Ships & Yards – Page 31

  • Kaitaki, one of three KiwiRail ferries that maintain the Interislander service (courtesy of KiwiRail).
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    NEW TRAIN FERRIES FOR COOK STRAIT

    2019-12-11T18:12:00Z

    KiwiRail is planning to order two large, rail-fitted ro-pax ferries as replacements for its ageing Interislander fleet on the Cook Strait, writes David Tinsley.

  • Equinor signed memoranda of understanding with seven EU companies in September 2019 to develop value chains in carbon capture and storage, including Air Liquide, Arcelor Mittal and Heidelburg Cement AG (pictured). Equinor CEO Eldar Sætre is pict...
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    CO2 containment sees Northern Light

    2019-12-11T17:43:00Z

    DNV GL concluded pre-class evaluation of Type C containment tanks for liquefied CO2 for the Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage project in October 2019

  • Busy Pella Sietas. Now with its biggest single order ever
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    German yard bags €100 million icebreaker contract

    2019-12-02T11:23:00Z

    Pella Sietas Shipyard in Hamburg has clinched a €100 million order from Russian authorities for a new icebreaker described as the biggest ever built in Germany, reports Tom Todd.

  • Fuel Rail Booster Pump and its layout on RT-flex engines
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    Retrofit engine start solution for low-sulphur fuels

    2019-11-29T12:09:00Z

    CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), is to deliver a retrofit solution to prevent engine starting problems that may occur on some common-rail two-stroke engines with less viscous low-sulphur fuels.

  • The Hanse Eco shortsea vessel concept will be realised through construction in China (image courtesy of Rhenus).
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    RAISING THE STANDARD IN COASTAL TRADES

    2019-11-22T14:43:00Z

    Signalling a vote of confidence in the European shortsea cargo trade and its future prospects, a German joint venture has ordered a flotilla of versatile newbuilds of high environmental standard in China, writes David Tinsley.

  • World Explorer on the River Elbe (credit: Hafen Hamburg/Dietmar Hasenpusch)
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    NEW DIMENSION TO PORTUGUESE SHIPBUILDING

    2019-11-13T18:13:00Z

    Portugal’s marine industries have a prestigious new reference in the fast-growing, expedition-style segment of the cruise market, through the debut of the 9,300gt World Explorer, writes David Tinsley.

  • Stena Estrid will debut the E-Flexer generation in the intensely competitive short-sea traffic (photo courtesy of Stena Line).
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    STENA RAISES ITS GAME ON IRISH SEA

    2019-11-13T18:06:00Z

    Stena’s versatile new generation of E-Flexer ro-pax ferries is set to make its debut on the Irish Sea, following completion of trials with the Stena Estrid off northern China’s Yellow Sea coast.

  • Mitsui E&S is the leading two-stroke engine manufacturer in Japan, with a market share of over 50% of diesel engines. (Courtesy of Mitsui E&S)
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    Mitsui E S announces plans to exit commercial shipbuilding

    2019-11-13T17:16:00Z

    Japanese diversified engineering firm Mitsui E&S announced plans on Monday 11 November to reorient the business away from commercial shipbuilding and to focus on engine manufacturing as a core activity.

  • Wärtsilä is providing a range of solutions for two new GSI RoPax Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Wärtsilä package for new Chinese RoPax

    2019-11-11T12:25:00Z

    Two new RoPax ferries being built at the Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) yard in China will feature a comprehensive package of Wärtsilä solutions.

  • The ‘Wes Amelie’ Photo: Wessels
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    Retrofitted Wessels ship runs on SNG

    2019-11-07T11:30:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine will demonstrate a retrofitted feeder container ship, showcasing its use of synthetic natural gas (SNG) produced from renewable electrical energy.

  • The PCTCs will have a length overall of 169m, width of 28m and capacity for 3,600 cars on ten cargo decks, of which two are hoistable.
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    WE Tech package for UECC's hybrid PCTCs

    2019-11-04T17:31:00Z

    Energy efficiency supplier WE Tech will supply a package of battery hybrid and power distribution solutions to two pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) ordered by United European Car Carriers (UECC).

  • Gorch Fock in tow transfer to Lürsssen after the sale of the Elsflether Werft  (Photo: Cord Schellenberg)
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    Gorch Fock yard saga takes another turn.

    2019-11-04T16:40:00Z

    Germany’s Luerssen Group has bought the insolvent Elsflether Werft - along with the controversial contract to repair and renovate the famous Navy sail training ship Gorch Fock - reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.

  • Costa Smeralda at an earlier stage of fitting out at Turku (photo courtesy of Meyer Turku).
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    DELAYED GREENING OF THE COSTA FLEET

    2019-10-30T11:20:00Z

    Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has announced a further delay in the delivery of the 182,700gt Costa Smeralda, attributing the continuing postponement to the high complexity and sheer size of the vessel, writes David Tinsley.

  • Thruster exchange on Scandlines Schleswig-Holstein – first of four such conversions for Remontova.a
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    Push comes to pull on hybrid Scandlines ships

    2019-10-29T17:14:00Z

    The hybrid ferry Schleswig-Holstein has become the first of four Scandlines ships due to swap old push-thruster drive systems for new eco-friendly pull-thruster units, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.

  • The ‘Viking Glory’ Photo: Viking Line
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    Viking’s latest ferry is most climate-smart

    2019-10-24T12:10:00Z

    Viking Line’s latest passenger ship will be one of the most climate-smart yet, with the Finnish ferry company estimating that it will consume up to 10% less fuel that its smaller sister ship.

  • Leevsten is being  followed by an eighth RoRo for Siem as former owner bows out.
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    FSG looks to stability under new owners

    2019-10-22T10:17:00Z

    An eighth newbuilding for SIEM was due for launch by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in October as the German yard looked to production stabilisation under a new owner after a period of financial uncertainty.

  • Built in Vietnam to a British design, the catamaran ferry Alfred has arrived in Orkney. (Courtesy of Pentland Ferries).
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    RO-PAX CAT FOR SCOTTISH FAR NORTH

    2019-10-22T09:46:00Z

    Vietnam’s shipbuilding industry has a new reference on the European market, by way of a UK-designed, steel-hulled catamaran ro-pax ferry delivered for service between the Scottish mainland and the Orkney Islands, writes David Tinsley.

  • ABB and Keppel are retrofitting a harbour tugboat Photo: ABB
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    First South Asian autonomous tug retrofit

    2019-10-21T12:59:00Z

    ABB and Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech) have joined forces to retrofit a harbour tugboat, making it the first autonomous tug in South Asia.

  • Nexans has hosted the grand block ceremony for the ‘Nexans Aurora’ Photo: Nexans
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    Grand block ceremony for Nexans cable layer

    2019-10-18T15:56:00Z

    Fibre optic cable company, Nexans, has hosted the grand block ceremony for its new DP3 cable installation vessel.

  • AET's new dual-fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tankers during an earlier sea trial. (Courtesy of AET)
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    AET's next-gen dual-fuel DPSTs named

    2019-10-16T16:33:00Z

    AET, the leading petroleum tanker owner and operator, named its newest vessels, two of the world''s first LNG Dual-Fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tankers (DPSTs). The sister twin-skeg 123,100dwt shuttle tankers, Eagle Blane and Eagle Balder, were unveiled at a naming ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Geoje Shipyard, ...