Ships & Yards – Page 74
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NewsBrazilian offshore contract for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has contracted with Brazilian shipyard Aliança Industria Naval e Empresa de Navegacao, for a design and equipment package for two offshore vessels.
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NewsSTX Finland signs letter of intent with Scandlines
Scandlines and STX Finland have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to build two new double ended gas-fuelled ferries.
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NewsNew-generation icebreaking supply vessels for Sakhalin duty
David Tinsley looks at the first of a pair of multi-purpose icebreaking ships for Sovcomflot of Russia, recently completed at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, and looks forward to similar future deliveries from the same builder.
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NewsAustralia set to expand blue-water research capacity
A new research ship, being built in Singapore for the Australian Marine National Facility, comes under the examination of David Tinsley.
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NewsWelding system for shipyards
Fronius has launched a portable VR 5000 compact briefcase-format wirefeeder designed for use when welding in dirty, damp and salty environments, such as shipyards.
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NewsEdge milling machine designed for PSPC rules
According to Dutch company Krankendonk, shipyards are coming under pressure thanks to the IMO PSPC coating regulations, which states that plates that are used in ballast tanks need to have a 2mm radius on the edges.
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NewsGame changer at top end of the heavy load market
David Tinsley describes the largest heavy lift ship of its type yet built, the ‘Dockwise Vanguard’, recently delivered from Hyundai’s Ulsan yard in South Korea.
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NewsFast cat can become semi-submersible
Dag Pike looks at a new concept in fast catamarans, one that can transform itself into a semi-submersible work platform.
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NewsGerman newbuilding shows its mettle
It has been an eventful time in newbuilding since ‘The Motorship’ last looked at Germany; the situation remains dire, but much is happening and the sector is still very much alive, versatile and flexible as well as fighting a technologically-fit corner, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsHealing an artificial divide
If there’s an illogicality to the relationship between support vessel owners and charterers that’s preventing cost saving and environmental mitigation investment, its because the charterers stand to gain while the owners are usually the ones forking out the cash.
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NewsMaking progress, crabwise
A very novel looking support and emergency oil spill response boat is soon to come out of Arctech’s Helsinki facility. The ARC100, is a peculiar looking beast but it has some very interesting characteristics.
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NewsDirect current connections
The Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) ‘Dina Star’ is the first vessel to take up an innovative DC (direct current) electrical system rather than the more traditional AC (alternating current) type.
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NewsAn industry ‘sleeping at the wheel’?
There’s been a recent steep rise in the number of LNG powered vessels, mainly for North Sea use, and some predict that the chicken and egg ‘invest or wait for bunkering’ issue is on the verge of cracking open.
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NewsA bright future
When Frank de Lange of Damen says the company’s latest PSV 3300 CD “has been designed to stand out,” he means it: the first in the series, the ‘World Diamond’ – due to be delivered in June - was almost the recipient of a luminescent paint coating.
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NewsBroad shoulders and thoughtful design
The MO1, Mainprize Offshore’s new vessel, is the first of a pair of support craft being built at the Buckie Shipyard; Bob Mainprize says it has benefited from “a lot of hard thinking” as well as one or two design changes along the way.
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Latest ship construction Rules published
Classification society ClassNK has released the latest versions of its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships, to include all amendments up to May 2013.
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NewsRepair potential in latest German yard changes
The latest round of corporate changes in German shipyards could just mean more work for the repair sector – and not only with yachts - if plans by new owners to extend activity pan out, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsEfficient new low-profile coaster enters North Sea trade
David Tinsley examines a new Dutch-built inland/coastal cargo ship with diesel electric propulsion.
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NewsItalian yard changes direction
Italian shipyard Nuovi Cantieri Apuania (NCA) has been acquired by a yacht building company and will switch its focus from ship building to refit and repair, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsHull coating performance standard gains momentum
There may be a benefit to both shipowners and suppliers for establishing a global standard for measuring how hull coatings affect vessel performance, but it is going to take time to achieve, says Wendy Laursen.
