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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The latest IMO meeting on the 2004 Ballast Water Management Convention made some progress on a key issue that has plagued its implementation so far. However, this success may only signal the…

4th March 2013

Fitting a timeline to success

4th March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The UK Ministry of Defence has extended its Royal Fleet Auxiliary through life support cluster contract with the Cammell Laird shipyard. The agreement will see Cammell Laird continue its maintenance contract for…

1st March 2013

RFA contract extension for Cammell Laird

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

In October 2012, the Kingdom of Bahrain hosted the 2012 IMO World Maritime Day parallel event, focusing on the theme ‘IMO: 100 years after the Titanic’.

1st March 2013

Bahrain shiprepairer helps IMO’s security work

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

UK marine and offshore electrical company SeaKing Electrical says that it has completed a major international contract delivering an electrical upgrade to part of the ‘Bibby Renaissance’ offshore accommodation ship.

1st March 2013

Electrical upgrade for Australian accommodation vessel

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Damen Shiprepair Brest, the former Sobrena yard, has followed dockings on LNG carriers ‘LNG Sokoto’ for Bonny Gas Transport and the ‘Lalla Fatma N’Soumer’, with three new dry docking operations on high-quality…

1st March 2013

Multiple maintenance tasks for Damen group yards

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s PrimeServ division in Frederikshavn, Denmark, has, in close cooperation with shipowner and constructional engineering company NCC, performed a propulsion equipment upgrade for the 900 m³ sand and gravel…

1st March 2013

Propeller blade and nozzle upgrade pays off for dredger operator

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Underwater repair specialist Hydrex of Belgium reports that it has recently carried out a number of propeller repairs to tanker ships in various locations.

1st March 2013

Propeller repair keeps ships out of drydock

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Alnmaritec, based in Northumberland, UK, a company which is best known for the design and build of commercial workboats, has recently launched its Wimbourne Quay Repair Centre.

1st March 2013

UK workboat builder expands into shiprepair

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands-based Holland Shipyards reports that it has begun work on the first of two ships which have been purchased by Chevalier Floatels for conversion into staff accommodation and transport ships for…

1st March 2013

Ferry conversion to offshore accommodation begins

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

UK-based diesel engine specialist Finning reports that it has been selected as the sole service provider for the variety of engine makes and models that power the UK Border Force’s fleet of…

1st March 2013

Multi-brand diesel support contract for Finning

1st March 2013

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Gibraltar shiprepair yard Gibdock reports completion of a complex containership crane refurbishment job, which called for strict certification of welding procedures by Lloyd’s Register, which approved all materials used.

1st March 2013

German boxship gets a lift at Gibdock

1st March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

“The drive itself is simple by design” says Geir Larsen, InPower’s MD - although getting it to market has been anything but that.

1st March 2013

Simplicity in a complex environment

1st March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Former VLCC Master Captain Melvin Mathews, director of regulatory and environment solutions at Finnish company Eniram, looks at optimising fleet performance for optimum returns

1st March 2013

Operational vessel performance management

1st March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The world’s information is doubling every two years, and oceanographic data is no exception. New weather routing and voyage optimisation technologies are emerging founded on this growing mass of information.

1st March 2013

Sophistication of weather routing grows

1st March 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Elcome International, a marine solutions provider and system integrator based in Dubai, has recently introduced its new Elsys family of marine electrical switchboard and power management systems.

1st March 2013

New-generation marine switchboard systems

1st March 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japanese ocean transport company, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has announced that the 297,076 tonne iron ore carrier, ‘Ore Salvador’, has been completed.

1st March 2013

MOL completes iron ore carrier

1st March 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Goltens Worldwide Group of companies describes its repair process for in-situ annealing of medium speed four-stroke diesel engine crankshafts, for which it has been awarded worldwide approval.

1st March 2013

In-situ crankshaft annealing process is GL-approved

1st March 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Propulsion solutions for navigation in ice have been augmented by Wärtsilä’s development of a steerable, pulling thruster designed to 1A Super Ice Class or higher standards, known as the Icepod. David Tinsley…

1st March 2013

New Icepod thruster favoured for Caspian and Alaskan operations

1st March 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In response to rising industry demand for more sustainable shipping, the industry is turning to LNG as a primary fuel. But with inadequate LNG infrastructure, engine manufacturers are working with other industry…

1st March 2013

LNG fuelled engines may be the future, but what about today?

1st March 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Renewed industry focus on fuel savings and increasingly strict emissions regulations now coming into force have led to a new spirit of cooperation among owners and engine manufacturers, by Mark Fuhrmann.

1st March 2013

Clean collaboration: meeting regulations requires joint approach

1st March 2013