All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 699
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DNV acquires software company
Det Norske Veritas has acquired Norwegian risk management software company Synergi Solutions, which extends DNV’s portfolio to include risk based software for operational risk management.
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NewsMaersk exercises drillship option
Maersk Drilling has declared its option to build two ultra deepwater drillships at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, at a cost of about $1.3 billion, for delivery in the second and third quarters of 2014.
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NewsJack-up conversion gets underway
Dutch company Alewijnse Marine Systems says it is playing a significant role in the conversion of the jack-up drill rig Atlantic Labrador to offshore hotel accommodation.
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NewsJapanese yard completes upgrade
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) says it has completed the modernisation of its Enoura shipbuilding facility at the Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
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ICS backs MBMs for carbon reduction
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is calling on governments to support next week’s vote at the IMO, which it says will help shipping deliver meaningful CO2 emissions reductions on a global basis.
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NewsFirst Scandinavian MES installation
Zodiac reports that Swedish ferry operator Stirsöbolage has become the first Scandinavian company to benefit from its new MES ESS automatic escape slide, with three 3.4m slides installed onboard the Älvsnabben 4.
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Liferaft exchange goes global
Wilhelmsen Ships Service says it has opened eight new liferaft servicing stations so far in 2011 to provide ready-serviced liferafts to vessels that have signed up to its LRE scheme.
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Bunker supplier expands to India
OW Bunker, the supplier and trader of marine fuel, is opening a new support operation in Mumbai, India, which it says will enable further strengthening of the group in the fast-growing BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries
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NewsMeasurement reduces rudder hysteresis
German company Becker Marine Systems has introduced BIMS (Becker intelligent monitoring system) which it says overcomes delays and improves dynamic positioning (DP) and autopilot (AP) systems.
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SSAS and LRIT terminals added
Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor 6110 mini-C terminal, launched last year as part of the 6000 GMDSS series, has now been joined by versions for Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) and Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT).
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NewsShip handling facility reopens
Warsash Maritime Academy’s new manned model Ship Handling Centre has recently been officially opened by Admiral The Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead, Chancellor of Southampton Solent University and former First Sea Lord.
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NewsPlanned Blohm + Voss sale falls through
Talks between ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi Mar on the sale of Blohm + Voss have collapsed, but reports say new discussions are now being held with other interested parties, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsConsultant reaches 25 years in design
UK consultant BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, says that it is celebrating 25 years of innovative vessel design this year.
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Wärtsilä concludes new LNG ship maintenance contract
Wärtsilä has announced a technical management contract, based on its dynamic maintenance planning concept, covering six LNG carriers operated by Greek ship manager and LNG shipping specialist Ceres LNG Services.
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NewsJHSV 6 and 7 contract goes to Austal
Austal Ships reports that the US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a 10-ship $1.6 billion programme.
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NewsMAN Diesel gains Korean Navy engine order
MAN Diesel & Turbo says that it signed a contract in April, 2011 with STX of South Korea, for four 12V28/33D STC medium speed engines, for a Republic of Korea Navy ship under construction at Hanjin Heavy Industry.
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GL’s new structure focuses on clients
The GL Group has announced a number of changes in the management structure of its Maritime Services organisation, effective from today (1 July 2011).
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NewsNew Polish built ro-pax ferry joins Calmac fleet
Following successful sea trials in Gdansk, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) recently took delivery of the ‘Finlaggan’, a brand new ro-pax ferry which will serve the Kennacraig to Islay route.
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NewsBid for trouble-free availability
David Tinsley looks at current developments in machinery control and monitoring, starting with monitoring condition.
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NewsIs it a ship? Is it a thruster? Is it a mooring? No, it’s Remora...
A small Norwegian company, backed by some influential collaborators, has developed and trialled a novel approach to offshore loading and unloading.
