Ships & Yards – Page 79
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Shipyard access equipment contracts for Harsco
Global industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation has announced new orders for its Harsco Infrastructure business group in Europe.
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NewsInterior refurbishment for cruise ship
Cruise vessel ''Island Escape'', operated by Thomson Cruises’ Island Cruises division, recently received an interior upgrade while in Spain, from Southampton, UK-based outfitter Trimline.
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NewsBetter prospects for UK repairer
UK repair yard A&P Tyne reports a good start to 2012 with a multi-million pound order book obtained for the first quarter of the year.
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NewsFloatel books into Gibdock
Norwegian-owned offshore accommodation vessel, Edda Fides, said to be one of the most advanced and sophisticated vessels of its type, has been dry-docked at Gibdock in Gibraltar for a week-long package of work at the yard.
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NewsZero emission cutter proposed for US Coast Guard
Technology devised for superyachts and merchant ships is now being offered to the US Coast Guard for a patrol vessel design. Is the world ready for low-carbon military vessels?
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NewsDutch tank barge sets new standard for ’clean’ inland shipping
As a bold initiative in raising the environmental credentials of what is widely regarded as already the safest and cleanest mode of transport, a dual-fuel propulsion system has been adopted in a newly-built inland waterways tanker, by David Tinsley.
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NewsHigh ice-class Supramax takes to Baltic trade
Finland’s leading bulk cargo specialist has added a new string to its bow with the formal commissioning in January of the first of two Supramax vessels constructed in Vietnam, by David Tinsley.
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NewsThe true hybrid platform supply vessel becomes reality
Det Norske Veritas has announced the latest, and third, phase of the FellowShip project, in which energy storage capability in the form of a battery pack is introduced in the energy system of the offshore supply ship ‘Viking Lady’. This allows the benefits of a true hybrid energy system to ...
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NewsChinese bulker class aims for high efficiency
The popular image of Chinese shipyards still tends to be one of low-tech operations turning out large numbers of vessels, built to basic standards, with cost and simplicity having priority over efficiency, timely delivery and sophisticated design.
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NewsMixed fortunes in German yards as offshore booms
Tom Todd relates a story of mixed fortunes currently in German newbuilding with some yards busy and prospering while others struggle to find work and stay afloat. Proving a blessing is offshore work, specifically tough wind power transport and installation newbuildings and yards continue to switch production to join in ...
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NewsIMT 950 joins North Star fleet
The OSD-designed and Spanish-built 50.7m safety standby vessel ''Grampian Don'' has recently joined the fleet of Aberdeen-based North Star Shipping.
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NewsGerman yards eye offshore but pallet remains broad
Eyes may be sharply focussed on offshore in German yards but the repair and conversion pallet remains as wide and flexible as ever – and has to be if even small work is to be won against stiff competition all round, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsFerry uses electric power and air support
Development is well underway with a pioneering fast electric air-supported commuter ferry that can operate on battery power alone, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsBusy time for A&P’s UK drydocks
A&P Falmouth in the UK reports that it has been kept busy with a number of major repair and conversion jobs since the beginning of the year.
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NewsBack-to-back cruise dockings for Gibdock
Back-to-back cruise ship projects at Gibdock’s No. 1 dock have seen the return of the 37,773gt, 1,575-passenger capacity ''Thomson Destiny'' for its fourth visit since a first refit in Gibraltar in 2006.
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NewsBourbon plans optimised docking strategy
French offshore group Bourbon has set up a new organisation, Bourbon Docking, located in Dubai, to manage class dockings of vessels operated by all Bourbon affiliates.
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NewsRoyston completes challenging engine overhaul
Three weeks of intensive work late last year by engineers from UK company Royston has won praise from the Norwegian operators of the ''Normand Installer'' after it was found to need an urgent engine overhaul before resuming work off West Africa.
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NewsDawning of the age of Aquarius
Eco Marine Power (EMP), a Japanese technology company that develops and markets solar, wind and electric marine power and propulsion systems, recently unveiled a concept design incorporating its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) system.
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NewsNew damage stability system from Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan says it has developed a system to enhance the damage stability of ships, enabling reduction in capsizing risk, and has received the first order for the new system for a ro-ro cargo vessel.
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NewsNissan goes greener with new car carrier
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan Motor Company recently introduced its ultra-green eco-friendly car carrier, built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard, which began its maiden voyage on 27 January.
