticipates healthy sales increase
Driven by orders from big shippers including Yangming Marine Transport, Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder, CSBC, expects to see sales increase 20% year-on-year in the second half, with yearly sales to return to NT$30 billion ($938 million) in 2011.
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NewsNew depths in the offshore wind energy sector
Keppel FELS multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP) design has been chosen by the Seafox Group (Seafox) as the basis for a new-generation, wind turbine installation vessel that can withstand harsh offshore environmental conditions all year round in water depths of 65m in the North Sea.
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STX and USC to build a new shipyard
STX Shipbuilding Corporation and Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have signed recently a memorandum of cooperation which includes the building of a new shipyard in Kronstadt (St. Petersburg).
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Daewoo wins Tunisian ropax contract
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a 310 billion won ($262 million) order to build a ropax ferry for Tunisian state-owned ferry operator COTUNAV (Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation) for delivery in first half of 2012.
