Ships & Yards 13-18 – Page 79
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NewsBlohm + Voss gears up again
Blohm + Voss, well known from its shipbuilding and ship repair activities in Hamburg, has seen many changes taking place in recent years. Dr Herbert Aly, managing partner, talks to Henrik Segerkrantz about recent developments and its new strategy.
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NewsDamen launches Dutch combi-freighter
The last ship in a continually-evolving series of smaller-tonnage multi-purpose cargo vessels, notable for the level of customisation to the owners’ requirements, has now been handed over by the Dutch Damen Shipyards.
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NewsLarger Seahorse version in response to market demand
A new, larger, version of a successful and efficient Danish bulk carrier design is being introduced to the market. David Tinsley describes the rationale behind this new 41,000dwt variant.
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NewsSales for Sea Axe offer encouragement
Dutch shipyard group Damen has developed a bow form that is said to improve seakeeping for fast craft with minimal detrimental effect on performance. Dag Pike explains.
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NewsElegant new expression of Finnish technology
David Tinsley looks at ‘Viking Grace’, the first large passenger ship to run primarily on LNG fuel, built by STX in Finland, and which is entering service this month in the Baltic.
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NewsGermans stay afloat with offshore repair
Offshore vessel conversions top the news at Germany’s two biggest repair yards at the start of the year while some other facilities also went into 2013 with useful conversion and overhaul work in hand, Tom Todd reports.
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NewsNew ACL series advances con-ro concept
Long in gestation, ACL’s project for a new breed of deep-sea ro-ro containership (con-ro) finally reached the contractual stage in August, whereby the US-based owner entrusted the building of five 45,000dwt vessels to a Chinese yard, writes David Tinsley
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NewsSystem solutions for economical welding
In shipbuilding, as in other metalworking industries, weld processes have to combine top-quality results with high cost efficiency, says Christoph Kammerhuber, of Austrian company Fronius International.
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NewsSmaller German yard work points up economic clout
Some of Germany’s smaller repair facilities have reported interesting and varied activity of late, demonstrating again how important they remain for the sector in general and for local economies in particular. Tom Todd reports.
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NewsCummins powers the new offshore breed
The offshore industry in the Americas seems to have a growing demand for a new type of offshore support vessel, the fast supply boat. A size smaller, and lighter, than the conventional PSV, these craft use high speed diesels, mechanically driving either propellers or waterjets for propulsion, rather than the ...
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NewsTwo important contracts for Damen yard
Damen Shipyards Group’s Scheldepoort yard has been awarded two substantial contracts; one from the Royal Netherlands Navy to upgrade the machinery on four frigates, and the other to convert a jack-up rig into an accommodation vessel.
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BV issues offshore conversion guidance
Classification society Bureau Veritas has published guidance on conversion of ships into surface offshore units and redeployment of surface offshore units.
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Cammell Laird goes for growth
UK yard Cammell Laird has declared an aim to grow across the marine and renewables sectors, following a strong trade in the first half of 2012.
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NewsCoating helps revive historic ship
US paints supplier PPG Industries says that its PSX One advanced marine coating, introduced last year, is protecting what is known as “the world’s greatest naval ship”, the ‘USS Iowa’, which has been restored and reopened as a naval museum.
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NewsCrankshaft replaced right on schedule
Engine repairer Wetering of Rotterdam says that it has carried out one of its most challenging projects ever, in terms of complexity, engine size and component size.
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NewsNavy propeller poses challenge
Dutch propeller repairer MPR says it has completed a near-impossible repair on a propeller for a naval client.
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NewsPolish yard upgrades survey ship
EPG Shipyard of Gdynia, Poland has been contracted by Hays Ships of Aberdeen, UK, to carry out modification and repair on one of its geophysical survey ships.
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Repair to large thruster motor
UK-based electro-mechanical engineering specialist Houghton International recently completed its largest project on behalf of an unnamed international provider of offshore contract services.
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NewsSemi-sub project completed in Gibraltar
Gibdock says that it has completed work on its first offshore platform project in almost 15 years, as well as its first PCTC job for a long time.
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NewsService centre warns of non-genuine turbo parts
Diesel engineering specialist Royston has been appointed as the UK Service Centre for Napier Turbochargers.
