Industry News – Page 135
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NewsContainership sizes on the rise
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is to build five 19,000 teu containerships for China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) that, when built, are expected to be the world’s largest.
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NewsTGE wins conversion contract
Germany’s TGE Marine is to design and supply the LNG fuel gas package for MAN Diesel and Turbo’s (MDT) conversion of what is thought will be the first Qatari Q-max carrier to run on LNG or HFO.
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NewsOlympic Shipping orders IMR ship from Kleven
Kleven Verft in Norway has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping for construction of an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel, to a new Marin Teknikk design.
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NewsLarge Ulstein design specialist offshore ship for Petrofac
Ulstein Sea of Solutions, the Netherlands-based design subsidiary of the Norwegian Ulstein Group, has announced a contract for a customised version of its SOC 5000 s OSV design, to be built in China.
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NewsUljanik to build two chemical tankers for Spain’s Marflet
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has received an order to supply two chemical tankers to Spain''s shipping company Marflet. The vessels are to be built by the 3 Maj shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsMeyer mulls alliances with other yards
German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft is considering co-operation and partnerships with other European shipyards in a bid to head off growing competition from Asia, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsStolt newbuilds to receive exhaust scrubbers
Norwegian company Clean Marine has received orders from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China to supply exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) for two 38,000dwt chemical tanker newbuilds.
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NewsGTT and Keppel agree on LNG
Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT) and Keppel Singmarine are joining forces to design and construct LNG carriers using GTT’s membrane containment systems.
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NewsNew hope for UK shipbuilding
The Portsmouth Shipbuilding UK group has welcomed the news that a new government minister has been appointed for the city calling it a “positive step forward” in restoring shipbuilding to the city.
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NewsEarly Volkswerft sale tipped again
Decisions are possible as early as next week on the sale of Germany’s bankrupt Volkswerft in Stralsund and its two cancelled but largely-completed newbuildings, reports Tom Todd.
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ClassNK issues new guidelines
A new set of guidelines has been issued by ClassNK to help shipyards safely and effectively make use of new duplex steels that are becoming popular in the construction of cargo tanks of chemical carriers.
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NewsMarine R&D enters a new era
Operations have started at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark, which the company says is the beginning of a new era for marine R&D.
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NewsOrder placed for largest gas-fuelled ferry
Ferry operator Brittany Ferries and STX France have confirmed a contract for a new LNG-fuelled ferry, which when delivered will be the largest gas-fuelled ro-pax ship yet.
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NewsLarge DCV ordered from Vard in Norway
Offshore and specialist ship designer Vard Holdings has announced a contract with an unspecified international customer for the design and construction of a diving support and construction vessel.
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NewsOil mist separator gains GL certification
A Swiss company, known as UT99 AG, says that its oil mist separator is the first and only such unit to have received approval by Germanischer Lloyd (GL).
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NewsSimrit unveils new isolation tube
A new silicon-coated isolation rubber tube for use on heavy fuel pipes in large marine diesel engines is now available from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies – Simrit.
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NewsYara acquires H&H
Norway’s Yara is strengthening its position in the area of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions Control systems by acquiring H+H Umwelt- und Industrietechnik GmbH, a German leader in Marine Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Technology.
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NewsMid-bore Wärtsilä engine passes tests
Wärtsilä reports that the first example of its X72 mid-bore, low-speed engine has successfully passed the factory acceptance test.
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NewsCathelco cruise ship protection
The first of Royal Caribbean’s new generation of Quantum class cruise ships to be launched this year will be protected by Cathelco hull and seawater pipework systems.
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NewsFuel Efficient newbuild joins Evergreen Fleet
Far Eastern operator Evergreen Line has received the third in its L-type series of low-emission, fuel-efficient L-type container ship from CSBC Corporation in Taiwan.
