Industry News – Page 141
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NewsMacGregor subsea crane contract
Cargotec’s MacGregor has won a contract to deliver a 250 tonne SWL active heave compensated (AHC) subsea crane for the construction vessel ''Island Intervention''.
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NewsABB wins US$23m orders
ABB is to supply waste heat recovery systems (WHRS) for 14 new 8,800 teu container vessels as part of two orders worth US$23m.
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NewsPropulsion & Emissions Conference 2014 – Call for papers
The 36th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media, will take place in Hamburg, Germany from 21 to 22 May 2014.
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NewsNew icebreaker for Russia
Havyard has agreed a contract with Russian shipping company, FEMCO, for design and construction of a new icebreaking offshore vessel.
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NewsICS tells COP19 that ‘reducing CO2 is economic no brainer'
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw (COP 19), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is to advise that reducing carbon emissions is an economic ''no brainer'' for the global shipping industry.
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NewsWärtsilä Aquarius BWMS accepted by US
All US and foreign flag ships fitted with Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS) can now operate in US territorial waters.
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Tristar invests in the shipping market
Tristar Transport Company is investing €200m in new tonnage in a bid to expand its marine portfolio as the shipping market heats up.
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Russian consortium to acquire stake in DSME
Russian oil giant Rosneft in consortium with Gazprombank and shipping company Sovkomflot, plans to acquire a 31% stake in South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsExxonMobil launches cylinder oil to address cold corrosion
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has launched its own 100BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard 5100, which the company says id designed to mitigate the effects of cold corrosion in new design two-stroke marine engines operating on HFO.
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News“One of the worst examples of substandard shipping”
UK-based trade union for maritime professionals Nautilus International has released details of a vessel detained in port, and which has been described as a ‘Mickey Mouse operation’.
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NewsHHI orders Clean Marine systems
Norway’s Clean Marine is to supply its exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) for a very large gas carrier (CLGC) being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Dorian LPG.
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NewsNew Russian shipbuilding cluster MoU
Rosneft, Sovcomflot and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new shipbuilding and industrial cluster in Russia’s Far East.
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NewsWärtsilä exhaust gas system retrofit
Wärtsilä has been contracted by TT-Line, the German-Swedish ferry operator, to retrofit an exhaust gas cleaning system to its Ro-Pax vessel, the ‘M/S Robin Hood’ as part of TT-Line''s Green Ship strategy.
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NewsBallast water system sales for BIO-UV
BIO-UV, the French ballast water treatment systems manufacturer, has won a contract for six BIO-SEA100 systems from a Spanish shipyard.
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NewsWorld Wide delivery
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the fourth platform supply vessel (PSV) in a series of six to Norway’s World Wide Supply.
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NewsJO Tankers places largest ever order
China’s New Times Shipbuilding is to build eight 33,000 tonne stainless-steel chemical tankers for JO Tankers – an order estimated to be worth around US$320m.
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New energy demand forecast system
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the NEC Corporation are collaborating in the development of an energy demand forecast system for ships to enable energy savings for operators and increased environmental efficiency.
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Aker wins US$418m containership order
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is to build two 3,600 teu containerships for Matson Navigation Company – an order with a total value of US$418m.
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Vinashin restructuring approved
The ailing Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) is being renamed Shipbuilding Industry Corp (SBIC) and downsized to eight subsidiaries after approval by the Vietnamese government.
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NewsLondon Gateway open for business
After a false start when it became a port of refuge for a fire-struck containership in September, DP World''s London Gateway has today welcomed its first scheduled ship.
