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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK company Marine Software reports that ferry operator Tallink-Silja Line has installed its Marine Project Manager on the Galaxy, Silja Serenade, Silja Symphony and Silja Europa.

1st April 2011

Maintenance planning for ferry fleet

1st April 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) has placed an order with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a large car carrier newbuilding for delivery in August 2012.

1st April 2011

Large car carrier ordered by NOCC

1st April 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company Havyard Ship Technology has signed a contract with Sartor Offshore for the delivery of a Havyard 832 L platform supply vessel, with an option for an additional ship.

1st April 2011

Sartor Offshore orders Havyard PSV

1st April 2011

OPINION

OPINION

Next month, the shipping and marine engineering community will be travelling to Norway (after having spent a couple of days in Denmark, at our conference of course).

1st April 2011

Norway shows the way

1st April 2011

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

In these times when we look at alternative fuel sources it is chastening to observe that much the same fears were being voiced 50 years back.

1st April 2011

Nuclear power pushed aside, but turbocharging advances

1st April 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

German repair facility Bremerhavener Dock (Bredo) is using a relatively slack period to save costs and complete a novel repair-related project in a deal which appears to have done everyone some good.

1st April 2011

Bredo uses cast-off sections as LWB consolidates

1st April 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK has officially announced the establishment of a new exclusive surveyor office in Shenzen, China, the 11th office it has opened in China, marking the continued growth of ClassNK’s presence in the…

31st March 2011

Class society opens new Chinese office

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has at last announced that Buquebus is the customer that ordered its first high speed ro-pax ferry to be powered by LNG.

31st March 2011

First LNG fast ferry goes to South America

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit has signed a full production contract for the integrated navigation bridge system (INBS) for the UK MoD Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier programme.

31st March 2011

Navigation equipment contract awarded for next-generation UK aircraft carriers

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine fuel supplier OW Bunker has launched an operation in Brazil as part of its strategy to develop in South America following the recent commencement of physical operations in Panama and Uruguay.

31st March 2011

New bunker operation in Brazil

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

STX OSV Holdings has announced new contracts for the design and construction of two platform supply vessels.

31st March 2011

Two more PSVs ordered from STX OSV

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shanghai-based Graig China, part of the UK’s Graig group, has won a ten-ship order to supervise newbuildings for Chinese leasing company Minsheng Financial Leasing.

31st March 2011

Graig wins major Chinese newbuilding contract

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

HydroComp has announced new developments for it PropExpert propeller sizing software program, including a facility for sizing folding propellers.

31st March 2011

New features for propeller software

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has announced two new contracts worth a total of $427.6 million to build two jackup rigs for a subsidiary of Noble Corporation, under options granted in December…

31st March 2011

Two more Jurong-built jackups for Noble

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for Risk-Based Qualification of New Technology, intended to show that the technology is safe, reliable and fit for purpose.

31st March 2011

BV issues risk guide for new technology

31st March 2011

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

In December 2010 the J.J. Sietas Neuenfelde shipyard near Hamburg delivered the heavy lift ship ‘Svenja’ to Germany-based heavy lift company Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL), a joint venture with the Japanese K-Line…

31st March 2011

German heavy-lifter takes world title

31st March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wilhelmsen Ships Service says that as ozone-depleting refrigerants are being phased out, vessels are changing their refrigeration systems to meet the new legal requirements.

30th March 2011

Cost-effective R22 refrigerant replacement

30th March 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register says that looking for profit alone will not be enough in the future – ship owners and operators will need to concentrate on responsibilities to society as well as just…

30th March 2011

Shipowners need to change perception – LR

30th March 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norwegian AC drive company Stadt’s recently- introduced range of drives has been developed specifically for fully-electric ship propulsion systems, with either diesel- or gas-fuelled prime movers.

30th March 2011

Electric AC drives offer true ‘no loss’ operation

30th March 2011

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Swedish engine company Volvo Penta reports that a new inland waterway cargo ship concept, based on its high speed engines, has recently been launched in The Netherlands.

30th March 2011

Fuel-efficient inland ship design unveiled

30th March 2011