Industry News – Page 226
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NewsMaersk trials US scrubber technology
DuPont subsidiary Belco Technologies, based in the US, says that it has reached an agreement with A.P. Moller–Maersk of Denmark to carry out shipboard trials on one of its Belco marine scrubbing systems.
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NewsCargo systems for 31 Russian tankers
API Marine of Aalborg, Denmark, reports new contracts with two Russian shipyards - JSC Zavod Krasnoe Sormovo and JSC Okskaya Sudoverf - for cargo control, alarm and automation systems for 31 newbuildings.
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Hatch cover and crane orders from Korea
Cargotec has confirmed two major orders, worth some €45 million, for cargo equipment for container ships and bulk carriers being built at South Korean shipyards.
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Class focus on materials technology training for marine engineers
Lloyd''s Register says that its is offering training courses in the properties of materials, welding techniques and non destructive examination to engineers responsible for ship construction, repair and maintenance.
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NewsDesign starts on wind-solar ship
Japanese company Eco Marine Power has started detailed design of its wind and solar sail panel. The company and its partners intend these to be used in arrays for auxiliary propulsion of large ships.
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Imtech acquires Techsol of Canada
Dutch technical services provider Imtech has announced the acquisition of the Canadian marine company Groupe Techsol Marine, an acquisition which gives Imtech a marine production site in Canada.
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NewsFull package from Havyard
Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard Group says that it has developed its own navigation and communications packages for ships, with the first system being fitted to the close-to-completion Saeborg.
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ClassNK opens first Russian office
ClassNK has officially opened its first exclusive surveyor office in St. Petersburg, Russia. The ceremony was hosted by ClassNK chairman and president and current IACS vice-chairman Noboru Ueda.
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Offshore success for Singapore shipbuilder
Singapore company Otto Marine, which specialises in building offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialised offshore services, has handed over one AHTS and secured orders for two more.
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Vessel tracking for piracy alerts and warnings
UK-based security consultant NYA International has launched MarTrack, which it describes as a “unique and proprietary maritime risk management and vessel tracking system”, which tracks vessels in areas where they are known to be at high risk.
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NewsNoreq establishes company in Dubai
Norwegian specialist in lifeboats, rescue craft and davits Noreq says that increasing demand has led to the formation of a new subsidiary, based in Dubai, to serve the UAE and Middle East markets.
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NewsOn site bow thruster re-installation keeps ship out of drydock
Belgian company Hydrex reports that it recently mobilised a diver/technician team to a 300m container ship in Hong Kong to reinstall a bow thruster which exhibited problems after being overhauled.
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NewsPaint product ends cavitation damage
Ecospeed vinylester glassflake coatings are said to have successfully ended a rudder cavitation damage problem on a class of five ro-ro vessels operated in Finland and managed by Hamburg-based Ernst Russ.
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Cargotec opens service office in Lithuania
A new marine service company, MacGregor BLRT Baltic UAB, has been set up by Cargotec in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The company is a joint venture by Cargotec (51%) and Klapedia’ Western Shipyard (49%).
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NewsRolls-Royce receives big waterjet order
Rolls-Royce reports that it has won a contract from India’s Cochin Shipyard to supply 60 Kamewa water jets for a new fleet of 20 50m long fast patrol vessels, currently under construction for the Indian Coast Guard.
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NewsSoftware upgrade for thickness gauge
Elcometer has released what it says is the first in a series of software enhancements for its 456 thickness gauge, which was launched six months ago.
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NewsDouble control for waterjets
Swedish company MJP Waterjets claims to have succeeded in combining steering and reversing of two jets simultaneously into a central column operating both jets in parallel by means of a single hydraulic control.
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ICS urges owners to insist on EEDI and backs IMO carbon measures
A meeting in London of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the total merchant fleet, has backed the energy efficiency design index (EEDI).
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NewsGlobal sustainability megatrends - DNV
DNV has publicly unveiled its view of technology solutions for the next decade, pointing at mega-trends analysed on the basis of population, economy, governance, natural resources production and consumption.
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NOAA: “low sulphur fuel is cleaner”
Californian clean fuel regulations and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-led study.
