Month: November 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley looks at the latest cruise vessel to come out of the STX yard in Saint-Nazaire, France, for German operator Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.

26th November 2013

Bespoke German cruise ship set to be a game changer

26th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Safetec is opening a new Competence Centre in Bergen, Norway, which will provide education and training for organisations based on ABS Group and Safetec’s experience in the onshore and offshore sector.

26th November 2013

Safetec unveils new Competence Centre

26th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSB) has received its seventh LNG carrier drydocking contract for maintenance and repair of the ‘Bachir Chihani’.

26th November 2013

Seventh LNG carrier repair for Damen

26th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Ulstein Group has received its largest ever contract to build its largest vessel to date, as well as the first Ulstein designed vessel to be built in the US.

25th November 2013

Major new contract for Ulstein

25th November 2013

LNG

LNG

Media reports suggest Denmark-based AP Moeller Maersk is considering LNG as fuel and is in discussion with Gazprom, the only LNG exporter in Russia.

25th November 2013

Maersk looks to LNG

25th November 2013

LNG

LNG

US ferry operator Washington State Ferries reports that it is a step closer to converting one class of vessels from diesel to LNG operation.

25th November 2013

Washington Ferries concludes that LNG fuel is safe, clean and cost-effective

25th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MacGregor has received an order worth US$77 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea for optimised cargo handling systems for five A-14 series and five A-18 series container vessels

22nd November 2013

Efficient cargo handling equipment for 10 large container ships

22nd November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine lubricant provider Total Lubmarine has added another supply vessel to its fleet, with the recent inauguration of the ‘Atlantic Energy’ in Rotterdam.

22nd November 2013

Lubricant supply in Rotterdam

22nd November 2013

LNG

LNG

The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL.

21st November 2013

DNV GL class for Helgoland ferry

21st November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec’s MacGregor has won a contract to deliver a 250 tonne SWL active heave compensated (AHC) subsea crane for the construction vessel Island Intervention.

20th November 2013

MacGregor subsea crane contract

20th November 2013