Industry News – Page 151

  • Mubarak Marine intend to capitalise in on ship repair at DMC Photo: Drydocks World
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    Dubai service partnership

    2013-07-17T15:55:00Z

    Marine and offshore expert, Mubarak Marine LLC, has entered into a AE$130m partnership with Dubai Maritime City to develop an onsite industrial centre for shipbuilding and repair.

  • Hatlapa will strengthen MacGregor’s portfolio and position as a global market leader in winches
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    Cargotec acquires Hatlapa

    2013-07-17T14:11:00Z

    Cargotec’s MacGregor brand has acquired the German offshore deck equipment Hatlapa Group in a deal worth €160m.

  • Fuel Sharing Mode will be applied to each MAN 8L5160DF engine
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    MAN engines for LNG carriers

    2013-07-16T16:08:00Z

    MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply its MAN51/60 dual fuel engines for six Chinese LNG carriers owned by a consortium formed by Sinopec Kantons, MOL and Shanghai based CSLNG.

  • Seadrill needs to acquire new drilling units to keep up with demand
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    New drillship order

    2013-07-15T17:18:00Z

    Seadrill Limited has ordered four new ultra-deepwater drillships to be built by Daewoo Shipyards and Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.

  • Thorn-D has been applied to GGM's 'Lady Rasha'
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    Micanti antifouling success

    2013-07-12T17:10:00Z

    Dutch antifouling provider, Micanti, has further developed its non toxic antifouling foil, Thorn-D, for the shipping industry after generating interest at this year''s Seawork Exhibition.

  • Ole Grøne, MAN: “The ability of our ME-LGI engine to run on a sulphur-free fuel offers great potential”
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    Canadian interest in new methanol-fuelled two-stroke

    2013-07-12T10:36:00Z

    The first expression of interest in MAN’s ME-LGI dual fuel two stroke has been announced, just two weeks after the concept was first revealed.

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    Milestone for ABS

    2013-07-11T16:41:00Z

    ABS says that its registered fleet has surpassed 200 million gross tonnes meaning that 12,000 vessels representing 105 flag states are currently registered with the company.

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    Volstad orders Subsea IMR

    2013-07-10T16:56:00Z

    Norway’s Volstad Shipping AS has signed a contract with Turkish shipbuilder, Tersan Shipyard, for a subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and construction vessel.

  • Highlights included the sale of three vessels by Netherlands based Damen, including a 27m Shoalbuster off the pontoons
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    Record year for Seawork

    2013-07-10T14:12:00Z

    Seawork 2013 attracted record numbers of commercial marine professionals with over 7,300 visitors this year, a 6% increase on 2012.

  • Alfa Laval is patenting a separator-based system for cleaning polluted scrubber fluid and reducing harmful waste
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    Alfa Laval applies for scrubber cleaning patent

    2013-07-10T08:16:00Z

    Alfa Laval has applied for a patent for a cleaning apparatus for polluted scrubber fluid from an exhaust gas scrubber fluid loop.

  • Singapore Port – Lloyd’s Register is to help develop LNG bunkering
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    LR and Singapore Port working on LNG bunkers

    2013-07-09T20:43:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register has won a contract from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to develop operational procedures and technical standards for the development of LNG bunkering capabilities in the Port of Singapore.

  • OW Bunker’s new 6,963dwt vessel 'An Hong'
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    New OW Bunker supply vessel

    2013-07-09T19:48:00Z

    One of the world''s largest suppliers and traders of marine fuels and lubricants has launched a second supply vessel as part of the company''s strategy to further enhance its capacity in its new physical operation in Singapore.

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    DSME LNG carriers for Yamal LNG

    2013-07-09T16:56:00Z

    Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a tender for the construction of ARC7 ice class tankers for the shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

  • DMHI says that the CSAV TOCONAO is the largest containership ever built in the Black Sea and Mediterranean sea area
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    New Daewoo vessel for Zodiac

    2013-07-08T18:40:00Z

    A Romanian shipbuilder has delivered what it says is the largest containership ever built in the Black Sea and Mediterranean sea area.

  • Kongsberg will supply a range of systems for two drilling rigs and a drillship
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    Kongsberg wins offshore orders

    2013-07-08T15:58:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has won an NOK150m (£16.25m) order to supply a range of its offshore systems for China’s CIMC Yantai Raffles and STX Offshore and Shipbuilding.

  • Pyeroy specialises in coatings for the offshore and marine industries
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    Coatings group acquired

    2013-07-08T11:51:00Z

    Wood Group, an international energy services company, has acquired the UK-based Pyeroy Group, a provider of specialist coatings, access and fabric maintenance services to the marine and other industries.

  • Govert Hamers, president, IHC Merwede
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    Indofin acquires IHC Merwede

    2013-07-08T09:30:00Z

    Global investment company, Indofin Group, has acquired a majority stake of 62% in Netherlands based IHC Merwede – Rabo Capital (10%) and IHC Merwede management and staff (28%) are the other principle shareholders.

  • Eniram’s latest vessel optimisation platform
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    New fuel optimising monitor launched

    2013-07-05T14:27:00Z

    Finnish company Eniram has announced the launch of its so-called “fourth generation” Eniram vessel platform (EVP).

  • The conference will look at the benefits of LNG as a maritime fuel
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    Final GFS Conference 2013 programme

    2013-07-04T15:31:00Z

    The final programme for this year’s Gasfuelled Ships (GFS) Conference, which takes places onboard the Viking Line’s ‘Viking Grace’, has been released.

  • The ‘World Diamond’ is the first in Damen’s pioneering new PSV range
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    Damen pioneers new PSV range

    2013-07-02T19:25:00Z

    The Damen Shipyard Group has been busily targeting the offshore market of late and this week it launched its brand pioneering new PSV series to the market.