Ships & Yards – Page 21

  • Norwegian trawler Brusøyskjær achieved annual CO2 and NOx reductions of 475 and 45 tons following the upgrade project. (picture courtesy: Ivan Ulsund Rederi)
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    SCR retrofit delivers significant emission and fuel savings for trawler

    2020-10-15T11:52:00Z

    Norwegian shipping company, Ivan Ulsund Rederi, commissioned MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division MAN PrimeServ to conduct a retrofit project on a fishing trawler operated by the company.

  • The innovative 124,000dwt shuttle tankers will feature dual-fuel propulsion, a VOC recovery system, as well as an ABB electrical package.
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    ABB electric package for KNOT shuttle tankers

    2020-10-14T20:50:00Z

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has awarded ABB Marine & Ports the contract to deliver the power and control technology for two 124,000 dwt newbuilding shuttle tankers.

  • The FCS 2710 Photo: Damen
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    ABS AiP for new Damen CTV

    2020-10-14T13:44:00Z

    Damen Shipyard’s Group Fast Crew Supplier 2710 has received approval in principle from ABS, an important step towards Damen’s next generation crew transfer vessel (CTV) being used to support the developing US offshore wind industry.

  • MVW’s Crystal Endeavour; could now be delivered next year thanks to state loan.
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    New bail-out secures German yard projects

    2020-10-12T19:02:00Z

    Hard-hit east German yard group MV Werften (MVW) is resuming some operations this month after receiving a government loan of €193 million to secure major projects, reports Tom Todd.

  • Windea Jules Verne is the first hybrid SOV for Bernhard Schulte. Photo Ulstein.
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    Versatile new SOV hybrid makes waves

    2020-10-12T11:08:00Z

    The first of what is billed as a new generation of offshore hybrid service operation vessels (SOVs) is now in North Sea wind farm service after completion for Hamburg-based Bernhard Schulte, writes Germany correspondent Tom Todd.

  • Scot Ranger, due for launching at Hoogezand in November. (credit: Scotline).
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    BATTERY POWER FOR UK NEWBUILD COASTER

    2020-10-12T11:06:00Z

    UK shortsea specialist Scotline Marine has implemented a new phase of fleet investment distinguished by the nomination of a hybrid power arrangement, writes David Tinsley.

  • Algoma Intrepid follows sister Algoma Innovator (pictured) out of 3 Maj at Rijeka. (credit: Algoma).
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    ANOTHER CANADIAN LAKER FROM CROATIAN YARD

    2020-10-09T18:40:00Z

    Croatia’s hard-pressed shipbuilding industry has brought an important export project to fruition through the delivery of a self-discharging bulk carrier for trade on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence system, writes David Tinsley.

  • Damen has delivered an ASD 2813 tug to Con.Tug Photo: Damen Shipyards Group
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    Damen delivers ASD Tug 2813 to Con.Tug

    2020-10-09T13:23:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group has delivered an ASD Tug 2813 to Con.Tug in Italy for operation in Gioia Tauro, one of the most important transhipment ports in the Mediterranean.

  • The arrival of the Polish-built hull of Nexans Aurora in Ulsteinvik for equipment and machinery installation and outfitting. (Credit: Nexans).
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    CUSTOM-MADE CABLESHIP FROM NORWAY

    2020-09-30T21:32:00Z

    A high capacity, DP3-class vessel for laying, connecting and repairing subsea power cables and umbilicals is taking shape at Ulsteinvik, writes David Tinsley.

  • The staggered effect of shipyard disruption has created pent-up demand for repair work that will fill most yards later in 2020, according to Jad Mouawad of Mouawad Consulting. (Credit: Bernd Flickenschild, Pixabay)
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    YARDS ANTICIPATE NEW WAVE OF REPAIR AND RETROFIT WORK

    2020-09-30T21:20:00Z

    Vassilis Vassiliou, ship-repair broker at Interyards in Greece, reflects on the evolving challenges the ship repair sector has overcome since February

  • 'MV Glen Sannox'
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    Ferguson shipyard places contracts worth GB£15m

    2020-09-29T16:19:00Z

    Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited has placed three contracts worth over GB£15m with Scottish companies to continue progress with the completion of two dual fuel vessels to operate on CalMac routes on the west coast of Scotland.

  • Manson’s diesel-electric suction dredger will be built in at the Keppel AmFELS yard in Brownsville, Texas (credit: Keppel).
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    HIGH-SPEC TRAILER DREDGER FROM US YARD

    2020-09-28T16:55:00Z

    Seattle-headquartered Manson Construction has signed a contract for what will be the largest trailing suction hopper dredger ever built in the USA, writes David Tinsley.

  • A Techcross ECU BWTS installed in the engine room of an LNG carrier. (Image: Goltens Worldwide)
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    YARDS BUSY WITH SURVEYS, REPAIRS AND RETROFITS

    2020-09-23T22:26:00Z

    A range of repair and retrofits projects have been completed amid the challenging conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Wind turbine installation vessel Pacific Orca (credit: Swire Blue Ocean)
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    SCALING-UP FOR OFFSHORE WIND BUSINESS

    2020-09-21T10:21:00Z

    Copenhagen-headquartered Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) plans a major fleet investment on the strength of sustained growth in the offshore wind farm sector, writes David Tinsley.

  • MAN ES plans to deliver the first ammonia-fuelled variant of its ME-LGIP engine by 2024 (Image: MAN Energy Solutions)
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    MAN ES unveils 2025 ammonia retrofit target

    2020-09-17T10:48:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions plans to introduce a retrofit package for its ammonia-fuelled engine by 2025, the company announced in a presentation yesterday.

  • Energy transportation to Japan: the Fujisan Maru.(credit: Namura Shipbuilding).
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    OPTIMISED CRUDE CARRIERS FOR MALACCA TRANSITS

    2020-09-11T14:35:00Z

    Cinderellas of world seaborne trade, VLCCs make a vital, sustained contribution to global economic activity and wellbeing, with new levels of transportation efficiency achieved by the latest tonnage, writes David Tinsley.

  • Kongsberg is designing a revolutionary krill fishing vessel for Rimfrost Photo: Kongsberg Maritime
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    Kongsberg helps ‘revolutionise’ krill fishing

    2020-09-10T12:04:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted to design and equip a new vessel for the Norwegian krill processing firm Rimfrost which is hoped will ‘revolutionise’ krill fishing in Antarctica.

  • The ‘Shenhai 01’, China’s first hybrid rescue vessel Photo: ABB
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    ABB supports China’s first hybrid rescue ship

    2020-09-09T11:53:00Z

    ABB has provided a full scope of electric and digital solutions to the first Chinese-built hybrid rescue vessel.

  • The first two of Havila Voyages' four new coastal ships are in the water Photo: Havila Voyages
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    First two Havila Voyages ships launch

    2020-09-07T11:57:00Z

    The first two of Havila Voyages'' four new coastal ships have launched at the Tersan shipyard in Turkey.

  • Galicia being put through her paces off the Chinese coast.(credit: Brittany Ferries).
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    RO-PAX BOOST TO ANGLO-SPANISH ROUTES

    2020-09-01T12:38:00Z

    Brittany Ferries is set to introduce the first of three ro-pax newbuilds of Stena’s E-Flexer type to the UK/Spain traffic, writes David Tinsley.