Latest News – Page 237
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NewsCUSTOM-MADE CABLESHIP FROM NORWAY
A high capacity, DP3-class vessel for laying, connecting and repairing subsea power cables and umbilicals is taking shape at Ulsteinvik, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsYARDS ANTICIPATE NEW WAVE OF REPAIR AND RETROFIT WORK
Vassilis Vassiliou, ship-repair broker at Interyards in Greece, reflects on the evolving challenges the ship repair sector has overcome since February
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NewsRetrofit bottlenecks raise ballast water risks for shipowners
A functioning Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) is becoming a legal prerequisite for global trade, as regulations designed to protect marine ecosystems and coastal economies from invasive species take effect, writes Dimitrios Tsoulos, Regional Sales Manager EMEA, De Nora Water Technologies.
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NewsHamworthy joins forces with Hoyer Motors
Hamworthy Pumps is aiming to regain dominance in the pump room systems market with a new alliance with Hoyer Motors.
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NewsShell sets course for net-zero emissions
Shell has highlighted the important role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in achieving a decarbonised shipping sector.
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NewsFerguson shipyard places contracts worth GB£15m
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited has placed three contracts worth over GB£15m with Scottish companies to continue progress with the completion of two dual fuel vessels to operate on CalMac routes on the west coast of Scotland.
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NewsHARVEY GULF PUSHES AHEAD WITH BATTERY RETROFITS
With the Harvey Energy fresh out of sea trials, owner Harvey Gulf International Marine has announced that eight more of its offshore support vessels will be retrofitted with battery systems.
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NewsMAN ES agrees strategic digitalisation partnership with Kongsberg Digital
As part of a newly agreed strategic digitalisation partnership with Kongsberg Digital, MAN Energy Solutions will collaborate in developing digitalisation solutions for the maritime sector.
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NewsHIGH-SPEC TRAILER DREDGER FROM US YARD
Seattle-headquartered Manson Construction has signed a contract for what will be the largest trailing suction hopper dredger ever built in the USA, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMoU to further 3D ship model verification
RINA and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create an interface to the SDARI 3D Ship Model.
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NewsJoint venture to promote 3D printing
Wilhemsen’s Marine Products division and thyssenkrupp have signed a joint venture letter aimed at producing and delivering 3D printed spare parts for the maritime market.
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NewsKongsberg to design and equip wellboat
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a NOK45 million contract to design and equip the third wellboat in a series to be built for Sølvtrans Rederi by the Myklebust Verft yard in Gursken, Norway.
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NewsWärtsilä wins Icebreaker thruster and DP deal
Wärtsilä has won a contract for the delivery and integration engineering of two retractable thrusters and a dynamic positioning (DP) system for the ’CCGS Amundsen’, a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Icebreaker.
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NewsTurkish shipowner selects TCT60 axial turbochargers for Suezmax tankers
MAN Energy Solutions has won the order for 3 × TCT60 turbochargers for 3 × MAN B&W 6G70ME-C10.5 prime movers. The single-stage axial turbochargers will be installed in three 158,000 dwt Suezmax tankers. The newbuildings are being constructed for Turkish shipowner, Yasa Tanker, at DHSC shipyard in Korea.
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NewsLR awards AiP to SHI for NH3-fuelled Aframax design
Samsung Heavy Industries was awarded approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its ammonia-fuelled Aframax tanker design. Following the AiP, the shipyard confirmed plans to commercialise an NH3-fuelled Aframax design as well as its own ammonia fuel gas supply system from 2024.
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NewsLOW SULPHUR FUELS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO CAUSE HEADACHES
Analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) indicates that the dramatic increase in combustion related incidents between November 2019 and June 2020 can not be linked to off-spec very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).
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NewsDUAL-FUEL METHANOL FLEET SET TO GROW
The global methanol fleet is set to grow with shipowners Hafnia and MOL planning to order dual-fuel vessels to support their investment in the Northwest Innovation Works'' methanol production facility the port of Kalama in Washington, USA.
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NewsGESCO installs ABB engine monitoring software
The Great Eastern Shipping Company (GESCO) is to install ABB Ability Tekomar XPERT engine performance monitoring and diagnostic software across its fleet of 46 tankers and bulk carriers, following a successful trial on two vessels.
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NewsDNV GL approval for CTI-Maritec BWTS tests
CTI-Maritec has received approval from DNV GL as a test facility capable of undertaking ballast water system commissioning tests in line with new rules set to enter into force in October 2021.
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NewsYARDS BUSY WITH SURVEYS, REPAIRS AND RETROFITS
A range of repair and retrofits projects have been completed amid the challenging conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic
