Industry News – Page 259
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NewsMcMurdo appoints new Americas sales director
UK safety equipment manufacturer, McMurdo, has appointed John Caballero to the new role of sales director for the Americas, with responsibility for growing the McMurdo and Kannad Marine brands in North and South America.
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NewsCaterpillar powers new car ferries
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems was recently selected to provide combined propulsion systems for two Scandlines car ferry newbuilds.
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New deepwater drillship for Pride
Pride International recently announced that the company has dedicated and accepted delivery of the ‘Deep Ocean Mendocino’, the third new deepwater drillship to be added to the Pride International fleet.
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Chinese yard clinches tanker pair
Jo Tankers in Norway recently ordered two 30.000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers of IMOI/II/III notation from Mingde Heavy Industry in China with delivery from mid-year 2013.
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NewsFLAGSHIP TCI improves engine performance monitoring
FLAGSHIP, the pan-European maritime transport project part-funded by the EU, has developed a monitoring system that applies the Technical Condition Indexing scheme (TCI) to help a ship’s crew monitor and improve the technical condition of the engines.
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NewsSchat-Harding calls for consensus
Lifeboat manufacturer Schat-Harding says IMO and the shipping industry need to move more quickly to a consensus on vital lifeboat safety issues which have important consequences for the safety of seafarers.
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Aluminium foam plates to cut weight of ships
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology in Chemnitz, Germany have experimented with an aluminium powder that could replace steel plates in vessels and reduce their weight by up to 30%.
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NewsMaersk ULCSs may trigger capacity race
Maersk’s rumoured order for 18,000 TEU containerships could change the competitive landscape for the container carriers, with the new designs expected to breach existing vessel dimensions in a significant way.
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NewsWilhelmsen appoints customer services manager
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has created a key post at the company’s headquarters in Oslo with the appointment of Trine Haug Hansen as international customer services manager.
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NewsChina orders Incat Crowther cats
Incat Crowther has recently won two separate design contracts with the Chinese shipbuilder AFAI Shipyard.
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Eniram to increase Azipod efficiency
Eniram Ltd, the Finnish provider of advanced decision support systems for the shipping industry, will be integrating its pod optimization technology into the ABB’s Azipod propulsion system for newbuild vessels as well as retrofit projects.
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NewsGermans reveal more newbuild orders
Two of Germany’s most prominent shipyard groups - P&S Yards and Meyer Werft - have announced new orders for ship types seen as crucial for the future survival of specialist European shipbuilding, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsPaxocean orders PSV pair
Rolls-Royce recently received an order from Singapore-based offshore company PaxOcean to provide the ship design, propulsion systems and deck machinery for two platform supply vessels.
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NewsKleven gets Olympic MPSV order
Olympic Shipping in Norway has entered into a contract for delivery of one multi-purpose offshore support vessel at Myklebust Verft, a yard in the Kleven Maritime group in Norway, for delivery in September 2011.
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NewsDutch launch Belgian dredger
The launch ceremony for the 30,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Congo River’ took place recently at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands.
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NewsWind-farm mother ship concept launched
Anglo-Dutch naval architect company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance (WFM) vessel concept.
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NewsVideotel appoints new CEO
Videotel Marine International, a provider of maritime training systems, has appointed Nigel Cleave to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
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NewsKOAS takes delivery of offshore vessels
‘K’ Line Offshore AS (KOAS), a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (''K'' Line), recently took delivery of two new offshore support vessels.
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HHI inks drillship pair
Noble Corporation recently announced that a subsidiary has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships.
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NewsLintec management changes for further expansion
Fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services has appointed Geoff Jones as global fuels director following the most successful twelve months in the company’s history.
