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REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Nico International, part of Topaz Ship Repair Division, reports a busy time at its strategically-sited Middle Eastern locations.

1st July 2012

Smaller vessels star at Middle Eastern repairer

1st July 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The changeover of the ‘Bit Viking’to LNG propulsion has been an important environmental industry ‘first’, but behind the scenes, Scandinavian energy technology companies UWIRA, KWH and Mittel had a challenge on their…

1st July 2012

Twists and turns to an LNG story

1st July 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Malaysian-headquartered tanker owner/operator AET took delivery of its first Suezmax vessel in April 2012 from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.

1st July 2012

First of four eco-design Suezmax tankers joins AET fleet

1st July 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Global industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation has announced new orders for its Harsco Infrastructure business group in Europe.

1st July 2012

Shipyard access equipment contracts for Harsco

1st July 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Cruise vessel Island Escape, operated by Thomson Cruises’ Island Cruises division, recently received an interior upgrade while in Spain, from Southampton, UK-based outfitter Trimline.

1st July 2012

Interior refurbishment for cruise ship

1st July 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

UK repair yard A&P Tyne reports a good start to 2012 with a multi-million pound order book obtained for the first quarter of the year.

1st July 2012

Better prospects for UK repairer

1st July 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Norwegian-owned offshore accommodation vessel, Edda Fides, said to be one of the most advanced and sophisticated vessels of its type, has been dry-docked at Gibdock in Gibraltar for a week-long package of…

1st July 2012

Floatel books into Gibdock

1st July 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Technology devised for superyachts and merchant ships is now being offered to the US Coast Guard for a patrol vessel design. Is the world ready for low-carbon military vessels?

1st July 2012

Zero emission cutter proposed for US Coast Guard

1st July 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The importance of conceptual design and pre-engineering in the design of complex systems such as those for propulsion was recently reinforced for Alewijnse Marine Systems when the opening stages of a new…

30th June 2012

Conceptual design avoids expensive delays

30th June 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

According to motor company Indar, up to now vessels complying with Silent class notation have had to use DC motors, but this has now changed.

30th June 2012

Induction motors offer low noise signature

30th June 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The Great Lakes that border the US northeast corner and Canada, as the world’s largest freshwater lakes holding 21% of the world’s surface fresh water, have a delicate ecological balance, which MTU…

30th June 2012

MTU guards the Great Lakes

30th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A complete FORAN package has been installed in Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co (GYOE) - formerly Yuexin Shipbuilding - after a three month trial.

29th June 2012

Grand designs for Chinese yard

29th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Total’s marine lubricant supply company Lubmarine has extended its global network of service and supply centres with the opening of a dedicated commercial and supply hub in Copenhagen, Denmark.

28th June 2012

Lubmarine opens Copenhagen supply depot

28th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

STX Finlands Rauma Shipyard has celebrated the flag-changing ceremony of a specialised vessel built for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia and classed by Bureau Veritas.

28th June 2012

Namibian research vessel delivered

28th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 2004-built, 25,268dwt Liberian-flag chemical tanker ‘Stolt Valor’, has arrived at Bahrain’s ASRY yard for repairs, following a fire and explosion in one of her cargo tanks while transiting the Arabian Gulf…

28th June 2012

ASRY accepts damaged vessel challenge

28th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Germany’s Zeppelin Power Systems says the modernisation and re-engining of a 20-year-old Russian factory trawler could be a potentially viable cost alternative to newbuilding and a model for further such conversions.

27th June 2012

Engine revamp could pave way for others

27th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB Turbo Systems of Switzerland says that it has played a key role in bringing the benefits of Wärtsilä’s RT-flex technology to two-stroke engine installation onboard smaller ships.

27th June 2012

ABB Turbo boosts small ship efficiency

27th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The provisional programme has been released for the Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, which will take place from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.

27th June 2012

Gas Fuelled Ships programme announced

27th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce says that it has been selected to supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new FFX frigate for the Republic of Korea’s Navy, in a single engine installation rather than…

26th June 2012

Korean Navy orders MT30 gas turbine

26th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Finnish design company Deltamarin has announced a contract with Yangfan Group of China for the design of B.Delta37 Bulk Carriers to be built for the Italian shipowners dAmico Societa di Navigazione.

26th June 2012

Further orders for bulk carrier design

26th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Moss Hydro is a newly-established company in Drammen, Norway, set up by OceanSaver co-founder Stein Foss and three partners, to address the challenge of reliable and effective ballast water filtration.

26th June 2012

New company introduces BWTS filtration concept

26th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract from Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. to supply two Membrane BioReactors (MBRs) to the 141,000gt newbuilding under construction for Carnival group member P&O Cruises.

26th June 2012

Wärtsilä Hamworthy MBRs for UK’s largest cruiser

26th June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

On 25 June the IMO publicly renewed its commitment to sustainable development in the maritime industry and gave feedback on its input to the Rio+20 conference held last week in Brazil.

25th June 2012

IMO renews commitment to sustainability

25th June 2012