Vessels & Shipyards – Page 31
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NewsNEW TRAIN FERRIES FOR COOK STRAIT
KiwiRail is planning to order two large, rail-fitted ro-pax ferries as replacements for its ageing Interislander fleet on the Cook Strait, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCO2 containment sees Northern Light
DNV GL concluded pre-class evaluation of Type C containment tanks for liquefied CO2 for the Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage project in October 2019
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NewsGerman yard bags €100 million icebreaker contract
Pella Sietas Shipyard in Hamburg has clinched a €100 million order from Russian authorities for a new icebreaker described as the biggest ever built in Germany, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsRetrofit engine start solution for low-sulphur fuels
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), is to deliver a retrofit solution to prevent engine starting problems that may occur on some common-rail two-stroke engines with less viscous low-sulphur fuels.
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NewsRAISING THE STANDARD IN COASTAL TRADES
Signalling a vote of confidence in the European shortsea cargo trade and its future prospects, a German joint venture has ordered a flotilla of versatile newbuilds of high environmental standard in China, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNEW DIMENSION TO PORTUGUESE SHIPBUILDING
Portugal’s marine industries have a prestigious new reference in the fast-growing, expedition-style segment of the cruise market, through the debut of the 9,300gt World Explorer, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsSTENA RAISES ITS GAME ON IRISH SEA
Stena’s versatile new generation of E-Flexer ro-pax ferries is set to make its debut on the Irish Sea, following completion of trials with the Stena Estrid off northern China’s Yellow Sea coast.
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NewsMitsui E S announces plans to exit commercial shipbuilding
Japanese diversified engineering firm Mitsui E&S announced plans on Monday 11 November to reorient the business away from commercial shipbuilding and to focus on engine manufacturing as a core activity.
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NewsWärtsilä package for new Chinese RoPax
Two new RoPax ferries being built at the Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) yard in China will feature a comprehensive package of Wärtsilä solutions.
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NewsRetrofitted Wessels ship runs on SNG
MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine will demonstrate a retrofitted feeder container ship, showcasing its use of synthetic natural gas (SNG) produced from renewable electrical energy.
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NewsWE Tech package for UECC's hybrid PCTCs
Energy efficiency supplier WE Tech will supply a package of battery hybrid and power distribution solutions to two pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) ordered by United European Car Carriers (UECC).
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NewsGorch Fock yard saga takes another turn.
Germany’s Luerssen Group has bought the insolvent Elsflether Werft - along with the controversial contract to repair and renovate the famous Navy sail training ship Gorch Fock - reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsDELAYED GREENING OF THE COSTA FLEET
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has announced a further delay in the delivery of the 182,700gt Costa Smeralda, attributing the continuing postponement to the high complexity and sheer size of the vessel, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsPush comes to pull on hybrid Scandlines ships
The hybrid ferry Schleswig-Holstein has become the first of four Scandlines ships due to swap old push-thruster drive systems for new eco-friendly pull-thruster units, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsViking’s latest ferry is most climate-smart
Viking Line’s latest passenger ship will be one of the most climate-smart yet, with the Finnish ferry company estimating that it will consume up to 10% less fuel that its smaller sister ship.
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NewsFSG looks to stability under new owners
An eighth newbuilding for SIEM was due for launch by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in October as the German yard looked to production stabilisation under a new owner after a period of financial uncertainty.
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NewsRO-PAX CAT FOR SCOTTISH FAR NORTH
Vietnam’s shipbuilding industry has a new reference on the European market, by way of a UK-designed, steel-hulled catamaran ro-pax ferry delivered for service between the Scottish mainland and the Orkney Islands, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFirst South Asian autonomous tug retrofit
ABB and Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech) have joined forces to retrofit a harbour tugboat, making it the first autonomous tug in South Asia.
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NewsGrand block ceremony for Nexans cable layer
Fibre optic cable company, Nexans, has hosted the grand block ceremony for its new DP3 cable installation vessel.
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NewsAET's next-gen dual-fuel DPSTs named
AET, the leading petroleum tanker owner and operator, named its newest vessels, two of the world''s first LNG Dual-Fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tankers (DPSTs). The sister twin-skeg 123,100dwt shuttle tankers, Eagle Blane and Eagle Balder, were unveiled at a naming ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Geoje Shipyard, ...
