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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has released updates to its Rules for seagoing ships and naval vessels. The updated Rules came into effect on 1 May 2012.

3rd May 2012

GL updates ship Rules

3rd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2012 is pleased to announce attendance from a large berth of ship owners and operators for the event on 23–24 May, in Hamburg.

3rd May 2012

Delegates booking fast for P&E 2012

3rd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

According to oceanographic company Tidetech, tidal optimisation is a critical tool for improving efficiency on coastal shipping routes, so it is making its tidal data available for integration into ship bridge systems.

3rd May 2012

Tidal optimisation offers bunker savings

3rd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jumbo Heavylift’s DP2 vessel Jumbo Javelin has recently installed the first transition pieces (TP) for the Anholt Offshore windfarm in Denmark.

3rd May 2012

Jumbo installation at Anholt windfarm

3rd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Austal has officially announced the opening of its marine support base in Henderson, Western Australia, intended to meet a growing demand for the company’s marine services and facilities.

2nd May 2012

Austal opens marine support base

2nd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Sanco Shipping has declared an option for a second seismic vessel to be built at Kleven Maritime’s Myklebust yard. ’Sanco Sword’ will be to Skipsteknisk’s ST324 CD design, and a sister to…

2nd May 2012

Kleven to build second Sanco seismic ship

2nd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Merseyside, UK, yard Cammell Laird looks likely to return to shipbuilding following the announcement that Western Ferries has appointed the company as its preferred bidder to build two new vessels.

2nd May 2012

Ferry company favours Cammell Laird

2nd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The first new Intelligent Monitoring System from Becker Marine of Germany (BIMS) has been installed on Wilhelmsen’s newbuild car carrier Titania.

2nd May 2012

First installation for intelligent monitoring system

2nd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A little further information has come to light about the TGPS propulsion system from Australian company Gamma Light & Heavy Industries, which claims to offer a 75% reduction in fuel consumption.

2nd May 2012

More about the ‘75% more efficient’ ship propulsion system

2nd May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) said on 30 April the two wind farm installation ships ‘Victoria Mathias’ and ‘Friedrich Ernestine’, at the yard since February for unspecified work, will be completed in May…

1st May 2012

Wind farm ships near completion at LWB

1st May 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In the critical area of turbocharger maintenance, equating quality with original equipment manufacturers doesn’t suit everyone, according to Wendy Laursen.

1st May 2012

Operators take servicing philosophies to extremes

1st May 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The popular image of Chinese shipyards still tends to be one of low-tech operations turning out large numbers of vessels, built to basic standards, with cost and simplicity having priority over efficiency,…

1st May 2012

Chinese bulker class aims for high efficiency

1st May 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Tom Todd relates a story of mixed fortunes currently in German newbuilding with some yards busy and prospering while others struggle to find work and stay afloat. Proving a blessing is offshore…

1st May 2012

Mixed fortunes in German yards as offshore booms

1st May 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Both major designers of large low speed two stroke marine engines have demonstrated their commitment to gas as an alternative fuel and have demonstrated dual-fuel technology applied to their engine designs, while,…

1st May 2012

Dual fuel gains credibility in the low speed market

1st May 2012

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The leading article in the May 1962 Motor Ship reminded us that, then, the USA was still lagging behind the rest of the world in adopting the Diesel engine in place of…

1st May 2012

Automation, longevity and early ro-ros

1st May 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Its worth noting that some auxiliaries see larger load steps while the propulsion engines are near idling, as they are often connected to pumps, cranes and other gear such as thrusters, says…

1st May 2012

Don’t overlook auxiliary issues

1st May 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Greek owned bulk carrier, Akiba, which was recently grounded off the coast of Maputo, Mozambique, has been successfully refloated - thanks to the expertise of Rotterdam’s Fairmount Marine.

30th April 2012

Fairmount refloats bulk carrier

30th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

To further expand its offshore service capabilities, Cargotec has established a new offshore service centre in Houston, USA, to provide repair, upgrades and systems modernisation for rigs, vessels and platform operators.

30th April 2012

Cargotec establishes offshore service centre in Houston

30th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A group led by the University of Tokyo has launched its own hybrid ship concept, the ‘UT Wind Challenger’, based on a combination of sail power and engines, claimed to cut fuel…

30th April 2012

Japanese enter sail power arena

30th April 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The OSD-designed and Spanish-built 50.7m safety standby vessel Grampian Don has recently joined the fleet of Aberdeen-based North Star Shipping.

30th April 2012

IMT 950 joins North Star fleet

30th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Claims have been appearing in the media that a company has redefined marine propulsion, saying that its system increases propulsion efficiency and reduces emissions by at least 75% for various sizes of…

28th April 2012

‘Quantum leap’ claimed in ship propulsion

28th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

W&O, a US-based supplier of marine valves, pipe, fittings, engineered products, valve automation and data management systems, has announced a strategic partnership with Simsekler, a Turkish marine supply company.

27th April 2012

US supplier expands operations into Turkey

27th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scania has introduced a new 16-litre diesel engine, intended to replace the existing similarly-sized engine in the Swedish engine company’s high speed marine diesel portfolio, writes Dag Pike.

27th April 2012

Scania re-launches 16-litre diesel

27th April 2012