Month: March 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norway-based TTS Group’s subsidiary, TTS Offshore Handling Equipment, is to deliver a subsea crane as part of a NOK 35m (US$5.8m) contract.

27th March 2014

TTS wins subsea crane contract

27th March 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK-based James Fisher Mimic (JFM) is to supply its condition monitoring system for another Petroleum Gas Services (PGS) vessel of its unique Ramform design.

26th March 2014

James Fisher solution for another Ramform vessel

26th March 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Instrumentation company Allison Engineering of the UK says that its ST110 gas flow meters have proved successful on board LNG carriers to measure boil-off gas, the natural wastage gas generated in the…

26th March 2014

Flow meters provide solution for LNG tanker ‘boil-off’ gas

26th March 2014

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo says that its large four-stroke engines are continuing to be a popular choice for newbuild cruise ships.

26th March 2014

MAN chosen for cruise power and hybrid installation

26th March 2014

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wartsila has added a new dual fuel engine, claimed to offer lowest fuel consumption, high output and attractive lifecycle costs, to its portfolio which was recently enhanced by two smaller four-strokes aimed…

26th March 2014

New fuel-flexible dual fuel and small-bore four-strokes launched

26th March 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has reported a deck equipment contract for a series of eight 58,500dwt bulk carriers under construction at New Times Shipbuilding in China.

26th March 2014

Substantial deck equipment contract

26th March 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Macgregor offers to boost container ship carrying capacity with a new approach to optimisation, writes Wendy Laursen

26th March 2014

Rethinking container lashing systems to boost profits

26th March 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ships built during the financial crisis will be coming into dock this year, and manufacturers see it as an opportunity to entice them with the latest cargo carrying systems, writes Wendy Laursen

26th March 2014

Nobody wants cargo system downtime now rates are improving

26th March 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has announced a further order for its low-pressure two-stroke, dual-fuel engine, for an LNG carrier ship being built in China for a Chinese owner.

25th March 2014

Second order for low-pressure DF two-stroke

25th March 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Astomos Energy Corporation for a very large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier to be built at MHIs Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works.

25th March 2014

Newbuild LPG carrier order

25th March 2014