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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new 62ha shipyard in Baku, Azerbaijan, was officially opened on 20 September.

20th September 2013

New shipyard in Azerbaijan to be run by Keppel

20th September 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MTU says that its series 8000 high speed marine engine has received NVR certification from US classification society ABS, joining the 8V 396, which had previously received NVR approval.

19th September 2013

MTU’s 8000 receives NVR approval from ABS

19th September 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Excessive main engine wear caused by cat fines in the fuel oil are likely to lead to hull and machinery claims exceeding $1m this year, according to a leading marine surveyor.

19th September 2013

Lack of knowledge leads to more cat fines claims

19th September 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Following from perceived development in the market leading toward further optimisation of large container ships’ propulsion efficiency, MAN Diesel & Turbo recently announced two significant additions to its engine programme.

19th September 2013

MAN anticipates return to larger engine power

19th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Eastern Shipbuilding Group has entered into a license agreement with SENER to use the FORAN CAD/CAM system for its newbuilds.

18th September 2013

FORAN in the US

18th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Two Polish shipyards, the Szczecin-based SSR Gryfia and the MSR shipyard in Swinoujscie, are currently finalising their merger, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

18th September 2013

Two Polish shipyards finalising merger

18th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard has announced two FPSO conversion contracts from repeat customers, said to be worth a combined value of S$190 million. The contracts are from SBM Offshore and M3nergy Offshore.

18th September 2013

Two FPSO conversions for Keppel Shipyard

18th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Costa Concordia has been righted in an operation that took 19 hours and cost upwards of £500m (€600m).

17th September 2013

Concordia upright

17th September 2013

LNG

LNG

Drydocks World, based in Dubai, has announced the signature of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Shell and Dubai Maritime City.

17th September 2013

Drydocks World and Shell to cooperate in Dubai LNG fuel supply

17th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The salvage of the Costa Concordia is underway today in what has been described as the largest and most expensive salvage operation ever undertaken.

16th September 2013

Costa Concordia salvage

16th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Havyard Ship Technology’s shipyard in Leirvik in Norway has won a contract for a major conversion of the subsea vessel ‘Havila Phoenix’.

16th September 2013

Havyard to convert subsea vessel

16th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ECO-Assistant, the trim optimisation tool from Germanischer Lloyd’s consulting arm FutureShip, has been updated to include new features, including a fuel consumption calculator, system usage monitoring, benefit reporting and an E-learning module.

16th September 2013

More features for GL’s ECO-Assistant software

16th September 2013

REGULATION

REGULATION

Wendy Laursen outlines the political progress made at IMOs recent MEPC65 meeting on greenhouse gas emissions, but adds that the debate is shifting its focus.

15th September 2013

GHG abatement debate morphs to survive

15th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

According to UK computer aided design and manufacture (CAD/CAM) specialist Aveva, the use of laser scanning can give shipyards a competitive edge in refit and conversion projects, such as the installation of…

15th September 2013

Laser scanning can help yards survive

15th September 2013

LNG

LNG

Lloyd’s Register says it has signed a classification contract for six 174,000m³ LNG tankers to be built by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China.

13th September 2013

LR supports Chinese LNG carrier newbuilds

13th September 2013

LNG

LNG

If you missed the opportunity to attend the fourth Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2013, you can now view footage of the Chairmans welcome address online.

12th September 2013

GFS footage online

12th September 2013

LNG

LNG

The second day of the Motorship gas fuelled ship conference began very early in the morning, as the ‘Viking Grace’ arrived in Stockholm after her overnight passage from Turku.

12th September 2013

LNG bunkering demonstration starts GFS second day

12th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The merger between the classification societies DNV and GL has been approved by all competition authorities and will be operational from today.

12th September 2013

DNV GL merger approved

12th September 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Plans have been announced for a new refinery in Denmark to produce biomass fuels specifically for marine use.

12th September 2013

Danes to produce marine bio fuel

12th September 2013

LNG

LNG

Three shipowners gave their differing operational experiences at the fourth Gas Fuelled Ships conference. First, Kari Granberg of Viking Line returned to the podium to talk specifically about the Viking Grace.

12th September 2013

Operational experience with gas fuelled ships

12th September 2013