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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

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Italy-based classification society RINA says that it has launched a coordinated range of seven distinct services to help shipowners save fuel and reduce emissions.

27th April 2012

RINA launches seven-step fuel saving services

27th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company OceanSaver says it has entered the Japanese market with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) contract for four open hatch bulk carriers being built by Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding for Gearbulk.

26th April 2012

BWTS ordered for Japanese bulkers

26th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä reports that it is extending its offering in the low-speed X-generation engine series with a new X92 electronically-controlled common-rail engine, intended for large container ships above 8,000TEU capacity.

26th April 2012

92-bore engine added to Wärtsilä X-series

26th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is conducting a feasibility study for the Flemish Government relating to the provision of LNG bunkering facilities in three Belgian ports.

25th April 2012

LNG bunkering in Europe

25th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mercator Media’s 34th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference, being held in Hamburg, Germany on the 23-24 May 2012, is getting full backing from the industry.

24th April 2012

Industry backs Propulsion & Emissions Conference

24th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce says that it has received an order from Island Offshore for design, power and equipment relating to an advanced subsea construction vessel to be built at STX Offshore’s Brevik yard in…

24th April 2012

Design and power contract for new OCV

24th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Becker Marine Systems has delivered what it says is the largest Mewis Duct yet made, with a diameter of 8.10m, for a VLCC construction project for Samco Shipholding, Singapore, at Hyundai Samho…

24th April 2012

Becker delivers its largest Mewis Duct

24th April 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Swedish company Chris-Marine and the recently incorporated IOP Marine have jointly launched a portable valve spindle grinder and a portable surface lathe machine, both aimed at engine repairers.

24th April 2012

Two new engine service products

24th April 2012