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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Development is well underway with a pioneering fast electric air-supported commuter ferry that can operate on battery power alone, writes Dag Pike.

1st April 2012

Ferry uses electric power and air support

1st April 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The two major manufacturers of marine gas turbines – Rolls-Royce and GE Marine - look forward to a resurgence in interest in the face of stricter emissions regulations and the growing acceptability…

1st April 2012

Gas turbines – poised for renewed interest?

1st April 2012

OPINION

OPINION

Prospects for shipping operations in 2012 are bleak, to say the least, and the outlook for marine insurers is also dismal, reports Denzil Stuart.

1st April 2012

2012 looks bleak for insurance industry

1st April 2012

OPINION

OPINION

The first oceangoing, diesel-powered ship in the world, the m.v. Selandia, began her maiden voyage from Copenhagen to Bangkok in 1912, powered by two B&W 4-stroke main engines. She stopped off in…

1st April 2012

Engine power … did you know that?

1st April 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A&P Falmouth in the UK reports that it has been kept busy with a number of major repair and conversion jobs since the beginning of the year.

1st April 2012

Busy time for A&P’s UK drydocks

1st April 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel and Turbo has field tested the cut out of a TCA type turbocharger for improved slow steaming performance and concluded that the marginal fouling and oil leakages that occurred were…

31st March 2012

Field test success for cut-out procedure

31st March 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Shanghai-headquartered Mariso demonstrated a quick response to owner’s needs when its repair team discovered a bearing problem during routine maintenance on a TC VTR 714 type turbocharger.

31st March 2012

Engineers meet deadline fixing bearing problem

31st March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Back-to-back cruise ship projects at Gibdock’s No. 1 dock have seen the return of the 37,773gt, 1,575-passenger capacity Thomson Destiny for its fourth visit since a first refit in Gibraltar in 2006.

31st March 2012

Back-to-back cruise dockings for Gibdock

31st March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

French offshore group Bourbon has set up a new organisation, Bourbon Docking, located in Dubai, to manage class dockings of vessels operated by all Bourbon affiliates.

31st March 2012

Bourbon plans optimised docking strategy

31st March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Three weeks of intensive work late last year by engineers from UK company Royston has won praise from the Norwegian operators of the Normand Installer after it was found to need an…

31st March 2012

Royston completes challenging engine overhaul

31st March 2012

REGULATION

REGULATION

There’s something for everyone in this latest round of legislation, as the energy efficiency design index (EEDI) is the first tightening of control that will directly affect owners. The EEDI will force…

31st March 2012

Efficiency is the name of the game

31st March 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Eco Marine Power (EMP), a Japanese technology company that develops and markets solar, wind and electric marine power and propulsion systems, recently unveiled a concept design incorporating its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy…

31st March 2012

Dawning of the age of Aquarius

31st March 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan says it has developed a system to enhance the damage stability of ships, enabling reduction in capsizing risk, and has received the first order for the…

31st March 2012

New damage stability system from Japan

31st March 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan Motor Company recently introduced its ultra-green eco-friendly car carrier, built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard, which began its maiden voyage on 27 January.

31st March 2012

Nissan goes greener with new car carrier

31st March 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In late 2011 Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia, handed over the most expensive (at a cost exceeding $150 million) and one of the most complex newbuildings in the shipyard’s history to its…

31st March 2012

Brodosplit delivers its most expensive vessel to date

31st March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian boiler manufacturer Parat Halvorsen has recently received an order from Kleven Maritime for an OSV boiler plant, powered by direct current rather than the usual AC supply.

30th March 2012

Offshore vessel boiler works on DC grid

30th March 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB has received an order to provide complete power plant and propulsion systems for the first newbuild ship for German cruise operator TUI Cruises. The ship is being built at the STX…

30th March 2012

Electric cruise propulsion order for ABB

30th March 2012

OPINION

OPINION

The annual Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference often contains, among the usual practical advice rooted in present-day practices, some presentations of interesting future technologies.

30th March 2012

Gunning for new combustion processes

30th March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Dales Marine Services says the versatility of its dry docks at Aberdeen and Leith on Scotland’s east coast has been highlighted by work undertaken on the ex-UK royal yacht ‘Britannia’ at the…

30th March 2012

Former royal yacht highlights yard’s versatility

30th March 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Intelligent Engineering’s (IE) continual focus on SPS (sandwich plate system) development combined with the ability to accommodate individual client requirements means that, even in these tough times, it managed to complete over…

30th March 2012

Versatile SPS expanding into new markets

30th March 2012