Industry News – Page 119
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NewsPoland’s PZM eyes two new LNG-powered ferries
Polish shipping company PZM is planning to award a contract for the construction of two new LNG-powered ferries. The investment is esti-mated to be worth as much as €200 million, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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Hatlapa secures Marco Polo order
Hatlapa, part of MacGregor, is to supply deck equipment for two 76m, 9,000 kW anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels being built for Marco Polo Marine.
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NewsECDIS needs to comply with latest VDR standards
A new voyage data recorder (VDR) Performance Standard (MSC.333 (90) entered into force on 1 July 2014: ECDIS supplier PC Maritime of the UK says it has upgraded its ECDIS to ensure compliance.
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NewsMore NCL orders for Meyer
Meyer Werft has booked in two more 164,600 gt cruise ships worth €1.6 billion from Norwegian Cruise Lines bringing to four the number the German yard is now building for NCL, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsDenmark’s Fayard picks up Scandlines ferry work
The two ro-pax ferries for Scandlines, started by the former P&S in Germany, rejected by the customer and moved to Blohm & Voss, will be completed by Fayard.
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NewsIn petro Veritas…
Veritas Petrolem Services is the name of the new Singapore-based entity that has grown out of the former DNV Petroleum Services.
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NewsOctopus-Onboard two heavy lift vessels
ABB subsidiary Amarcon says that Korean based company Pan Ocean has ordered its Octopus-Onboard ship monitoring and advisory system.
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NewsWartsila to provide CBM for 20 dual-fuel Greek LNG tankers
Wärtsilä reports that it has signed technical management agreements with four Greek LNG carrier operators, covering maintenance of 80 dual fuel engines in 20 ships, for a five year period.
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NewsGerman operator orders from Vard
Vard Holdings has secured a contract for the design and construction of a 4,000dwt PSV for German company E.R. Offshore, the offshore arm of the Rickmers group, with delivery scheduled for mid-2016.
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NewsMacGregor equipment for Malaysia
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply equipment for three 80m ice-class vessels and a 96m shallow water pipe laying barge, for Malaysia’s Bumi Armada Berhad.
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NewsMerkel turns out for Sonne launch
Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched and named Germany’s latest, biggest and most expensive research ship to date – the €124.4 million ''Sonne'' - as builders Meyer Werft seek a “final settlement soon” in their bid to acquire STX Finland.
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ExxonMobil responds to ECA fuel challenge
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has announced the introduction of a marine fuel designed to help marine operators comply with the 0.10% ECA sulphur limit set which will apply in ECAs from 1 Jan. 2015.
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NewsAnother shipyard for Simplex-Turbulo
UK-based Simplex-Turbulo has added another dry dock to its portfolio, Fujian Huadong in China, which it says ‘ticks all the boxes’ in terms of location, facilities, efficiency and quality.
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NewsSovcomflot signs icebreaking contract
Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Sakhalin Energy have signed an agreement for the construction and long-term operation of three multifunctional icebreaking standby vessels to serve the Sakhalin-2 offshore energy platforms.
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NewsElectrical package for biogas ferry
Germany’s L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) will provide advanced automation, navigation, communications and electrical propulsion facilities for ''Samsø Færgen'', a new LNG powered double-ended passenger car ferry.
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NewsMitsubishi reaches 10,000 sales for high speed engine family
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) says that it has reached the milestone of 10,000 unit sales for its 16-cylinder diesel and gas engine, since the original product launch in 1989.
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NewsVard acquires STX Canada
Vard Holdings, the former STX Offshore company which is now part of the Fincantieri group, has announced its expansion in North America with the acquisition of another STX subsidiary, STX Canada Marine.
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NewsNew Damen PSV design for Atlantic Towing
Atlantic Towing (ATL) has chosen newly-designed, ice-strengthened PSV 5000 vessels from Damen Shipyards to meet a demanding 10-year offshore support contract.
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Jotun wins Triple-E contract
Marine antifouling coatings specialist, Jotun, has signed a landmark agreement with Maersk Line to supply Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) for the Triple-E new build project.
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NewsICS proposes ballast water solution
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) believes it could have a solution to the current dilemma associated with what it describes as the “serious implementation problems” associated with the IMO ballast water convention.
