Industry News – Page 253

  • Brude’s telescopic gangway
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    New MES orders and more gangways

    2011-03-03T13:55:00Z

    Norway-based Brude Safety has recently received a contract for marine evacuation systems (MES) for the Torghatten ferries being built at Remontowa.

  • David J. DePauw
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    New Sales and Business Director for GE

    2011-03-03T13:13:00Z

    US company GE Marine has appointed David J. DePauw as director, sales and business development, for the company’s aeroderivative marine gas turbine business.

  • News

    OW Bunker appoints new regional manager

    2011-03-03T13:13:00Z

    Marine fuel supplier and trader OW Bunker has appointed Jesper Jervild to the position of Regional Manager for the Middle East and South Africa.

  • Palfinger’s ‘gardener’ crane on the ‘Allure of the Seas’ Central Park area
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    Crane goes gardening on mega-cruise ship

    2011-03-03T12:53:00Z

    Royal Caribbean Cruises employs a Palfinger marine crane to do the gardening onboard its latest Oasis class cruise ship, the ‘Allure of the Seas’.

  • Maersk’s new 18,000 TEU boxships – an indicator of good times ahead?
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    Maersk contract benefits Korean yards

    2011-03-03T12:27:00Z

    Following last week’s announcement of a 10-ship order, with options for further vessels, placed with Daewoo by Maersk Line, shares in Daewoo and other Korean yards are soaring in value.

  • News

    Shanghai launches marine investment fund

    2011-03-03T12:26:00Z

    As part of the Shanghai local government’s plan for the city to become an international shipping centre by 2020, the local government has launched a RMB 50 billion ($7.6 billion) fund to invest in the city’s nascent shipping and shipbuilding industry.

  • Wärtsilä’s 50DF engine has been chosen for the largest LNG-fuelled passenger ferry to date
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    Gas engines ordered for ‘green’ ferry

    2011-03-03T08:25:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the propulsion machinery to STX Finland for the new environmentally-friendly passenger ferry being built for Finnish operator Viking Line.

  • TTS Marine has won more car carrier cargo access equipment orders
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    Car carrier cargo contracts continue

    2011-03-02T18:53:00Z

    Norwegian company TTS Marine reports that it is still winning contracts from car carrier builders for cargo access equipment, two additional contracts havimg recently been received for ro-ro equipment.

  • Wärtsilä’s competitive, easy-to-install waterjet package for a shaft power of up to 4,500kW
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    New mid-size waterjet series from Wärtsilä

    2011-03-02T14:56:00Z

    A new mid-size range of Wärtsilä waterjet s features ''plug & play'' installation, inboard hydraulics, ease of maintenance and improved economic and environmental performance.

  • News

    Navigation systems contract for Canadian Coast Guard ships

    2011-03-02T14:50:00Z

    The Sperry Marine division of Northrop Grumman Corporation is to supply bridge navigation systems for nine new mid-shore patrol vessels to be built for the Canadian Coast Guard.

  • News

    ESAB to sponsor welding competition again

    2011-03-02T14:47:00Z

    ESAB Group (UK) says that it will be sponsoring the third annual ShipWeld competition. As before, the competition will comprise inter-yard competitions, with awards for apprentice welders.

  • News

    First ship to employ silicon anti-fouling

    2011-03-02T14:27:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that its 38,000-class bulk carrier now under construction at the Minaminippon Shipbuilding will be the first ship to use International’s new silicon-based anti-fouling paint.

  • Sea Marshall’s AU9 commercial PLB
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    Safety companies join forces

    2011-03-02T14:20:00Z

    Australian marine safety equipment provider Mobilarm is joining forces with Marine Rescue Technologies, the company behind the Sea Marshall PLB brand. Mobilarm has entered a sale and purchase agreement which covers all MRT assets, including the entire Sea Marshall product line.

  • News

    Global shipping chiefs focus on piracy

    2011-03-02T14:15:00Z

    Shipping companies and associations have joined forces in a campaign to press national governments to crackdown on piracy.

  • MHI’s turbine-powered ‘Eco-ship’ LNG carrier concept design has been ordered by NYK
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    NYK orders ‘green’ LNG turbine ship

    2011-03-02T14:10:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) for a LNG carrier capable of marked reductions in fuel consumption.

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    Gauge offers faster thickness measurement

    2011-03-02T14:04:00Z

    UK company Elcometer has launched what it describes as its “next generation” of its digital thickness gauge, the Elcometer 456.

  • IMO’s London HQ – scene of the latest anti-piracy discussions
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    Piracy comes under IMO spotlight

    2011-03-02T13:58:00Z

    Within the context of International Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Day theme ‘Piracy: orchestrating the response’, a meeting took place on 28 February at IMO headquarters.

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    New owner for UK shiprepairer

    2011-03-02T13:54:00Z

    UK-based business A&P Group, which operates three ship repair, conversion and fabrication yards, has been acquired by a consortium including Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services and private investors including the directors of Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders.

  • Hatteland will provide hardware for Transas' ECDIS
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    Hatteland to provide Transas ECDIS hardware

    2011-03-02T13:51:00Z

    Norwegian company Hatteland Display says it has been selected by Transas Marine as a supplier of dedicated hardware for the new generation Transas ECDIS system.

  • News

    Fuel consumption benefits from antifouling system backed by money-back guarantee

    2011-02-28T16:41:00Z

    Jotun Marine Coatings has launched Hull Performance Solutions (HPS), described as a new concept which guarantees significant reductions in fuel consumption by combining premium antifouling with monitoring tools.