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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A small Norwegian company, backed by some influential collaborators, has developed and trialled a novel approach to offshore loading and unloading.

1st July 2011

Is it a ship? Is it a thruster? Is it a mooring? No, it’s Remora…

1st July 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) recently completed the 110,000dwt bulk carrier ‘Nord Hercules’ (yard number 1817), which had been under construction at its Chiba works, and delivered to Southern Route…

1st July 2011

‘Nord Hercules’ kicks off new Mitsui bulker series

1st July 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

SEAaT says that international legal practice Norton Rose LLP and the freight services division of global mining group Rio Tinto have become its newest associate members.

30th June 2011

New associates join emissions trading body

30th June 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

UK-based engine repair specialist Foretract Engineering reports that during 2010 the company noted a steady increase in demand for its marine stud removal service.

30th June 2011

Engine stud removal cases increase

30th June 2011

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Japanese classification society ClassNK has announced that it is to reorganise its Board of Directors as part of a larger corporate reorganisation, effective from 1 July 2011.

30th June 2011

Restructuring at the top at ClassNK

30th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has stated that its CEO, Sang-Tae Nam, was solely responsible for developing the HP-FGS (high-pressure fuelled gas supply) system for MAN Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engine.

30th June 2011

DSME develops gas fuel supply system

30th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä and Jiangsu CuiXing Marine Offshore Engineering have agreed to establish a joint venture for manufacturing Wärtsilä 26 and Wärtsilä 32 medium-speed marine engines in China.

30th June 2011

Wärtsilä medium speed engine joint venture established in China

30th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Singmarine Brasil, Keppel Offshore & Marine s new shipbuilding facility in Santa Catarina, Brazil, has secured two newbuild contracts worth about S$140 million from fleet operators in Brazil.

30th June 2011

Keppel clinches Brazilian shipbuilding contracts

30th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems and Caterpillar Emissions Solutions have received certification from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Cat 3500 series marine emissions kits to EPA Rule 40 CFR Part…

30th June 2011

Engine emissions kits now EPA certified

30th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui OSK Lines says that FineBallast OZ, an ozone-based ballast water treatment system co-developed by MOL, MOL Marine Consulting, and others has received a certificate of compliance from the Japanese government.

30th June 2011

Japan certifies MOL’s ballast water treatment system

30th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bourbon has announced the signing of a five-year marine charter agreement with CGGVeritas for six new seismic support and assistance vessels that will be delivered from Grandweld in Dubai at the end…

30th June 2011

Bourbon places six hybrid newbuildings

30th June 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Better maintenance and new tools combined with superior fire detection could reduce the impact of engine room fires. Mark Langdon reports:

30th June 2011

Combating the nightmare

30th June 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A&P Group’s Falmouth shiprepair yard in England recently won a multi-million pound contract to construct 100 tonne blade racks for two self-propelled jack-up vessels owned by Seajacks International.

30th June 2011

Major renewables contract secures jobs at Falmouth

30th June 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Bill Mossey, Corporate Manager Pacific Power Products, MTU Detroit Diesel, outlines the company’s approach to preventive maintenance of high speed diesel engines.

29th June 2011

Regular maintenance is key to more uptime and lower costs

29th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo says that recently it returned to its roots when it signed a remarkable EMC (engine management concept) contract covering a historic Danish ship, the 150-year-old paddle steamer ‘Hjejlen’…

29th June 2011

Engine management for 150-year-old ship

29th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Sener of Spain and China Ship Development and Design Center (CSDDC) have signed a memorandum of understand for the implementation of the shipbuilding CAD/CAM Foran system in CSDDC.

29th June 2011

CAD/CAM in Chinese ship design centre

29th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The French Bourbon group has unveiled its strategic plan for 2015, which it says continues its Horizon 2012 plan, which involved a €2 billion investment in replacing obsolete vessels and developing its…

29th June 2011

Bourbon announces future plans

29th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has added another two-stroke licensee to its roster, in the form of CSSC Guangzhou Marine Engine (GMD), part of the state-owned CSSC Group, and based close to Guangzhou…

29th June 2011

MAN adds south China two-stroke licensee

29th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Koji Sekimizu of Japan has been elected as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with effect from 1 January 2012, for an initial term of four years.

29th June 2011

IMO elects its next Secretary-General

29th June 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä CME Zhenjiang Propeller, the joint venture company of Wärtsilä and Zhenjiang CME, has formally inaugurated its new €12 million CP propeller plant in Zhenjiang, China, first announced in October 2010.

29th June 2011

Wärtsilä inaugurates Chinese CPP factory

29th June 2011