Latest Equipment News – Page 552
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NewsMoscow backs Nordic takeover of P+S yard
The Moscow Government has given its blessing to a bid by the Russian-owned Nordic Yards to take-over Volkswerft in Stralsund, making an early sale of the insolvent P+S Werften facility now more likely, reports Tom Todd.
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New shipyard in Azerbaijan to be run by Keppel
A new 62ha shipyard in Baku, Azerbaijan, was officially opened on 20 September.
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NewsMTU’s 8000 receives NVR approval from ABS
MTU says that its series 8000 high speed marine engine has received NVR certification from US classification society ABS, joining the 8V 396, which had previously received NVR approval.
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NewsLack of knowledge leads to more cat fines claims
Excessive main engine wear caused by cat fines in the fuel oil are likely to lead to hull and machinery claims exceeding $1m this year, according to a leading marine surveyor.
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NewsMAN anticipates return to larger engine power
Following from perceived development in the market leading toward further optimisation of large container ships’ propulsion efficiency, MAN Diesel & Turbo recently announced two significant additions to its engine programme.
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NewsFORAN in the US
The Eastern Shipbuilding Group has entered into a license agreement with SENER to use the FORAN CAD/CAM system for its newbuilds.
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NewsTwo Polish shipyards finalising merger
Two Polish shipyards, the Szczecin-based SSR Gryfia and the MSR shipyard in Swinoujscie, are currently finalising their merger, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsTwo FPSO conversions for Keppel Shipyard
Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard has announced two FPSO conversion contracts from repeat customers, said to be worth a combined value of S$190 million. The contracts are from SBM Offshore and M3nergy Offshore.
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NewsTank gauging for floating dock
UK instrumentation company PSM says that its level transmitter technology was recently employed in a floating dock building project at a Turkish shipyard .
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Concordia upright
The Costa Concordia has been righted in an operation that took 19 hours and cost upwards of £500m (€600m).
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NewsSTX to restructure Finnish operations
STX has announced a plan for restructuring at its Finnish shipyards, following the decline in orders, low profitability levels and what it calls “stiffened competition”.
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NewsDrydocks World and Shell to cooperate in Dubai LNG fuel supply
Drydocks World, based in Dubai, has announced the signature of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Shell and Dubai Maritime City.
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NewsCosta Concordia salvage
The salvage of the Costa Concordia is underway today in what has been described as the largest and most expensive salvage operation ever undertaken.
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NewsHavyard to convert subsea vessel
Havyard Ship Technology’s shipyard in Leirvik in Norway has won a contract for a major conversion of the subsea vessel ‘Havila Phoenix’.
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NewsMore features for GL’s ECO-Assistant software
ECO-Assistant, the trim optimisation tool from Germanischer Lloyd’s consulting arm FutureShip, has been updated to include new features, including a fuel consumption calculator, system usage monitoring, benefit reporting and an E-learning module.
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NewsGHG abatement debate morphs to survive
Wendy Laursen outlines the political progress made at IMO''s recent MEPC65 meeting on greenhouse gas emissions, but adds that the debate is shifting its focus.
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NewsLaser scanning can help yards survive
According to UK computer aided design and manufacture (CAD/CAM) specialist Aveva, the use of laser scanning can give shipyards a competitive edge in refit and conversion projects, such as the installation of ballast water treatment systems or exhaust gas scrubbers
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NewsLR supports Chinese LNG carrier newbuilds
Lloyd’s Register says it has signed a classification contract for six 174,000m³ LNG tankers to be built by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China.
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NewsGFS footage online
If you missed the opportunity to attend the fourth Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2013, you can now view footage of the Chairman''s welcome address online.
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NewsLNG bunkering demonstration starts GFS second day
The second day of the Motorship gas fuelled ship conference began very early in the morning, as the ‘Viking Grace’ arrived in Stockholm after her overnight passage from Turku.
