Industry News – Page 173
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NewsRolls-Royce to power offshore drillships
Rolls-Royce has won orders worth over £70m to supply large thrusters for high tech offshore drilling vessels form a variety of customers including Seadrill, Pacific Drilling and Ensco.
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NewsEarly FPSO delivery from Keppel Brazil yard
Keppel FELS Brasil''s yard in Angra dos Reis - BrasFELS – says that it has delivered ‘FPSO Cidade de Sao Paulo’, first of two for operator Modec and Toyo Offshore Production Systems (MTOPS), 19 days ahead of schedule.
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NewsIndia's Navgathi signs contract for FORAN
India’s Navgathi Marine Design and Constructions has signed a contract with SENER, the Spanish engineering and technology group, for the use of its FORAN system.
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Jeppesen partnership with BP Shipping
US based marine planning solutions company, Jeppesen, has announced a three year partnership with BP Shipping, to provide the LNG tanker operator with its advanced optimisation solutions.
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News60% of owners don’t realise SEEMP saves fuel
A survey conducted by ship design software house NAPA Group into preparation levels for the upcoming SEEMP has revealed that a majority of respondents were unaware of the potential fuel savings the plan could trigger.
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NewsFree EEOI calculator for shipping industry
As ship efficiency measures become compulsory for all vessels, Israel based marine applications provider, Totem Plus, has a new Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) for the shipping industry.
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NewsBV classes largest containership
Bureau Veritas (BV) has just classed the world''s largest containership the ''CGM Marco Polo''.
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NewsPatent for emissions monitoring system
US company W R Systems says it has been awarded a patent for the ‘Outside the Stack’ particulate matter (PM) measurement technology used in its Emsys emissions monitoring.
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NewsClass NK to develop ship maintenance software
Class NK, IHI Marine United (IHIMU), Diesel United (DU) and IBM Japan will be developing a ship maintenance management system to help reduce lifecycle cost.
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NewsTwo-stroke LNG package unveiled in Korea
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it successfully carried out the world’s first full scale demonstration test of the ME-GI low speed dual fuel marine engine, in combination with Hi-Gas, at its Ulsan plant.
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NewsNew MHI high performance propeller
Japan''s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has developed a new high performance propeller called the MAP Mark-W, especially suitable for retrofitting service vessels.
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NewsMilestone for gas-fuelled engines
Wärtsilä has announced that it has, to date, sold more than 2,000 of its gas-fuelled engines, which together have accumulated more than 7 million operational running hours in both land-based and marine applications.
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NewsNew appointment for Bureau Veritas
International classification society, Bureau Veritas, has reorganised its marine and offshore operations and appointed a new executive vice president.
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NewsRolls-Royce unveils new training centre
Rolls-Royce has unveiled its new European Marine Technology and Training Centre in Ålesund, Norway.
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NewsWärtsilä to lay off workers in Vaasa
The Wärtsilä Corporation will be temporarily laying off 790 workers at its Delivery Centre Vaasa (DCV) in Finland.
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NewsKleven wins another Rem contract
Norwegian yard Kleven Verft has signed a contract with Rem Offshore for the building of an advanced multifunctional subsea support and construction vessel. The contract value is around 600 million NOK.
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NewsX-Bow PSVs for Singapore owner
Singapore-based owner Britoil Offshore Services has ordered a design and equipment packages for two platform supply vessels to Ulstein’s PX121 design. The ships will be built at Britoil’s own yard in Batam, Indonesia.
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NewsISS gives advice on penalty avoidance
With so many mistakes made with Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) reports, international maritime services provider, Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), is giving advice to crews on how to avoid financial penalties.
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NewsMartek Marine wins large Korean orders
UK marine equipment manufacturer, Martek Marine, has won a series of large orders for its MariNOx Evolution on-board emissions monitoring system with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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NewsChevron Shipping chooses OceanSaver BWT system
Us based Chevron Shipping Company has chosen Norway’s OceanSaver’s ballast water treatment (BWT) systems for two of its Suezmax lightering tankers.
