All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 752
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New welding technology for polar LNG carriers
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea recently announced that it plans to develop a specialised welding technology for polar LNG carrier tanks.
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NewsBergen benefits from offshore contracts
Bergen engines and Rolls-Royce propulsion systems form part of recent major offshore vessel orders won by Rolls-Royce Marine. The orders cover design and equipment for five offshore and special purpose vessels, plus options worth for the company around £80 million in total.
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NewsOwners retrofit water lubricated bearings
Thordon Bearings of Canada cites a recent conversion from sealed oil lubricated bearings to open water lubricated bearings on the bulk carrier Peter R Cresswell to demonstrate a solution to oil leakage issues.
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NewsDampers break into Asian market
Metaldyne UK reports that it has recently delivered a torsional vibration crankshaft damper into the Asian market for two stroke engine production. This is one of a series of eight dampers.
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NewsAlternative routes to greener shipping
Del Redvers and Simon Burnay of the BMT group reflect on a comprehensive energy management strategy to reduce costs and emissions.
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Trinidad & Tobago shipbuilding and repair strategic plan issued
The Trinidad and Tobago Shipbuilding and Repair Cluster (S&R), an initiative of the government, recently submitted its strategic plan for the development of the domestic ship repair and shipbuilding industry to the new minister of trade and industry.
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NewsOdense shipyard gets new owner
The A.P. Møller owned shipbuilding yard Odense Steel Shipyard in Lindo, Denmark, has been taken over by Fredericia Shipyard which will operate the facility as a shiprepair yard under the new name of Fayard A/S.
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NewsRobot cuts Gibdock schedule
First use of an advanced blasting technology has enabled Gibdock to redeliver three Danish-owned containerships that required full hull blasting and coating ahead of schedule.
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NewsStena signs up Cargotec for more RoRo conversions
Cargotec has received new conversion contracts from Stena RoRo for two ro-pax vessels fitted with MacGregor cargo access equipment; these new orders are a continuation of four other Stena conversion contracts that Cargotec secured in April.
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NewsKeppel secures Brazilian projects
Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured two contracts totalling S$170 million from repeat customers for the conversion of an FPSO vessel and repair of a semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig respectively.
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Austal establishes global service offering
Austal says that it has established itself as a major provider of worldwide vessel maintenance and management, securing more than 1,000 service-related jobs in 16 different countries over the past year.
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NewsArmada provides worldwide hydraulic service
Falmouth-based Armada Marine Hydraulics has recently developed its new ‘Total Hydraulic Management Service’ (THMS). This has involved Armada working with some of the biggest names in ship management and a growing team of travelling engineers to provide hydraulic engineering support to ships worldwide.
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NewsCrosscomar fits anti-pirate system on seismic vessel
In June 2010, the Cadiz-based Crosscomar received an urgent call from PGS Geophysical in Norway. The seismic vessel ''Ramform Sterling'' had been contracted to do a job in the Far East which entailed sailing through the Suez Canal and along the Aden Gulf.
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BAE acquires US ship repair yards
BAE Systems recently completed its acquisition of Atlantic Marine Holding Company (Atlantic Marine) after receiving all necessary US regulatory approvals.
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NewsSwansea drydocks achieve full occupancy
The Harris Pye Group (HPG) recently had vessels in both the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales dry docks in Swansea simultaneously.
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NewsFirst ever Voith powered jack-up vessels
Two wind turbine installation jack-up vessels have been ordered by Fred Olsen Windcarrier AS in Norway and will be the first vessels of their kind to be fitted with three Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) each.
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NewsNew liquid-cooled drives pack more power
ABB in Finland has introduced two new cabinet-built liquid-cooled drives approved for marine applications, claimed to offer greater reliability in a more compact package, while achieving the same performance as their air-cooled counterparts.
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NewsTrials verify Energopac reduces fuel costs
In recent trials carried out in co-operation with the Spliethoff Group, a company that manages more than 55 multi-purpose cargo vessels, it was shown that the Wärtsilä Energopac solution delivers significant reductions in fuel costs.
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NewsReducing fuel oil consumption with retrofit
As a response to the needs of the shipping market for a more flexible use of both full and part load operation, MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed its turbocharger cut-out solution. Optimal fuel consumption is now claimed to be possible at both full and part load.
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NewsRolls-Royce powers six new Chinese tugs
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to supply 12 azimuth thrusters to power six new tugboats for Qingdao Port in China. Deliveries will start in the third quarter of 2010.
