Industry News – Page 143
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NewsBakker power for Brazilian ferries
Netherlands propulsion expert Bakker-Sleidrecht is designing and supplying new drive systems for seven new Brazilian ferries being built by Afai Southern Shipyard in China.
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LNG vessels for Qatar
Two joint ventures of Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) are to build and operate seven new LNG-related vessels for the Port of Ras Laffan Doha.
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NewsUlstein PSV agreement
Ulstein is to supply ship design, power and control equipment and on-site follow-up services for two platform supply vessels as part of an agreement with COSCO (Guang Dong) Shipyard.
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NewsGame-changing drive trains
Finnish power expert, The Switch, has launched its next generation energy efficient drive trains for the large merchant shipping sector.
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Arctech Helsinki shipyard buy-out
Media reports say that the Russian state-owned shipbuilder United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) has bought out Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.
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NewsClean power converter
Finnish AC drive expert, Vacon, has developed a new NXP grid converter which claims to improve cost and energy efficiency of marine applications.
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NewsDrydocks and NSC strategic alliance
The UAE''s Drydocks World has signed a strategic alliance with Germany’s NSC Holding to secure increased business for the yard and enable key maintenance services for NSC vessels.
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NewsEuropean Parliament agrees on ship recycling
The European Parliament has adopted a new Ship Recycling Regulation by a large majority at a plenary sitting in Brussels.
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NewsMaritime energy test facility to be established in Singapore
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has announced that it is to set up an advanced maritime energy test facility, said to be the first in South-east Asia.
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NewsIMO to act on PIBs
IMO’s Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards of Chemicals (ESPH 19), meeting at IMO Headquarters from 21 to 25 October, has agreed to classify high-viscosity PIB (Polyisobutylene) as category X for carriage by ship.
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Electric winch order
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has placed a €37m order for 45 electric winches from Cargotec’s Macgregor.
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ABS realigns to meet industry demands
ABS is realigning its operational and environmental performance, nautical systems and asset integrity management services to meet industry needs.
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NewsNew ballast water test group
The IMO has announced a new formal group of organisations that will be involved in testing for the certification of ballast water.
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NewsNew subsea support vessel
Marin Teknikk has designed a new subsea support and construction vessel for Oceaneering International which it says is a solid contribution to its order book.
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Tackling industry challenges
The shipping industry is being urged to take a pro-active approach to industry challenges following Interferry’s 38th annual conference earlier this month.
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NewsOcean data to help improve ship efficiency
Portsmouth Business School in the UK is looking to work with shipowners and companies involved in voyage optimisation or similar software to bring a ‘green shipping’ project to fruition.
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NewsNew ship-breaking yard to be established in Poland
A new ship-breaking yard is to be established in Gdynia, Poland, at the SMW Naval Shipyard site in Gdynia, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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Fincantieri signs Seabourn contract
Fincantieri is to build a new “ultra-luxury” cruise ship for Seabourn, a Carnival Corporation brand.
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NewsNew FuelTrax distributor
Nautical Control Solutions (NCS) has taken on a new distributor to sell the FuelTrax management system to the expanding OSV market in Southeast Asia.
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NewsEngine room simulator for Singapore college
Transas Marine says it has has installed a full mission engine room simulator at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore.
