Latest News – Page 261
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NewsStena Bulk completes trial of marine biofuel on MR tanker
Stena Bulk’s MR tanker Stena Immortal successfully completed a trial operating on 100% bio-fuel oil running in typical commercial operation earlier in April.
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NewsMeyer Turku downgrades output plans, cuts jobs
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has announced that it is halting plans to expand the shipyard’s annual production capacity from one to two large ships. The yard had planned to ramp up to the higher production level until 2023.
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NewsBurckhardt acquires JSW compressor business
Burckhardt Compression has acquired the global compressor business arm from Japan Steel Works (JSW).
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NewsFirst LNGC voyage with ecoSMRT in operation
Babcock LGE’s LNG reliquefaction technology has completed live cargo operations on an LNG carrier following the first loading of Sovcomflot’s ‘SCF La Perouse’ in Houston, Texas at the end of March.
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NewsSchottel supplies propulsion gear for SOV
Schottel will supply a range of propulsion systems for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs'' second wind farm service operation vessel (SOV).
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NewsInnovative ‘hydrogen-ready’ CSOVs for Østensjø Rederi
Norwegian ship operator Østensjø Rederi has ordered four next generation vessels from Spanish shipyards. The innovative hybrid vessels are designed to be ''hydrogen ready'', permitting hydrogen storage and fuel supply systems and hydrogen fuel cells to be retrofitted in the future.
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NewsStiefel appointed as BV's Central Europe manager
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has appointed Rolf Stiefel as its new Regional Chief Executive for Central Europe with effect from 1 May.
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NewsFSG looks to revived fortunes
Troubled German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) hopes to resume production in summer now that an application for self-administered insolvency has been approved, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsFIRST CMA CGM DF BOXSHIP FROM KOREAN YARD
French liner shipping giant CMA CGM is to deploy the first South Korean-built, LNG-fuelled container vessel writes David Tinsley. The 14,681TEU CMA CGM Tenere is further distinguished by the adoption of a Type B LNG fuel tank, affording capacity for a complete round-trip between eastern Asia and Europe on a ...
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NewsClassNK grants AiP on LPG fuelled Capesize design
ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Imabari Shipbuilding for its concept design of an LPG-fuelled 180,000dwt Capesize bulk carrier. The AiP is the first for an LPG-fuelled Capesize bulk carrier.
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NewsMethanol availability added to DNV GL portal
New data on the global availability of methanol will be hosted on the DNV GL Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, reports the Methanol Institute (MI).
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NewsCIMC and Hartmann sign LPG carriers order
CIMC Pacific Offshore Engineering and the German Hartmann Group have signed an order contract for 3 + 2 5000m3 dual-fuel full-pressure LPG carriers.
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News€600 million support tipped for troubled German yard group
The east German shipbuilding group MV Werften (MVW) has been told it can hope for financial support worth some €600 million up to the end of the year to help it cope with a production shutdown caused by the Corona virus pandemic, writes Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsWE Tech to supply shaft generators for Geogas Maritime newbuilds
WE Tech has received a new order from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries'' Shipyard, South Korea to deliver direct drive permanent magnet shaft generators to two new LPG carriers ordered for LPG specialist Geogas Maritime.
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NewsLARGEST SHIPS YET FOR ETHANE TRADE
Individual shipment scale in ethane transportation is set to reach a new level as a consequence of an order for two vessels of 99,000m3-capacity placed with a Chinese yard, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWorld’s largest containership naming ceremony
HMM has held a naming ceremony for the world’s largest containership at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Okpo shipyard in Korea.
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NewsRH Marine to supply systems for new CSS
RH Marine will supply and install all energy distribution, automation and bridge systems for a new combat support ship (CSS) for the Dutch navy.
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NewsWärtsilä luxury expedition cruise contract
Wärtsilä has won a contract to develop a customised design for up to six new luxury expedition cruise vessels owned and operated by Amundsen Expeditions.
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NewsMAN ES wins RN frigate contract
MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply propeller equipment for five general-purpose frigates to be constructed by Babcock International Group.
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NewsQatar Petroleum inks LNG carriers deal with CSSC
Qatar Petroleum signed an agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of LNG carriers on Wednesday, 22 April. The 20 billion yuan (US$2.86 billion) agreement reserves newbuilding capacity at the shipyard until 2027.
