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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dr Carsten Wiebers, global head maritime industries, KfW IPEX-Bank, talked about the importance of green ship funding at the global maritime environmental congress (gmec) at the SMM 2012 trade fair this week.

3rd September 2012

SMM addresses importance of green funding

3rd September 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has ordered an Emsys advanced emissions monitoring system from WR Systems for two new vessels being built for Carnival’s AIDA cruise line.

3rd September 2012

Emsys ordered by MHI for AIDA vessels

3rd September 2012

OPINION

OPINION

Henrik Segercrantz attended the SMM organisers’ traditional pre-event briefing, to find out how the biannual event, normally the largest in the shipbuilding calendar, was faring while shipping is seen as a contracting…

1st September 2012

SMM takes an optimistic stance in difficult times

1st September 2012

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

It is interesting to note that, even as comparatively recently as 50 years ago, there was still a widely and strongly held opinion that Diesel engines were unsuitable for passenger ships, on…

1st September 2012

Diesel continues to gain ground over steam

1st September 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A study by MAN Diesel & Turbo compares a diesel mechanical plant with CP propellers operating with constant engine speed with operations at variable engine speed on an offshore vessel. Henrik Segerkrantz…

1st September 2012

Constant speed versus variable engine speed

1st September 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The keel laying and dedication ceremony for ‘AGOR-27’ and ‘28’ Oceanographic Research Vessels took place recently at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) in Anacortes, Washington.

31st August 2012

Dedication ceremony for ocean research vessels

31st August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ICDAS Shipyards has delivered the ‘Z-Tech 6500 ICDAS 19’to its sister company, ICDAS Port Operations.

30th August 2012

Z-Tech tug successfully delivered to ICDAS

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rüdiger Fuchs and Axel Schulz, managing directors of P+S Werften, the German shipyard group that announced yesterday that it was entering voluntary insolvency, have issued an official statement.

30th August 2012

P+S issues insolvency statement

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shipyards of The Netherlands has delivered research vessel RV 3609 ‘Simon Stevin’ to Belgian governmental fleet operator DAB Vloot. A particular feature of the ship is that it is optimised for…

30th August 2012

Damen delivers ‘silent’ small research ship

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch company VAF Instruments has said that at the forthcoming SMM exhibition in Hamburg it plans to launch a new application for its TT-Sense optical thrust and torque measuring system.

30th August 2012

Sensor helps with SEEMP implementation

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ulstein says that its new Bridge Vision control centre concept promises major improvements for the operational centres of vessels, which put it on the same level in innovation terms as the company’s…

30th August 2012

An X-Bow in the wheelhouse

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

French repair yard Damen Shiprepair Brest says that it has received its first firm booking for drydocking, maintenance and repair of an LNG carrier.

30th August 2012

Gas carrier drydocking for Brest

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Tognum has announced that its MTU subsidiary is to launch an enhanced version of the series 4000 Ironmen engines which will comply with US EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations, using only internal…

30th August 2012

Upgrade for Ironmen

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK-based oil condition monitoring company Spectro reports that it has signed a long term agreement for the provision of oil analysis services to Norwegian ship operator DOF Management for its global fleet.

30th August 2012

OSV oil analysis agreement signed

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GE Energy Management’s Power Conversion business is to supply Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (SPO) with integrated power generation, propulsion, (DP) and automation systems for eight new PSVs.

30th August 2012

Eight-PSV propulsion order for GE

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Brunvoll of Norway and Steerprop of Finland have decided to increase their cooperation in order to provide shipyards, ship owners and designers with a ‘package’ option of propulsion and manoeuvring equipment.

30th August 2012

Brunvoll and Steerprop intensify cooperation

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The American Club has issued an urgent alert to its members about the operation of oxy-acetylene equipment without flashback arrestors.

30th August 2012

P & I Club warns of dangerous onboard practice and new PSC campaign

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Belgium heavy lift engineering company, Scaldis Salvage and Marine Contractors has chosen the Star Information System fleet management system and related services with Dutch consultancy, MirTac.

30th August 2012

MirTac and Star system chosen by Scaldis

30th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German shipyard P+S Werften has filed for insolvency in the local insolvency court in Stralsund. It is seeking debtor’s self-administration in the hope that the company can be kept running and the…

29th August 2012

P+S files for insolvency proceedings

29th August 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

According to Castrol Marine, it is vital to have a choice of different cylinder oils to suit the varying demands of slow steaming and fuel sulphur content.

28th August 2012

Lubrication dangers of slow steaming

28th August 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Advanced propeller designs such as the NPT, Kappel and CLT find their worth with ultra slow speed diesel engines, writes Wendy Laursen

28th August 2012

Advanced propeller designs suit slow revving engines

28th August 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN PrimeServ has handled some demanding repair jobs on both two-stroke and four-stroke engines, as discovered on a recent visit by Henrik Segercrantz to MAN PrimeServ’s hub in Hamburg, Germany.

28th August 2012

Engine service organisation reports difficult cases

28th August 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Neptun Werft in Warnemünde has completed the hull of what is billed not only as the first ship to be built in Germany with a dual-fuel main engine plant but also as…

28th August 2012

Dual-fuel LNG ship nears finish at Neptun

28th August 2012