Month: December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dutch company Adtim claims to have introduced a potential substantial improvement in marine HVAC systems, based on cooker hood technology.

1st December 2014

Enhanced onboard air purification from the Netherlands

1st December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A novel application for Palfinger marine cranes can be found on board the ‘Haithabu’, a new water body monitoring ship for Schleswig-Holstein’s government-owned Company for Coastal Protection, National Parks and Ocean Protection.

1st December 2014

Cranes help assess water quality and deal with unexploded bombs

1st December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Danish pump company Desmi says that its OptiSave, a pump control solution that feeds pumps with the right amount of energy, offers shipowners a cost-effective, simple solution to help meet IMO emissions…

1st December 2014

Energy-saving systems move to mainstream

1st December 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard of Singapore has been contracted by regular customer MODEC Offshore Production Systems to complete the repair, life extension and conversion of a VLCC into a (FPSO vessel.

1st December 2014

Yet another FPSO conversion at Jurong

1st December 2014

REGULATION

REGULATION

Shipboard safety is one thing, but the design and construction of ships has an inpact on shipyard safety, particularly when ships containing potentially hazardous materials need repair, according to John Chillingworth, senior…

1st December 2014

85% of new ships still contain asbestos

1st December 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Spain-based group SYM reports that it has reorganized its technical services in three distinct areas in response to increased workflow and its customers’ needs.

1st December 2014

SYM increases worldwide services portfolio

1st December 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Oman Drydock Company (ODC), which claims to be the largest ship repair yard in the Middle East, has completed work on the ‘Ibra LNG’, owned by Oman Shipping Company (OSC).

1st December 2014

Oman Drydock completes LNG repair contract

1st December 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Nico International says that its new dry-docking and repair facility in Abu Dhabi Port Company’s Freeport carried out afloat and dry docking jobs on over 30 vessels in its first two months…

1st December 2014

New repair facility in Abu Dhabi

1st December 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Contractor MPE Interiors, of Birkenhead, UK, reports that it has been named as the preferred installer of fast-fitting modular ship accommodation in a new partnership.

1st December 2014

Modular ship accommodation from new UK partnership

1st December 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam has been awarded a repair and maintenance contract from MSC Cruises, with respect to the 2010-built, 293m ‘MSC Magnifica’.

1st December 2014

Cruise, dive support and ballast work for Damen Shiprepair

1st December 2014