Ships & Yards – Page 68
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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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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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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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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.
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NewsA new queen joins Cunard
The recently delivered new Cunarder, ‘Queen Elizabeth’, is the third newbuilding to enter service with this Carnival Group subsidiary in the last six years and joins an impressive line-up of passenger ships comprising the transatlantic ocean liner ‘Queen Mary 2’ and the cruise ship ‘Queen Victoria’.
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NewsMaersk, HHI and DNV cooperate on CO2 ship designs
Maersk Tankers, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV) have agreed to collaborate on the design and risk assessment of tankers for shipping carbon dioxide gas.
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News‘Rem Gambler’ - a safe bet
When the Fosnavåg-based offshore fleet operator Rem Maritime ordered its first AHTS 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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NewsWorld's largest Superferry put into service
The first of two large superferries, built by Nordic Yards in Wismar, Germany, was recently put into service with Stena Line on the North Sea run between Harwich and the Hook of Holland.
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NewsSwedish gas carrier design for regional fuel supply chain
A new vessel design from FKAB of Sweden, the FKAB L2, is for a 16 500 m3 LNG carrier primarily for regional distribution of LNG.
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NewsShip regasifies and discharges own LNG cargo
The first of a pair of novel LNG ships is shortly to enter service in connection with the Neptune LNG Deep Water Port in the USA.
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NewsHydrofoils in high speed craft
Hydrofoils were one of the first concepts developed for fast passenger transport where they offered a viable means of travelling at speeds of up to 40 knots in relative comfort, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsUlstein delivers powerful X-Bow seismic research vessel
The ''Oceanic Vega'', claimed to be one of advanced seismic research vessels afloat, was delivered in July by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a joint venture between Norwegian shipowner, Eidesvik Offshore ASA, and the Paris-based geophysical company, CGGVeritas.
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News'Le Boreal', designed for mega-yacht cruising comfort
When the French cruiseship company Compagnie du Ponant approached Fincantieri with a new and innovative project to develop, design and build a mega-yacht style cruise ship, the Italian shipbuilder devoted its technical expertise to turn dream into reality when the order was placed for two such vessels in 2008.
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NewsGerman yard spirits rise as business picks up
Welcome newbuilding orders, impressive completions and some positive corporate moves against a background of improving markets have revived spirits this autumn in German shipyards, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMultraship rescues coaster holed by fishing vessel
Towage and salvage specialist Multraship successfully brought the 1,258 dwt, St Vincent & Grenadine-flag general cargo vessel ‘Janina’ to safety after it was holed by a fishing vessel while at anchor at Buitenbanken, near Rotterdam.
