Month: September 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Following from perceived development in the market leading toward further optimisation of large container ships’ propulsion efficiency, MAN Diesel & Turbo recently announced two significant additions to its engine programme.

19th September 2013

MAN anticipates return to larger engine power

19th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Eastern Shipbuilding Group has entered into a license agreement with SENER to use the FORAN CAD/CAM system for its newbuilds.

18th September 2013

FORAN in the US

18th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Two Polish shipyards, the Szczecin-based SSR Gryfia and the MSR shipyard in Swinoujscie, are currently finalising their merger, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

18th September 2013

Two Polish shipyards finalising merger

18th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard has announced two FPSO conversion contracts from repeat customers, said to be worth a combined value of S$190 million. The contracts are from SBM Offshore and M3nergy Offshore.

18th September 2013

Two FPSO conversions for Keppel Shipyard

18th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

UK instrumentation company PSM says that its level transmitter technology was recently employed in a floating dock building project at a Turkish shipyard .

18th September 2013

Tank gauging for floating dock

18th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Costa Concordia has been righted in an operation that took 19 hours and cost upwards of £500m (€600m).

17th September 2013

Concordia upright

17th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

STX has announced a plan for restructuring at its Finnish shipyards, following the decline in orders, low profitability levels and what it calls “stiffened competition”.

17th September 2013

STX to restructure Finnish operations

17th September 2013

LNG

LNG

Drydocks World, based in Dubai, has announced the signature of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Shell and Dubai Maritime City.

17th September 2013

Drydocks World and Shell to cooperate in Dubai LNG fuel supply

17th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The salvage of the Costa Concordia is underway today in what has been described as the largest and most expensive salvage operation ever undertaken.

16th September 2013

Costa Concordia salvage

16th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Havyard Ship Technology’s shipyard in Leirvik in Norway has won a contract for a major conversion of the subsea vessel ‘Havila Phoenix’.

16th September 2013

Havyard to convert subsea vessel

16th September 2013