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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global designer and shipbuilder, Vard Holdings Ltd has acquired a leading provider of automation and control system software through its subsidiary Seaonics.

25th June 2015

Vard acquisition extends automation offer

25th June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri has signed a Letter of Intent with Virgin Cruises, brand of the Virgin Group, for the construction of three cruise ships.

25th June 2015

Fincantieri to build Virgin Cruises vessels

25th June 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV GL is joining forces with Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) to develop a new module for its ECO Insight fleet performance management solution.

24th June 2015

DNV GL to develop fuel quality tool

24th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Petrofac’s new derrick lay vessel JSD600 will host waste fuel recovery, bilge water treatment and ballast water treatment systems from Alfa Laval when it begins operations in 2017.

24th June 2015

Alfa Laval equipment for Petrofac vessel

24th June 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The first commercial application of Wärtsilä’s low-pressure, dual-fuel two-stroke engine will be on an LNG carrier under construction for Zhejiang Huaxiang Shipping Co, after the engine passed factory acceptance tests (FAT) at…

24th June 2015

Factory acceptance for breakthrough Wärtsilä engine

24th June 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Canada’s Thordon Bearings has received an order for a total of 20 seawater-lubricated COMPAC Propeller Shaft Bearing Systems for Chinese shipyards, the company’s most significant order for commercial vessels.

23rd June 2015

Chinese windfall for Thordon Bearings

23rd June 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GE Marine has upgraded its Dynamic Positioning Operator (DPO) Training at its Houston Marine Technical Training Centre to help the industry meet new Nautical Institute (NI)-implemented DP standards.

23rd June 2015

GE Marine upgrades DP training facility

23rd June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Italian classification society RINA has issued new standards for cranes used for transhipment of bulk cargoes at sea, and revised rules for cranes used in offshore construction, service and demolition.

23rd June 2015

RINA writes open-sea crane rules

23rd June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MAN Diesel & Turbo has approved Alfa Laval to supply its PureNOx water treatment for use with MAN’s exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) scrubber, making Alfa the first company to receive such approval.

22nd June 2015

MAN approves Alfa Laval for scrubbers

22nd June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Energy management systems company Marorka is to serve 26 VLCCs under a deal with Mideast Ship Management, a subsidiary of the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia.

22nd June 2015

Marorka strikes 26-vessel Mideast deal

22nd June 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo has carried out the first testbed run of its prototype two-stage turbocharger - a single unit comprising its existing TCR20 and TCX17 turbochargers - at the company’s factory…

22nd June 2015

MAN tests two-stage turbocharger

22nd June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Havyard Design & Solutions has signed a contract with Astilleros Zamakona for a design and equipment package for a newbuild 88m Havyard 931 Crew Change Vessel (CCV), due for delivery in May…

22nd June 2015

ESVAGT orders Havyard CCV

22nd June 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Advanced technology batteries manufacturer, Saft, is to supply state-of-the-art Li-ion battery systems to Imtech Marine for a new hybrid ferry destined for Scotland.

22nd June 2015

Saft to power CalMac hybrid ferry

22nd June 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Norway’s Solstad Offshore has returned to Gibraltar-based ship repair company, Gibdock, for the special survey of its 5,000 tonne Construction Support Vessel (CSV) ‘Normand Pacific’.

19th June 2015

Solstad returns to Gibdock

19th June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian yard Kleven has secured three fishing vessels orders from two owners in the space of a week, with two trawlers for Deutsche Fischfang-Union (DFFU) and a live fish carrier for Sølvtrans…

19th June 2015

Fishing vessel hat-trick for Kleven

19th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä is to install its Hybrid Scrubber Systems on three new 2,500 teu container vessels to clean the exhaust from both the main and auxiliary engines.

18th June 2015

Wärtsilä scrubbers for new container ships

18th June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding is to employ drones and communications systems from V-cube after a successful trial exploring drone use to enhance productivity and safety in its shipbuilding operations.

18th June 2015

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding to enlist aerial drones

18th June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal has demonstrated its new windfarm service vessel at Seawork 2015, featuring an actively controlled air cushion to minimise vertical motion in high sea states.

18th June 2015

Umoe Wave Craft enhances windfarm access

18th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval is to install the tenth PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning system for returning Italian customer, the Grimaldi Group.

17th June 2015

Alfa Laval installs tenth scrubber for Grimaldi

17th June 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB is to supply electric power and automation systems for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel ordered by offshore services provider Bumi Armada.

16th June 2015

ABB power for Bumi Armada FPSO

16th June 2015