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APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Sindre Rotevatn (51) has been appointed finance manager and deputy managing director of Ulstein Verft in Norway. He will take up the position in November.

4th October 2011

New finance manager/deputy managing director of Ulstein Verft

4th October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

More powerful versions of two designs in Wärtsilä’s RT-flex series of electronically-controlled, low-speed engines have been released, writes David Tinsley.

4th October 2011

New ratings for Wärtsilä low-speed models

4th October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Thrane & Thrane of Denmark reports that it has shipped its 20,000th FleetBroadband terminal since the Inmarsat service was launched in November 2007.

4th October 2011

20,000th satcom terminal delivered

4th October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Caterpillar says that demand for its power products from Brazil’s emerging oil and gas industry has led to the company deciding to increase its local production and packaging capabilities, and to extend…

4th October 2011

Cat moves into Brazilian market

4th October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ulstein has delivered a new seismic research vessel, ‘Oceanic Sirius’ to Eidesvik and CGGVeritas. The ship, built to strict environmental standards, is a sister vessel to ‘Oceanic Vega’, delivered by Ulstein in…

4th October 2011

Seismic research vessel handed over

4th October 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch company Royal Lankhorst Euronete says that it has acquired an industrial unit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, which will be used for rope production.

4th October 2011

Brazilian rope factory acquired by Dutch company

4th October 2011

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