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REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Portuguese shipyard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, SA (ENVC, SA) is managing to keep its docks busy and to maintain, in the repair business, similar results to those achieved in…

27th June 2010

Portuguese yard facing tough market

27th June 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is making modifications available for its two-stroke engines, which mostly involve changing the turbocharger characteristics, to cope with current market demands for prolonged operation at part load.

27th June 2010

Turbocharger variations for low load

27th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Subsea Industries reports that its Ecospeed coating has recently been applied to the rudders on a number of different ships, in different trades.

27th June 2010

Paint protects against rudder cavitation damage

27th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Back in April 2010, Cadiz-based Crosscomar got an urgent call from the 27,000 dwt bulker CS Montrose which was anchored in Algeciras and getting ready to sail to Malaga for an intermediate…

27th June 2010

Crosscomar dives deep to free bulker

27th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Lisnave has reported ship repair activity in line with expectations during the first three months of 2010 despite the ongoing global economic and financial situation. The yard has repaired 22 ships from…

26th June 2010

Lisnave activity in the first quarter of 2010

26th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Keppel Shipyard has secured two contracts totalling $160 million to convert a FPSO vessel for Single Buoy Moorings (SBM), and a livestock carrier for an affiliated company of Hijazi & Ghosheh.

26th June 2010

Keppel secures conversion contracts

26th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) survey on the operational impact of the European Union 0.1% marine fuel sulphur limit, enforced on 1 Jan this year, has revealed potentially critical issues.

26th June 2010

DNVPS identifies critical issues on EU marine fuel sulphur regulations

26th June 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK company Victor Marine has joined other manufacturers of oily water separators in criticising the test procedures and the methods used by some to achieve approval.

25th June 2010

Cautionary notes about OWS

25th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

International Paint’s latest introduction is Intershield 803 Plus, a cargo hold coating specifically designed to address the key issue of impact damage from the loading of dry bulk cargoes.

25th June 2010

Cargo hold protection

25th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new service from Lloyd’s Register of Shipping has been developed to help operators demonstrate enhanced environmental performance to cargo owners and other stakeholders.

24th June 2010

LR offers clean shipping index verification service

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiaries in the Philippines and Singapore have clinched contracts worth about S$50 million for ship construction and upgrades.

24th June 2010

Keppel secures S$50 million marine contracts

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 61st council meeting of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) at Germanischer Lloyds head office in Hamburg is reported to have achieved a number of significant developments.

24th June 2010

IACS Council focuses on Common Rules and surveyor safety

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German ferry company Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei has celebrated its 125th anniversary with the Inauguration of its newest double-ended ferry, ‘Uthlande’.

24th June 2010

New ferry marks German operator’s 125 years

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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

24th June 2010

Consortium to develop next-generation marine energy systems

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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.

24th June 2010

BC Ferries introduces biodiesel to its fleet

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first upgraded, 20-cylinder 28/33D prototype engine recently passed a series of tests on the test bed at the company’s St. Nazaire, France works, and was awarded type approval…

24th June 2010

New MAN engine gets type approval

24th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Ghana’s first FPSO vessel FPSO Kwame Nkrumah MV21, successfully converted by Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for MODEC, is on track for its landmark assignment offshore Ghana’s Jubilee Field following its official…

24th June 2010

Ghana’s first FPSO delivered

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with the Canadian tug design specilaist Robert Allan Ltd to develop a strategic cooperation agreement.

24th June 2010

Wärtsilä and Robert Allan to cooperate

24th June 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norwegian company Stadt, based at Gjerdsvika at the North West coast, has developed and patented a diesel electric propulsion system based on sine wave technology and aimed at the offshore and fishing…

23rd June 2010

A greener diesel electric system

23rd June 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Turbocharger manufacturer ABB Turbo Systems and engine designer Wärtsilä have joined together to jointly develop what is described as “a new and groundbreaking application of two-stage turbocharging” on large diesel engines.

23rd June 2010

Joint venture leads the way for two-stage turbocharging

23rd June 2010