Month: October 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Damen Shipyards Group’s Scheldepoort yard has been awarded two substantial contracts; one from the Royal Netherlands Navy to upgrade the machinery on four frigates, and the other to convert a jack-up rig…

31st October 2012

Two important contracts for Damen yard

31st October 2012

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Dutch propeller repairer MPR says it has completed a near-impossible repair on a propeller for a naval client.

31st October 2012

Navy propeller poses challenge

31st October 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A 20% increase in service demands this year, has pushed Propulsion Dynamics’ hull and propeller performance monitoring service, Casper, to reach its 5,000th report.

31st October 2012

Milestone reached for monitoring service

31st October 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Palfinger Group is expanding its marine business through the acquisition of Norwegian cranes and lifting equipment expert, Bergen Group Dreggen AS.

31st October 2012

Palfinger expands with marine acquisition

31st October 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dag Pike describes a new range of pollution control vessels from French oil spill clean up specialist Ecoceane that are designed to operate in open seas and even in ice conditions.

31st October 2012

Ocean-going oil spill vessels

31st October 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Dutch Veka Group has designed a series of small catamarans for the offshore industry, intended for crew tendering and with the ability to carry supplies in three 10ft containers. The first,…

31st October 2012

Small cats offer offshore stability

31st October 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Sauter Carbon Offset Design, which specialises in environmentally-friendly ship concepts, is promoting its ‘Leap to Zero Greenline Ferry’ design as an eco tourism excursion vessel for major ports and harbours.

31st October 2012

Excursion vessel concept claims zero carbon emissions

31st October 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Flemish Government and the port authorities of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ghent and Fluxys have published their feasibility study on LNG bunkering – with the support of Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

30th October 2012

Flemish LNG bunkering study published

30th October 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Swedish nuclear fuel and waste management company, SKB, has launched its new vessel, the ‘M/S Sigrid’, at Galati shipyard, Romania.

30th October 2012

SKB launches new nuclear fuel vessel

30th October 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danish antifoul expert, Hempel, has launched a high-solids version of its Globic, Oceanic and Olympic antifoulings, which it says offer optimised features and a stronger ROI.

29th October 2012

Hempel launches high-solids antifoulings

29th October 2012