Latest News – Page 505
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NewsExxonMobil expands offering
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels and Lubricants is doubling its fleet of chartered bunker tankers that feature Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)-approved mass flow metering systems – a result of demand from Singapore marine operators.
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Rewards for being green
Shipowners all want to be environmentally responsible, but few involved in the charter markets can afford the cost of low-carbon, fuel saving measures.
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NewsDiesel benefits underlined
Such is the dominance of the internal combustion engine in today’s ships that it is easy to forget that the prime purpose of ‘The Motor Ship’ when launched in 1920 was to promote the advantages of the Diesel engine over steam power.
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NewsVoith propulsion provides key to specialised construction vessel
German company Voith says that its naval architects are behind a design for a novel offshore construction ship development in Germany and the UK.
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NewsPatrol boat for Arabian Gulf features novel propulsion
Dag Pike describes a UK-designed, Turkish-built patrol vessel for the Middle East whose propulsion system is loosely based on offshore crew boat practice.
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NewsTug-in-a-box concept from Dutch designers
The intention may not be that container ships carry their own tugs onboard, but Dutch companies BEN3D Naval Architecture and OSO Shipbuilding Werkendam see a strong future for their ContainerTug600S concept.
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Russia’s Far East shipbuilding cluster to receive US$22.2 billion orders by 2025
More than 160 ships are expected to be built at Russian Far East shipyards by 2025, according to recent statements by Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s first Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the Marine State Board, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsRamform ship stems at GDD
German Dry Docks says that it is expecting the ‘Ramform Challenger’, a seismic ship owned by Norwegian company PGS, at its Bremerhaven yard for repair and upgrade work.
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NewsNew DNV GL office to support Chinese growth
DNV GL is supporting business growth in South China with the opening of a new office in Guangzhou.
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NewsUnderwater blade replacement keeps ship out of drydock
In April, underwater repair company Hydrex carried out bow thruster blade replacements on a 270m container ship in Barcelona.
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NewsCrane ship upgrade in Dubai
Drydocks World of Dubai reports that earlier this year it finished the major repair and refurbishment of National Drilling Company’s (NDC) self-elevated crane vessel ‘Al Ghweifat’.
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NewsFinnish yard completes cruise ferry conversion
Earlier this year Turku Repair Yard, part of BLRT Grupp and Finland’s largest repair yard, completed a six-week-long conversion project on a Tallink Silja passenger ferry.
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NewsTwo tankers at Damen Brest
Damen Shiprepair’s French yard in Brest was booked for the dry-docking and repairs of two shuttle tankers managed by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers.
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NewsElectrical upgrades for wind ship
The wind turbine installation vessel ‘MPI Resolution’, while drydocked at Damen Shipyards’ Arno Dunkerque yard, saw a significant overhaul to the electrical systems carried out by system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems.
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NewsDamen fits new feet to wind farm vessel
Damen Shiprepair and Conversion reports that its Damen ARNO Dunkerque yard has recently completed an interesting upgrade to the world’s first purpose-built offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance vessel.
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NewsGas tanker work and new floating docks for Qatar yard
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-Kom) of Qatar reports that it has recently drydocked and repaired the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) dual fuel diesel electric LNG carrier ''Aseem''.
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NewsVaried work on tanker and ferries
UK-based marine metal fabrication specialist IPS Marine Fabrications has completed a series of contracts for three ship operators.
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NewsMonitoring for safety with bio-fuels
According to Patrice Flot and Alain Meslati of diesel control and instrumentation company CMR Group, various challenges in the marine industry are leading to the greater use of bio-fuels in the form of bio-diesels and an increase in the quantity of biodiesel blended into conventional distillate fuels.
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NewsElectric offshore drives
Ingeteam of Spain says that for the past two years, under a framework agreement with Ulstein, its Ingedrive frequency converters have been integrated into Ulstein Power & Control offshore vessel projects.
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NewsProtection in a sea of uncertainty
According to Michael Aamodt, group marine product manager of Hempel, the cost of marine corrosion worldwide is somewhere between US$50 billion and US$80 billion.
