Ships & Yards – Page 86
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NewsFirst true Arctic 3-D seismic vessel
When Drydocks World-Dubai delivered the ‘Polarcus Asima’ to its owner Polarcus, the marine geophysical company based in Dubai, she became the company’s third and most sophisticated 3D seismic vessel to date.
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News‘Rem Gambler’ - a safe bet
When the Fosnavåg-based offshore fleet operator Rem Maritime ordered its first anchor handling tug supply vessel back in May 2007, the owner, Åge Remøy, took a gamble that the market would need the vessel and named it, appropriately, Rem Gambler.
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NewsRickmers christens four containerships
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) witnessed a quadruple naming ceremony at its Ulsan shipyard when the German Rickmers Group christened four New Panamax (NPX) ultra-large container ships (ULCS) of 13,100 TEU each.
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NewsNew construction support vessel joins Solstad fleet
The construction support vessel ‘Normand Pacific’, a custom built ship for diving and ROV-operations, entered into service with the Norwegian shipowner Solstad Offshore.
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New flagship for P&O Cruises
Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard delivered the 116,000gt ‘Azura’, the new flagship of P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group, which is the twenty seventh passenger vessel built at the yard out of a total of 53 built by Fincantieri.
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NewsNew orders raise German hopes, but crisis far from over
German shipbuilding saw its fortunes improve in 2010, but experts caution, as the New Year dawns, that the crisis is far from over and that despite some new work, more orders are needed, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsShips can be fast, efficient – and ‘green’
Fast ships and green credentials do not go hand in hand in most peoples’ eyes, writes Dag Pike. The faster you go the more fuel you burn and so the harmful emissions will rise.
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NewsCruise work rounds off busy year for German yards
Cruise ships have been to the fore at the German repair yards during the latter part of 2010, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsInnovative OSV design unveiled
Technology Associates, Inc. (TAI), a New Orleans based architectural firm, recently unveiled its innovative ‘Technology EnviroMax 300’ offshore supply vessel.
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NewsTarbit Shipping to convert tanker to LNG
Wärtsilä signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion and to supply a Wärtsilä LNGPac system for the safe and convenient storage of LNG onboard.
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NewsEcospeed protects Antarctica icebreaker
The British Antarctic Survey needed a coating that would protect their ice strengthened research vessel ‘Ernest Shackleton’ during expeditions to the Antarctic region in which it is subjected to extreme mechanical forces.
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NewsGibdock completes PSV upgrade
Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has successfully completed a challenging maintenance and upgrade programme on the 6,430bhp DP2 class ROV/subsea service and platform support vessel, ‘Toisa Vigilant’.
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NewsNew design for salvage patches
A fourth generation of Miko Salvage Patches has been introduced following upgrades to the successful design of the ‘Hat-Shaped Patch’.
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NewsNew construction support vessel joins Solstad fleet
Solstad Offshore ASA recently took delivery of the construction support vessel ‘Normand Pacific’, a custom made ship of the ST 256 L CD type for diving and ROV-operations.
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NewsA good year for GBS
Grand Bahama Shipyard is generally known for its cruiseship repair and upgrade activities and, with about 25 cruise ship dockings every year, GBSL can indeed be considered the biggest in that specific market segment.
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NewsGerman yards continue to build small ships
Just a few months after taking ''Uthlande'' into service, German owner Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei (WDR) has taken advantage of an improved economic climate and interest rates to bring forward an order for a second double-ended ferry newbuilding, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsWater jetting for cleaning and cold cutting
UK company Hughes Pumps says that its range of UHP (ultra high pressure) pumps can provide a powerful and environmentally sensitive method of heavy-duty cleaning and cutting.
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NewsWeld system tailored for shipyard applications
Austrian company Fronius has designed its TransSteel Yard MIG/MAG welding system, featured at the recent SMM exhibition, to suit the particular requirements of shipyards and offshore facilities.
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NewsBorescope for marine use
Tracer Products of the USA has recently introduced two new products, including a borescope which the company says is suitable for use onboard ships.
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NewsThe greening of the Solstad fleet
Although Solstad Offshore ASA in Skudeneshavn, on the island of Karmøy in Norway, can lay claim to having a modern and technically advanced fleet of energy efficient offshore support vessels, it has decided to go one step further with the objective of achieving carbon neutral operations.
