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REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The latest round of corporate changes in German shipyards could just mean more work for the repair sector – and not only with yachts - if plans by new owners to extend…

1st May 2013

Repair potential in latest German yard changes

1st May 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley examines a new Dutch-built inland/coastal cargo ship with diesel electric propulsion.

1st May 2013

Efficient new low-profile coaster enters North Sea trade

1st May 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Marine gas turbines are looked on as a comparatively new development and most marine turbines have been developed from aircraft engines, writes Dag Pike.

1st May 2013

A century of marine gas turbines

1st May 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Global classification society, ClassNK, has been granted authorisation to carry out statutory surveys on behalf of the Myanmar Government.

30th April 2013

ClassNK agreement with Mayanmar Government

30th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Resolve Maritime Academy (RMA) of Florida, USA, has ordered a Transas Techsim 5000, DNV approved, Class A, full mission engine room simulator for its new simulation facility in Fort Lauderdale.

30th April 2013

Transas to supply engine simulator to Resolve Maritime Academy

30th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

China Shipping Industry Co Ltd (CIC) has begun work this week on the 10,000 teu containership for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL).

29th April 2013

Containership build gets underway in China

29th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Canada based Robert Allan Ltd has been awarded contracts for two new designs of icebreaking OSVs for use in the North Caspian Sea.

29th April 2013

Caspian Ice Class orders for Robert Allan

29th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian e-navigation company Navtor’s agreement with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will see its Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) distributed on the Navtor NavStick USB device.

29th April 2013

New Navtor distribution

29th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB Turbocharging says that its high-pressure tuning (HPT) has been added to the list of options offered by MAN Diesel & Turbo’ for its two-stroke engine range.

29th April 2013

ABB HPT becomes MAN two-stroke option

29th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order from Norwegian marine seismic and electromagnetic services provider, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS), for two of its Ramform Titan class vessels.

26th April 2013

MHI Ramform vessels for Norway

26th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement with Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) to help improve the capabilities of the shipping engineering community in China.

25th April 2013

New agreement to improve shipping capabilities

25th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japan’s Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co Ltd (MES) announced that it has produced 3.83 million horsepower (BHP) by 187 sets of Mitsui-MAN B&W diesel engines for 2012.

25th April 2013

Mitsui produces 3.83m BHP for 2012

25th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 35th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference in Copenhagen last week was deemed a great success by all who attended.

25th April 2013

Propulsion & Emissions conference success

25th April 2013

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The first day of the 35th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference continued in Copenhagen, with some 130 delegates in a full conference hall at the Hilton Airport hotel.

25th April 2013

P&E produces lively but friendly discussion

25th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has signed a repeat order from Norwegian shipping company Sølvtrans AS for a second live fish transport vessel.

25th April 2013

Repeat order for fish transporter

25th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Malaysia’s AIMS Global Engineering (AIMS) to market and develop renewable energy solutions for shipping.

24th April 2013

Eco-friendly shipping MOU

24th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new fatigue model has been developed by Heikki Remes, a researcher at the Aalto University in Finland, to allow for the development of lighter, more durable and more energy efficient ships.

24th April 2013

Fatigue model to improve durability

24th April 2013

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The Motorship’s 35th propulsion & emissions conference has got under way in Copenhagen, with over 130 delegates registered.

24th April 2013

P&E underway in Copenhagen

24th April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German navigation system manufacturer, Raytheon Anschütz, has won a number of contracts for its integrated bridge systems, to be installed on newbuilt vessels for offshore operations.

23rd April 2013

Raytheon bridge system contracts

23rd April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has sold its 500th MAN 48/60 medium speed engine, marking a milestone for the engine which has gained a reputation for being a good all rounder and a…

23rd April 2013

Milestone for MAN engine

23rd April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Its the last chance to book for The Motorships Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2013 - the annual two day event kicks off in Copenhagen, Denmark tomorrow.

22nd April 2013

Last chance to book for P&E conference

22nd April 2013

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

Large and powerful engines continued to excite our predecessors at The Motor Ship, the April 1963 issue of which led with an item about large tanker propulsion.

22nd April 2013

Motor conquers steam

22nd April 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Work on the two special ro-ro ships for DFDS continues at the Volkswerft Stralsund yard in Germany despite the difficulties being faced by parent P&S.

20th April 2013

Multi-purpose ro-ro takes shape at P&S

20th April 2013