Ships & Yards – Page 57
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NewsMoscow backs Nordic takeover of P+S yard
The Moscow Government has given its blessing to a bid by the Russian-owned Nordic Yards to take-over Volkswerft in Stralsund, making an early sale of the insolvent P+S Werften facility now more likely, reports Tom Todd.
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New shipyard in Azerbaijan to be run by Keppel
A new 62ha shipyard in Baku, Azerbaijan, was officially opened on 20 September.
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NewsTwo Polish shipyards finalising merger
Two Polish shipyards, the Szczecin-based SSR Gryfia and the MSR shipyard in Swinoujscie, are currently finalising their merger, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsTwo FPSO conversions for Keppel Shipyard
Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard has announced two FPSO conversion contracts from repeat customers, said to be worth a combined value of S$190 million. The contracts are from SBM Offshore and M3nergy Offshore.
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NewsTank gauging for floating dock
UK instrumentation company PSM says that its level transmitter technology was recently employed in a floating dock building project at a Turkish shipyard .
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NewsSTX to restructure Finnish operations
STX has announced a plan for restructuring at its Finnish shipyards, following the decline in orders, low profitability levels and what it calls “stiffened competition”.
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NewsLaser scanning can help yards survive
According to UK computer aided design and manufacture (CAD/CAM) specialist Aveva, the use of laser scanning can give shipyards a competitive edge in refit and conversion projects, such as the installation of ballast water treatment systems or exhaust gas scrubbers
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NewsShip agency service tackles drydocking
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is launching a service for the ship repair market, with the aim of streamlining dry-docking operations through the use of of integrated ships agency, safety and equipment services from a single source.
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NewsSeismic support contracts for China
OSD-IMT, a division of Offshore Ship Designers, has secured a design contract for two IMT 965 seismic support vessels with a bollard pull in excess of 50t for China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL), of Beijing.
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NewsLatest Ramform pushes the bounds in seismic vessel technology
Providing a major capacity boost and raising the stakes in the high-density segment of the rapidly growing market for marine seismic data acquisition, Norwegian-headquartered specialist Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is investing in a new generation of seismographic research ships, by David Tinsley.
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NewsUK operator orders six vessels from Balenciaga
Scotland-based Craig Group has ordered six emergency response and rescue vessels from Balenciaga in Spain.
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NewsRunning right through the middle
The new round of heavy, expensive but comparatively fragile subsea modules are once more pushing against the limits of their deployment equipment and, according to Stevie Knight, are prompting a rethink.
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NewsHolding costs down in the deep end
There’s more tonnage needed in the subsea construction market, but vessels are expensive, so any innovation that can help keep the rates down may well prove popular, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsRobots gain the advantage
Innovative automation taking place at the Kleven Verft yard in Ulsteinvik is looking to make the most out of a car-technology crossover which has been shaving time and costs from other industries, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsConnecting the disconnect
The issue with LNG power so far has been the disconnect between the large ocean going carriers and the bunkering facilities available in ports for vessels such as PSVs, Thanos Koliopulos, global special projects manager for Lloyd’s Register, tells Stevie Knight.
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NewsPlaying the OSV guessing game
Many of the new rigs expected to come into the North Sea region around end 2015 to 2016 will be bigger than the previous generation, but it’s unclear yet if the new rigs and PSVs will help or hinder the support market, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsA bridge over troubled water
While multiple strands of technology are a necessity for support vessels, Stevie Knight says that it seems some users are being caught in the knot that’s been slowly tying up the bridge.
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NewsNo freeze to icebound operations
The distinctive foredeck covers of the recently delivered ice-support vessels ''Aleksey Chirikov'' and ''Vitus Bering'' sweep upward from the bow to near level with the wheelhouse, making both ships instantly recognisable. But will there be more? asks Stevie Knight.
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NewsNoise and vibration attenuation in pipework systems
Excessive vibration and noise continue to be two of the main challenges in the shipbuilding industry, which can be reduced using grooved mechanical pipe-joining, explains Didier Vassal, vice president maritime services at Victaulic.
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NewsCutting manning levels to an absolute minimum
The dream of operating ships with no crew on board has been a long term quest for ship operators and now technology is moving towards a solution, suggests Dag Pike.
