Industry News – Page 256
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ABB to power largest German built cruise ships
ABB has won an order worth over $50 million to provide power and propulsion systems for two next-generation cruise ships to be built by Meyer Werft at its shipyard in Papenburg, Germany for Norwegian Cruise Line.
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DSM invests in wind propulsion firm Skysails
The corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM, DSM Venturing, is investing an undisclosed sum in Skysails, a Germany-based manufacturer of wind propulsion systems for the marine industry.
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NewsEnergy monitoring programme advances
FLAGSHIP, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has achieved major advances in accurately measuring on-board power requirements and thereby enabling a reduction in fuel consumption through the development of FLAGSHIP-EEM (Energy Efficiency Monitoring).
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NewsIndonesian yard launches AHTS vessel
Drydocks World recently launched the anchor handling offshore support vessel ‘Olympus Crest’ at its shipyard in Nanindah, Indonesia.
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VLOC newbuilding contract for Japanese yard
Tokyo-based NS United Kaiun Kaisha has concluded a contract to build a 335,000 dwt ore carrier with Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding for delivery in the first half of 2014.
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NewsNoumea orders second Austal ferry
Tourism operator Mary D Enterprises has selected Austal to design and construct a 35.20m high-speed monohull passenger ferry, the second Austal-built vessel for the Noumea-based company.
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NewsSea SA confirms building delay
Construction of Sea SA’s much anticipated new ferry, the Australian-designed Aurora, has slowed due to difficulties experienced by the Indonesian shipbuilder, a subsidiary of DryDocks World, Dubai.
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NewsColor Line to use dynamic trimming system
Eniram, a Finnish developer of dynamic decision support systems, says that Norwegian ferry operator Color Line will be deploying the first installation of its dynamic trimming assistant (DTA).
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Financial crisis threatens Turkish shipyards
Since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, the number of operating Turkish shipyards has decreased by 60%, posing a threat to the survival of the nation’s shipbuilding industry.
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Has economic gloom created a sea safety boom?
The Lloyd’s List Intelligence Casualty service shows that there was a large fall in shipping casualties last year, with overall global incidents down by 8% and worldwide ship sinking incidents falling by more than 30% as compared with 2009 figures.
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First meeting of ClassNK technical committee
The first meeting of the ClassNK technical committee was held recently at the Industry Club of Japan in Tokyo.
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IBIA team expands in Singapore
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed Kwok Fook Sing as the new full-time regional manager of its Asia branch in Singapore.
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NewsSarawak yard delivers survey vessel
A recent delivery from the yard of Eastern Marine Shipbuilding in Sibu, East Malaysia is a further indication of the growing technical sophistication of the Sarawak yards.
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NewsGreen ideas to get WWL funding
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) announced plans to award $100,000 in grants this year to entrepreneurs working on zero-emissions technologies for shipping and port logistics.
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Only one bidder for Croatian shipyard
Croatia said it has received just one bid from a local company for a major shipyard it is trying to privatise to satisfy a key condition for wrapping up its European Union entry talks by July.
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NewsNew order for Norwegian gas-fuelled ferries
Rolls-Royce Marine has announced a new order, valued at £20 million, to supply engines and propulsion equipment for four gas-fuelled ferries to be built for Norwegian operator Torghatten Nord.
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NewsNew sales manager at A&P
UK ship repair and conversion company A&P Group has appointed Martin Robertson as sales and marketing manager based at the Hebburn headquarters.
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NewsPC radar kit offers independent opportunity
Maritime Information Systems (Maris) in Norway has secured what is believed to be the world’s first type approval certification for an independent PC-based radar kit to meet the new Radar Performance Standard (MSC.192(79).
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Diamond orders second ultra-deepwater drillship
Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited, a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, has exercised its option to build a second ultra-deepwater drillship with Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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NewsAzipod propulsion for wind farm ship
ABB in Norway has announced a contract to supply an integrated electrical power and propulsion system for the first wind-farm installation vessel to be ordered by Swire.
