Industry News – Page 238
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Kleven inks seismic vessel for Sanco
The Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Sanco Shipping to build a seismic vessel with an option for an additional vessel.
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NewsBMT improves offshore windfarm vessel designs
BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, has announced a number of innovative technologies to help improve the experience of personnel travelling to and from offshore windfarms.
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LR publishes latest guidance on BWT
The fourth edition of Lloyd’s Register’s guide, ‘Ballast Water Treatment Technology’, has been released.
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NewsST Marine inks AHTS quartet
Swire Pacific Offshore Operations has placed an order for four Havyard 844 XL, 13,125kW anchor handling tug supply vessels with ST Marine, part of the Singapore Technologies Engineering group.
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Korea bags NOL boxship dozen
Singapore-based NOL Group signed letters of intent with two South Korean shipbuilders to build 12 new container vessels for its APL subsidiary.
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Rolls-Royce wins offshore supply vessel order in Brazil
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has won a £15 million order to design and equip two offshore service vessels for ship owner Brasil Supply.
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NewsDesign for six new ferries for Canada
Danish ship designer Knud E. Hansen, in partnership with Fleetway, has recently signed a contract with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada for the basic design of a series of six ferries for Newfoundland.
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NewsSeawork awards recognise renewables
Renewable energy was the key to success at Mercator Media''s Seawork Awards dinner in Southampton, UK, on 14 June, with the top award going to a wind turbine access system.
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NewsNew lease of life for Alaska ferry
Vessel designer Incat Crowther says that it is becoming involved in refurbishment of its older designs, bringing them up to latest economic and environmental standards.
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NewsAnother acquisition for Kittiwake
UK company Kittiwake Developments has announced the acquisition of Holroyd Instruments, a manufacturer of acoustic emission technology, which Kittiwake says will strengthen its presence in condition monitoring.
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NewsAustal preferred for patrol craft bid
Austal Ships has announced that it has been chosen as the preferred tenderer as prime contractor for the design, construction and support of eight new vessels for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
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NewsABB extends UK marine services team
ABB has expanded its marine and crane services team to help UK-based cruise ships, ferries, offshore support, semi-sub, jack-up, FPSO, specials and merchant vessels to upgrade, retrofit and replace equipment.
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Membrane bioreactor for cruise newbuilds
Hamworthy reports that its membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology has been selected for two new vessels to be built by Fincantieri for Princess Cruises.
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NewsGas turbines ordered for fourth LCS
GE Marine reports that it will provide Austal USA with two LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines to power the United States Navy’s fourth LCS-Class-Independence variant.
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NewsDutch-built dredger launched
IHC Merwerde says that the naming and launch ceremony took place recently for the 11,650m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Breughel, which the company is building at its Krimpen aan den Ijssel shipyard for DEME.
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Keppel’s orderbook continues to grow
Keppel FELS has been awarded a contract worth about $260 million by returning customer, Floatel International, to build a new generation accommodation semisubmersible for delivery in the first quarter of 2014.
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Chinese shipyard ditches acetylene for natural gas
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group says that its Dayang Shipyard has started replacing acetylene with natural gas in cutting and fire engineering correction work.
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RINA publishes gas fuel notation
Italian classification society RINA has published a new notation for Gas Fuelled Ships which establishes requirements for the use of liquefied or compressed natural gas (LNG or CNG) as an alternative to traditional fuels.
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NewsIncreasing efficiency of large engines
MAN Diesel & Turbo recently presented its new efficiency technologies for large two-stroke engines, the WHR (waste heat recovery) systems, that include the TCS-PTG turbines, and are offered as an integrated system.
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NewsMAN power for new OSV
GC Rieber Shipping of Bergen, Norway recently took delivery of a new offshore ROV survey vessel – the ‘Polar King’ – constructed by CNP Freire shipyard in Spain.
