Vessels & Shipyards – Page 68
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NewsVaried work stamps German repair sector
Big ships and engine swaps have been in the news in the German repair sector of late while research ships have made their periodic yard rounds and scrubber installations continue to keep some facilities busy; Tom Todd reports.
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NewsNobiskrug tackles Poseidon engine swap
Tom Todd reports that Nobiskrug Werft in Rendsburg on the Kiel Canal was completing a full engine exchange on the veteran multi-purpose German research ship ''Poseidon'' in December.
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NewsScrubber installations keep GDD busy
Scrubber installation work on five 17,400dwt Transfennica con-ro ships has become a lucrative new sector for German Dry Docks during the second half of this year, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsA ship with control issues
While control automation is desirable in ordinary vessels, its importance can’t be underestimated when it comes to innovative designs such as the asymmetric ‘Baltika’, says Stevie Knight.
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NewsGas fuelled ships into the future
The Motorship discusses the way forward for LNG at sea with Oskar Levander, vice-president of innovation, Rolls-Royce.
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NewsThe articulated tug and barge expands into offshore waters
Dag Pike examines how the tug and barge concept, so popular on North American inland waterways, has grown into a viable proposition for deep water transport to and from the US and elsewhere.
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NewsLoch Seaforth updates FSG ro-pax design
Tom Todd reports on the first ro-pax to be delivered from German yard FSG for some time, since the yard, formerly a ro-ro specialist, has branched out into other complex newbuilds, including ships for offshore service as described last month.
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The Jones Act market
The US Jones Act generally restricts the marine transportation of cargo and passengers between points in the US (including non-contiguous areas) to vessels built in the US and registered under the US flag, manned by predominately US crews and 75%-owned and controlled by US citizens.
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NewsPurpose-built for long-endurance seismic survey anywhere
WesternGeco’s ‘Amazon Warrior’ is a testament both to growing demand and the increasing technological and operational challenges in the high-density segment of the marine seismic data acquisition market. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsJones Act Aframax gives new dimension to US shipbuilding
The largest vessel built to date by Aker Philadephia Shipyard is testament to increased US industrial capabilities in support of growth in domestic energy production and economic activity, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFrom submarines to support vessels
Some people may have raised an eyebrow at Island Offshore’s recent decision to take the first Rolls-Royce UT777 design to a Japanese yard that doesn’t, so far, have a record of offshore builds, writes Stevie Knight.
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News'Island Performer': inventive inheritance
What was wanted was an ''SUV of the ocean’, a demanding build customised not only for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) but also for IMR work. However, ‘says Stevie Knight, ''Island Performer'' was delivered by Ulstein against the clock, a mere 18 months from signing.
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NewsThe UT story: 40 years of vessel success
New designs and concepts continue to flow from the Rolls-Royce offshore family; John Barnes looks at the 40-year history of the UT family of offshore support ships.
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NewsOffshore crew transport gets larger and faster
Australian shipbuilder and designer Incat Tasmania has recently christened what it claims to the world’s largest and fastest crew boat.
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NewsASRY continues to attract new clients
Arab Ship Repair Yard (ASRY) of Bahrain has recently appointed Resolute Maritime Services as its Greek agent. This has resulted in increased activity from the Greek market at ASRY including leading Greek owner Maran Tankers Management which sent a VLCC for docking.
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NewsYard coins ‘retro-upgrade’ term for offshore job
Damen’s Shipdock Amsterdam yard describes a recent repair and conversion job on two offshore supply ships a ‘retro-upgrade’ – combining a general upgrade with retrofitting of anti-roll stabilising tanks.
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NewsSeaKing Electrical invests in “high impact” electrical engineering software
Birkenhead, UK based SeaKing Electrical, which focuses on marine electrical engineering, says that it has invested in new engineering software, as used in the nuclear and military markets .
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UK yard invests in upgrades
UK shipyard McTays says that it has invested more than £1million at its Birkenhead yard, including upgrading a slipway to accommodate vessels up to 2,000dwt and 90m in length.
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NewsROV hull cleaning service comes to Europe
Dubai-based GAC EnvironHull says that Gothenburg is the latest port to be added to the network of bases offering using its HullWiper ROV-operated hull cleaning service.
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NewsGermans lose Scandlines conversions
The biggest surprise at Blohm + Voss Repair so far this year has been the decision by Scandlines not to convert its two unfinished ro-pax ferries Berlin and Copenhagen at the Hamburg yard after all, writes Tom Todd.
