Month: May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has announced an order for its Quadro energy storage technology (Quest) for installation in a PSV to be built by Havyard for Fafnir Offshore.

6th May 2014

NES receives order for battery hybrid propulsion plant for PSV

6th May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce’s design and integrated ship equipment is proving popular as the company secures two separate orders worth a total of £25.5m.

6th May 2014

Rolls-Royce wins £25.5m worth of orders

6th May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Maritime technology company, DK Group, has changed its corporate name, rebranding as Silverstream Technologies.

2nd May 2014

DK Group rebrands

2nd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Blohm + Voss Repair in Hamburg has signed a letter of intent with Scandlines to convert and complete the two controversial ferry newbuildings Berlin and Copenhagen, writes Tom Todd.

2nd May 2014

Blohm + Voss bags ferry conversions

2nd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ExxonMobil Marine Fuels and Lubricants is doubling its fleet of chartered bunker tankers that feature Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)-approved mass flow metering systems – a result of demand from Singapore marine…

1st May 2014

ExxonMobil expands offering

1st May 2014

OPINION

OPINION

Shipowners all want to be environmentally responsible, but few involved in the charter markets can afford the cost of low-carbon, fuel saving measures.

1st May 2014

Rewards for being green

1st May 2014

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

Such is the dominance of the internal combustion engine in today’s ships that it is easy to forget that the prime purpose of ‘The Motor Ship’ when launched in 1920 was to…

1st May 2014

Diesel benefits underlined

1st May 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

German company Voith says that its naval architects are behind a design for a novel offshore construction ship development in Germany and the UK.

1st May 2014

Voith propulsion provides key to specialised construction vessel

1st May 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dag Pike describes a UK-designed, Turkish-built patrol vessel for the Middle East whose propulsion system is loosely based on offshore crew boat practice.

1st May 2014

Patrol boat for Arabian Gulf features novel propulsion

1st May 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The intention may not be that container ships carry their own tugs onboard, but Dutch companies BEN3D Naval Architecture and OSO Shipbuilding Werkendam see a strong future for their ContainerTug600S concept.

1st May 2014

Tug-in-a-box concept from Dutch designers

1st May 2014