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REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Keppel Shipyard has secured two contracts totalling $160 million to convert a FPSO vessel for Single Buoy Moorings (SBM), and a livestock carrier for an affiliated company of Hijazi & Ghosheh.

26th June 2010

Keppel secures conversion contracts

26th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) survey on the operational impact of the European Union 0.1% marine fuel sulphur limit, enforced on 1 Jan this year, has revealed potentially critical issues.

26th June 2010

DNVPS identifies critical issues on EU marine fuel sulphur regulations

26th June 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK company Victor Marine has joined other manufacturers of oily water separators in criticising the test procedures and the methods used by some to achieve approval.

25th June 2010

Cautionary notes about OWS

25th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

International Paint’s latest introduction is Intershield 803 Plus, a cargo hold coating specifically designed to address the key issue of impact damage from the loading of dry bulk cargoes.

25th June 2010

Cargo hold protection

25th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new service from Lloyd’s Register of Shipping has been developed to help operators demonstrate enhanced environmental performance to cargo owners and other stakeholders.

24th June 2010

LR offers clean shipping index verification service

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiaries in the Philippines and Singapore have clinched contracts worth about S$50 million for ship construction and upgrades.

24th June 2010

Keppel secures S$50 million marine contracts

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 61st council meeting of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) at Germanischer Lloyds head office in Hamburg is reported to have achieved a number of significant developments.

24th June 2010

IACS Council focuses on Common Rules and surveyor safety

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German ferry company Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei has celebrated its 125th anniversary with the Inauguration of its newest double-ended ferry, ‘Uthlande’.

24th June 2010

New ferry marks German operator’s 125 years

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Technical consultancy company Ricardo has set up a consortium to develop next-generation low carbon marine energy systems.

24th June 2010

Consortium to develop next-generation marine energy systems

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BC Ferries in Canada is now using 5 percent blend of B5 biodiesel to fuel its vessels, making the company one of the largest consumers of biodiesel in British Columbia.

24th June 2010

BC Ferries introduces biodiesel to its fleet

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first upgraded, 20-cylinder 28/33D prototype engine recently passed a series of tests on the test bed at the company’s St. Nazaire, France works, and was awarded type approval…

24th June 2010

New MAN engine gets type approval

24th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Ghana’s first FPSO vessel FPSO Kwame Nkrumah MV21, successfully converted by Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for MODEC, is on track for its landmark assignment offshore Ghana’s Jubilee Field following its official…

24th June 2010

Ghana’s first FPSO delivered

24th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed a letter of intent with the Canadian tug design specilaist Robert Allan Ltd to develop a strategic cooperation agreement.

24th June 2010

Wärtsilä and Robert Allan to cooperate

24th June 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norwegian company Stadt, based at Gjerdsvika at the North West coast, has developed and patented a diesel electric propulsion system based on sine wave technology and aimed at the offshore and fishing…

23rd June 2010

A greener diesel electric system

23rd June 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Turbocharger manufacturer ABB Turbo Systems and engine designer Wärtsilä have joined together to jointly develop what is described as “a new and groundbreaking application of two-stage turbocharging” on large diesel engines.

23rd June 2010

Joint venture leads the way for two-stage turbocharging

23rd June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed development of its LNG-FPSO and has obtained two kinds of approval in principle (AIP) from major international ship classification societies.

23rd June 2010

MHI completes development of LNG-FPSO

23rd June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

At its 43rd meeting in May 2010, the Paris MoU committee approved the 2009 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flag states and recognised organisations. These lists will take effect…

23rd June 2010

Paris MoU black list is growing

23rd June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

20 years ago shipbuilder Incat Tasmania claimed the world record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

22nd June 2010

Incat celebrates 20 years of records

22nd June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

At a ceremony held on 22 June 2010 at the Tsuneishi shipyard in Japan, AET celebrated the naming and delivery of its 53rd aframax tanker, Eagle Kangar.

22nd June 2010

AET takes delivery of 53rd aframax

22nd June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

IACS (the International Association of Classification Societies) has welcomed the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as its first new member since the introduction of new membership criteria in October 2009.

22nd June 2010

Indian Register joins IACS

22nd June 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marlink has recently added the Comtech Vipersat bandwidth and capacity management platform to its Sealink VSAT service. The integration of the Vipersat technology will provide enhanced features, including efficient management of bandwidth…

22nd June 2010

More features for VSAT satcoms users

22nd June 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV has launched an ECA ‘survival kit’ in response to forthcoming strict emission limitations for vessels operating in Emission Control Areas (ECAs). DNV belives that by understanding and managing the business risks…

22nd June 2010

Class offers ECA survival strategy to shipowners

22nd June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A prototype for a series of Russian floating nuclear power stations will be protected against hull corrosion with a Cathelco impressed current cathodic protection system (ICCP).

22nd June 2010

Russian floating nuclear power plant gets protection against corrosion

22nd June 2010