Motorship News – Page 741

  • News

    170 million gt classed by NK

    2010-04-29T10:09:00Z

    ClassNK claims to be the first classification society to surpass 170 million gt under class, following an official announcement from its Classification Committee.

  • News

    Piping venture enjoys successful first contract

    2010-04-29T06:37:00Z

    When Harris Pye Group, of UK, and Future Pipe Industries, of The Netherlands, signed a collaboration to work together supplying glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe systems (GRE) to the marine, cruise, industrial and selected areas in the oil and gas sectors in mid-2009, they were able to announce their first ...

  • LC&M has installed a new large crankshaft grinding machine
    News

    Large CNC machine for crankshaft company

    2010-04-28T23:37:00Z

    UK company Lincoln Crankshaft & Machine (LC&M) says it has purchased a new 11,000mm capacity CNC orbital shaft & crankshaft grinding machine. Believed to be among the largest in existence, it was recently installed at LC&M’s Lincoln manufacturing facility.

  • The 32nd Motorship Propulsion and Emissions conferrence
    News

    Conference kicks off in style

    2010-04-28T17:16:00Z

    The 32nd Motorship Propulsion and Emissions conference got under way in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday 28th April.

  • News

    Bio lubricants to be supplied for Taiwan newbuilds

    2010-04-28T15:13:00Z

    Castrol Marine has announced it is supplying environmentally responsible lubricants to several new builds for Taiwanese petrochemical company Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC).

  • The new Austal ferry for Virtu Ferries is now being completed
    News

    Austal launches 107m ferry for Malta

    2010-04-28T13:08:00Z

    Austal has successfully launched Maltese operator Virtu Ferries’ new 107m high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran “Jean de la Valette” at its Western Australian facilities.

  • Hatlapa's task force service department says it can provide a faster than usual turnaround for its deck equipment
    News

    Deck gear company reports service success

    2010-04-28T06:42:00Z

    German company Hatlapa''s task force service department was introduced to decrease re-equipment and installation time as well as increase flexibility.

  • News

    ETS offers commercial opportunities

    2010-04-27T16:44:00Z

    SEAaT says that traders and suppliers are best placed to use existing technology and infrastructure to help customers initiate carbon trading and drive emissions reduction

  • Volvo Penta’s new, larger, IPS units are coupled to the D13 engine and are available in ratings for commercial vessels
    News

    Latest IPS drives targeted at commercial market

    2010-04-26T18:56:00Z

    Volvo Penta''s IPS unit has made a considerable impact in the leisure marine industry, and the company hopes that its version of podded propulsion will be adopted by smaller commercial vessels.

  • wwl
    News

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics cuts greenhouse gas emissions

    2010-04-26T16:13:00Z

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global shipping and logistics company, managed to cut its green house gas emissions by 32% last year.

  • Kittiwake's partner oil analysis laboratory
    News

    Kittiwake launches marine oil laboratory test service

    2010-04-26T10:17:00Z

    Kittiwake Development has launched a new, independent marine oil test service, developed specifically with the needs of the marine industry in mind.

  • News

    Indian yard wins order for cement carrier quartet

    2010-04-26T09:45:00Z

    India’s largest private sector shipbuilder ABG Shipyard has won a $114m order to construct four cement carriers for the Singapore-based Associated Bulk Carriers (ABCL), which is 50% owned by the Bangkok-based dry bulk cargo specialist Precious Shipping.

  • The LNG RV Express, 150,900m3, built by DSME for Exmar/Excelerate Energy
    News

    BV optimistic as classed fleet tops 9,000 ships

    2010-04-23T13:17:00Z

    International classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) says its classed fleet has surpassed 9,000 vessels, totalling over 70 million gt.

  • News

    Samsung wins big tanker order

    2010-04-23T12:58:00Z

    Samsung Heavy Industries has won a $500 million deal to build nine oil tankers. Under the deal with a Greek shipping firm, Samsung Heavy will deliver the 115,000 dwt vessels by July 2012.

  • The Queen of Alberni was the first BC Ferries’ vessel to trial biodiesel fuel
    News

    BC Ferries introduces biodiesel to its fleet

    2010-04-22T13:32:00Z

    BC Ferries in Canada is now using 5 percent blend of B5 biodiesel to fuel its vessels, making the company one of the largest consumers of biodiesel in British Columbia.

  • Somali pirates range far beyond their shores to hijack vessels
    News

    Pirates expand area of operations

    2010-04-22T13:25:00Z

    Somali pirates were responsible for 35 of the 67 piracy incidents reported worldwide during the first quarter of the year, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported.

  • News

    WSS assists Sanko in making environmental conversion

    2010-04-22T13:17:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) office in Japan has just completed an R-22 retrofit project on a vessel owned by a Japanese company, Sanko Line. The vessel, Sanko Spark is changing from R-22 to the non ozone-depleting gas, R-417A, in compliance with EU regulations.

  • The Oscar Dyson was delivered by VT Halter Marine in May 2005
    News

    NOAA orders another fisheries survey vessel

    2010-04-21T15:12:00Z

    The US federal agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $73.6 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contract to Fincantieri Marine Group’s Marinette Marine Corporation located in Marinette, USA.

  • News

    Consortium to develop next-generation marine energy systems

    2010-04-21T14:29:00Z

    The technical consultancy company Ricardo has set up a consortium to develop next-generation low carbon marine energy systems.

  • Haakon Magnus, the Crown Prince of Norway, toured the Polarcus Asima. The seismic mapping vessel is the third of six DNV-classed Polarcus vessels being built at Drydocks World Dubai. (Photo: Kjell Brataas)
    News

    World’s first for Polarcus and DNV

    2010-04-21T14:24:00Z

    Marine seismic outfit Polarcus has taken delivery of its third seismic vessel from Dubai Drydocks World.