Equipment

Dutch company Hatenboer-Water of Rotterdam has supplied two containerised potable water-making units to the De Hoop Lobith shipyard.

The largest Alfa Laval PureBallast system available is to be installed by Stena on one of its drilling ships.

Hyundai Heavy Industries has ordered OceanSaver ballast water management systems for three VLCCs being built for the Oman Shipping Company.

Hamworthy reports that it has become the first non-domestic sewage plant supplier to achieve type approval in China.

An alternative to filters, which many users have found to be costly in operation, has been introduced by Marinfloc for oily water separators.

Gertsen & Olufsen of Denmark says that DNV has issued IMO approval for its biological sewage treatment plant for ships and offshore-use.

The delivery of Hull no. 339 from Kleven Verft, named the Troms Vision, to Troms Offshore MPSV, took place on March 5 in Ålesund, Norway.

According to Hempel, an increasing number of shipowners are using fouling release coatings like Hempasil X3 to reduce fuel bills and cut carbon emissions.

Italian company Heila Marine Cranes reports that in December 2009 it successfully performed an overload tests of the 100 ton AHC crane.

China Petrochemical Corp, of Taiwan, has for the first time specified all-electric cargo pump room systems for two new 40,000 dwt product carriers.