All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 781

  • News

    Samsung targets high-end market

    2010-05-13T14:27:00Z

    Samsung Heavy Industries is going all-out to further sharpen its competitive edge in high-value, high-tech vessels, a lucrative field which few shipbuilders are allowed in due to high technological entry barriers.

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    Austal to close its Tasmanian shipyard

    2010-05-13T14:24:00Z

    Austal has announced what it terms “a rationalization of its Australian operations and workforce as a result of the impact of changed market demand for smaller sized vessels.”

  • News

    Philippine yard gets VLOC octet

    2010-05-12T13:55:00Z

    Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in the Philippines, HHIC-Phil, has signed a newbuilding contract with an unspecified European shipowner to build eight 205,000 dwt bulk carriers worth around $500m in total.

  • The eco friendly ferry Kurrowera I
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    ABA delivers improved eco jet ferry

    2010-05-12T13:52:00Z

    Aluminium Boats Australia (ABA) has delivered its latest ferry, a 24m Eco-Jet commuter catamaran designed by Sydney-based One2three Naval Architects.

  • The 20V28/33D prototype engine on the test bed in St. Nazaire
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    New MAN engine gets type approval

    2010-05-12T13:43:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first upgraded, 20-cylinder 28/33D prototype engine recently passed a series of tests on the test bed at the company’s St. Nazaire, France works, and was awarded DNV type approval.

  • Computer generated image of the new Supramax bulkers ordered by ELS Shipping
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    Finnish owner orders Supramax pair

    2010-05-11T20:56:00Z

    ESL Shipping in Finland has ordered two ice classed geared bulk cargo vessels from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

  • News

    Boxship scrappings slow as outlook brightens

    2010-05-11T20:52:00Z

    Sixty container ships representing just over 100,000 TEU have been removed from the fleet since the beginning of the year, according to Alphaliner records.

  • News

    Clean alternative to heavy fuel

    2010-05-11T16:35:00Z

    In March 2010, Germanischer Lloyd held a forum in Hamburg with the topic ‘Gas as ship fuel’. The forum addressed all aspects related to LNG as an alternative ship fuel.

  • News

    IMO to adopt new ship construction standards

    2010-05-11T11:16:00Z

    International goal-based standards for new ship construction are set to be adopted when the Internation Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at IMO headquarters for its 87th session from 12 to 20 May 2010.

  • Two MTU 16V 4000 M70 diesel engines with a total output of 4,640 kW will power the Turkish landing ships
    News

    Turkish troop transport chooses Tognum

    2010-05-11T10:44:00Z

    MTU twin-engine propulsion packages have been selected for eight new landing ships for the Turkish Navy.

  • Dapeng Sun, the first Chinese built LNG carrier
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    ABS and CCS conduct joint LNG forum

    2010-05-10T16:11:00Z

    Increased interest in the building of LNG carriers at Chinese shipyards spurred the recent large LNG carriers forum, held in Shanghai, and conducted jointly by classification societies ABS and CCS (China Classification Society) in conjunction with leading LNG operators.

  • Liberian flag
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    Liberia launches VOC service

    2010-05-10T15:53:00Z

    The Liberian Registry is offering tanker owners and operators a VOC management plan review and approval service to help them achieve compliance with impending IMO legislation governing air pollution.

  • News

    DNVPS identifies critical issues on EU marine fuel sulphur regulations

    2010-05-10T13:04:00Z

    A DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) survey on the operational impact of the European Union 0.1% marine fuel sulphur limit, enforced on 1 Jan this year, has revealed potentially critical issues.

  • News

    Brazil launches first oil tanker

    2010-05-10T12:59:00Z

    Brazil launched the first of 10 domestically built oil tankers it will use to boost its trade in oil and give new life to its shipbuilding industry.

  • Artist impression of OLT Livorno, the first offshore floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)
    News

    Class society publishes new rules for offshore units

    2010-05-10T12:20:00Z

    Italian classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs.

  • EnSolve’s compact oil water separator system
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    Compact oil water separator system launched

    2010-05-09T15:21:00Z

    EnSolve Biosystems in the USA has successfully completed and passed the MEPC 107(49) certification tests for its compact PetroLiminator 200M (PL 200M) oily water separator (OWS) system.

  • Stril Mariner, the latest diesel electric PSV from Simek
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    Diesel electric trend growing for offshore vessels

    2010-05-08T17:20:00Z

    Leading offshore shipping companies are increasingly turning to diesel electric propulsion systems as an efficient means of meeting the performance requirements for modern platform supply vessels.

  • The Multigas vessel Norgas Innovation
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    New Skaugen gas carrier to expand LNG bunker infrastructure

    2010-05-08T17:15:00Z

    Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen Group (IMSK) named the first ship in its new series of Multigas carriers in a ceremony at the Skaugen joint venture company with Shenghui Gas & Chemical Systems’ facility in Zhangjiagang, north of Shanghai, China.

  • The BW Offshore FPSO PB Pioneer
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    MHI to collaborate with BW Offshore in LNG-FPSO

    2010-05-08T16:37:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has reached a basic agreement with the Norwegian-based BW Offshore Limited, one of the world''s leading FPSO contractors, to collaborate in the marketing of FPSO for LNG.

  • News

    IHC Merwede acquires Cape Town consultancy

    2010-05-07T14:43:00Z

    Netherlands-based IHC Merwede has announced the strategic acquisition of MMP, Cape Town, South Africa. The new name of the company will be IHC Marine and Mineral Projects (IHC MMP).