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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kleven Werft in Norway has hosted the naming ceremony and handling over of ‘Rem Fortress’, a platform supply vessel built at the yard for Rem Offshore.

4th October 2011

New PSV completed in Norway

4th October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Stone Marine Propulsion (SMP) says that a recent joint project with Danish Shipowner D/S Norden has resulted in a significant improvement in the fuel efficiency of three Chinese-built 32,500 dwt bulk carriers.

3rd October 2011

Propeller demonstrates fuel savings

3rd October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN medium speed propulsion, in the form of two 8L27/38 engines rated at 2,720kW each, has been specified for two new AHTS ships ordered by unnamed operators from Dubai-based Grandweld Shipyards.

3rd October 2011

Heavy-duty offshore engine order

3rd October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Engine reconditioning company Diesel Marine International (DMI) says it is rearranging its structure, which will involve investment in, and boosting the workload and jobs available at, its UK operation in North Shields.

3rd October 2011

Costs drive engine repair back to UK

3rd October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A contract has been awarded for two ‘environment concept’ LNG-fuelled multipurpose ships, which are to be built for Nor Lines, to the design that was awarded the ‘Next Generation Ship Award’ at…

3rd October 2011

Gas fuelled ship order confirmed

3rd October 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed development of a new-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier marking an evolutionary advance from Moss type 1 LNG carriers.

1st October 2011

MHI develops new generation LNG carrier

1st October 2011

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

It was tankers that provided the headlines in the October 1961 issue of The Motor Ship. A glimpse of the future came from the fact that three separate contracts had been placed,…

1st October 2011

Tankers show the way forward

1st October 2011

OPINION

OPINION

The problem of Somali pirates is not going away; in fact it threatens to escalate.

1st October 2011

Log on – Piracy at sea

1st October 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) company OceanSaver says that its Mark II system offers high-end technology to different sizes and types of vessels, while saving energy and simplifying retrofitting.

1st October 2011

BWT simplified for versatility and retrofitting

1st October 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding have jointly developed a new energy-saving technology called the MT-Cowl, which reduces the wind resistance of the vessel’s superstructure.

1st October 2011

Wind resistance of superstructure reduced by 10%

1st October 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Demands for higher efficiency, lower emissions and fuel restrictions are prompting designers to look at high speed diesel-based prime mover options, by Dag Pike.

1st October 2011

High speed engines bring emissions and cost benefits

1st October 2011

REGULATION

REGULATION

Rising standards and expectations relating to crew habitability, occupational safety and passenger comfort have prompted closer attention to shipboard noise levels, as have considerations of the component damage that can result from…

1st October 2011

Class rises to new challenges of shipboard noise

1st October 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The first of a series of 10 Bourbon Evolution 800 IMR (inspection, maintenance & repair) vessels was delivered recently by Sinopacific’s Zheijang Shipyard in China for Bourbon Offshore at a cost of…

1st October 2011

First Bourbon Evolution 800 delivered

1st October 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch heavy lift shipping company Dockwise is expanding its fleet with a new vessel which will be the world’s largest heavy lift ship, writes Dag Pike.

1st October 2011

Heavy lift ship is world’s largest

1st October 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

NYK Line and Tokyo LNG Tanker, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, recently held a naming ceremony for a jointly owned LNG carrier built at the Sakaide Shipyard of the Kawasaki…

30th September 2011

Energy-efficient LNG carrier delivered

30th September 2011

REGULATION

REGULATION

A new conceptual design of Aframax tanker launched recently by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) shows the extent of efficiency improvements that are possible, writes Paul Bartlett.

30th September 2011

New Aframax design concept from GL

30th September 2011

REGULATION

REGULATION

Faced with rising fuel costs and increasing controls on exhaust emissions, against a backcloth of intensified competition, the shipping industry’s quest for new operational efficiencies permeates every sphere of design and practice,…

30th September 2011

BV holistic approach to energy efficiency

30th September 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The final two 13,100TEU container vessels in an eight-ship series being built for the Hamburg shipowner Rickmers Group were delivered in June and July at the Ulsan shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries.

30th September 2011

Final two mega-boxships delivered to Rickmers

30th September 2011

REGULATION

REGULATION

A new milestone in collaboration between classification societies was signalled earlier this year by the release of jointly-developed software for use by ship designers, shipyards and shipowners in complying with the IACS…

29th September 2011

ABS, LR pool technical strengths in new venture

29th September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company Ulmatec Pyro is launching the Pyro central heating system which uses waste heat from engine cooling and exhaust systems to provide ship heat, promising substantial fuel and cost savings.

29th September 2011

Ballast water treatment at zero cost?

29th September 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The French port of Marseilles has announced plans to bring back into service its giant No10 drydock, the biggest in the Mediterranean at 465m long and 85m wide.

29th September 2011

Marseilles reopens bidding for giant drydock

29th September 2011

REGULATION

REGULATION

This year’s unfolding of the record-breaking programme of ore carrier construction instigated by Brazilian mining group Vale pushes back the bounds as regards bulk cargo transport economics and scale efficiencies, writes David…

29th September 2011

Easy loading for world’s largest ore carriers

29th September 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US-based Hyde Marine, a Calgon company, says that its Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has received type approval from ABS, adding to approvals from Lloyd’s Register.

28th September 2011

ABS type approval for BWTS

28th September 2011