General News

The first ship in Bourbon’s latest-generation series of four sister ships is now on its way from the Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group’s Zhejiang shipyard, in China, to take up duties in the North…

Norwegian boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has appointed Hydraulink NT as its service partner in Australia.

IHC Merwerde reports that self-elevating heavy lift vessel ‘Neptune’, being built for offshore construction company GeoSea of Belgium, has been successfully launched at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel.

Germanischer Lloyd says that it has handed over the safety management certificate and international ship security certificate to the ‘Kota Berkat’, owned by Pacific International Lines.

UK-based Marine Software Ltd has supplied its MPM (marine planned maintenance), MSK (marine storekeeper) and MPS (marine purchasing system) to Brooklyn Shipping, for the OSV ‘Loch Erisort’.

Van den Bout Water Technology has recently been set up to produce watermakers using evaporators and reverse osmosis, and related products such as water treatment, disinfection and hydrophore systems and dosing units.

Norwegian company Noreq has received an order for lifeboats, davits, fast rescue boat and rescue boat davit for six drill ships for Maersk Drilling, which are being built at Samsung Heavy Industries…

Becker Marine Systems reports several recent successful applications of its rudder conversion retrofits, which the company claims are easy to install and will significantly improve manoeuvring and fuel economy.

Vulkan Couplings reports that it is introducing a new product, the Vulkardan G 84, designed for generator drives and electric motors in the medium power range, catering for torque up to 63kNm.

Norwegian builder Havyard says that its latest delivery, Saeborg, a Havyard 832L supply vessel built for Faroese owner Tummas Justinussen, is about to be named and handed over in the Faroes.

Following a successful trial, MOL LNG Transport, a subsidiary of Mitsui OSK Lines, is to instal the KVH TracPhone V7 satellite communications system from KVH Industries onboard three of its LNG tanker…

Yachts and offshore structures do not receive much coverage in The Motorship, but a new design from BMT Nigel Gee that appears to be combining the two concepts has been creating interest.