Month: November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has announced that an agreement for the acquisition of UK engineering firm Hamworthy plc has been reached.

22nd November 2011

Wärtsilä acquires Hamworthy plc

22nd November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The US Navy reports that its self defense test ship (SDTS) has successfully concluded a trial voyage using a fuel comprising a 50-50 blend of an algae-derived, hydro-processed algal oil and petroleum…

21st November 2011

US Navy undertakes alternative fuels test

21st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamworthy reports that it has won contracts to install its technology on 21 LNG carriers, under construction in South Korea, for Norwegian owners Golar, AWILCO and Höegh LNG, and Greek owners MaranGas…

21st November 2011

21-ship LNG carrier order for Hamworthy

21st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä says that the first example of its new electronically controlled X35 low-speed engine series has been successfully started at the Chinese premises of Yuchai Marine Power (YCMP).

21st November 2011

New low-speed engine design started up

21st November 2011

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Following reports in the UK press last week from Hamworthy that it was in advanced talks with Finland’s Wärtsilä Corporation regarding a takeover, Wärtsilä has issued a statement which confirms the news.

20th November 2011

Wärtsilä confirms Hamworthy bid talks

20th November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

German filter supplier Armaturen-Wolff says that it has developed, with a partner company, a superior method of protecting seawater filters against corrosion.

20th November 2011

Corrosion protection for seawater filters

20th November 2011

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The right hull coating can, claim several paint suppliers, make a real difference to a ship’s fuel consumption and environmental performance, through lowering hull resistance, and maintaining smoothness throughout the life of…

20th November 2011

Quantifiable results from hull coatings

20th November 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Bergen Group’s Hanøytangen repair yard has been awarded a contract to carry out mobilisation work on the accommodation rig ‘Safe Scandinavia’ involving a dock stay of about one week. The contract value…

20th November 2011

Offshore repairs for Norwegian yard

20th November 2011

OPINION

OPINION

Naval architect M. Rajeev of Axsys Technologies in India has contacted The Motorship with his ideas about nanotechnology in shipbuilding, a subject he says has fascinated him throughout his career.

20th November 2011

Introducing nanotechnology to shipbuilding

20th November 2011

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Korean-owned Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) shipyard, located 40 km south of Constanta harbour in Romania, is returning to the shiprepair and conversion business after a four-year break during which it…

20th November 2011

Another builder returns to repair

20th November 2011