Month: January 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has confirmed it will class the ‘world’s first’ methanol powered vessel following its conversion to a dual-fuel propulsion system at Poland’s Remontowa shipyard.

12th January 2015

LR to class first methanol powered vessel

12th January 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Yara Marine Technologies, formerly Green Tech Marine, has won an order to supply six scrubber systems to LPG Carriers being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at Hyundai Mipo.

12th January 2015

Yara Marine wins Hyundai scrubber contract

12th January 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The 196.63m Saga Sapphire has been repaired and refurbished at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, with works including the replacement of two sewage plants and a scheduled DNV GL class survey.

12th January 2015

Damen Shiprepair completes Saga Sapphire refurb

12th January 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Veteran German research ship Polarstern is cutting short an Antarctic expedition and returning home for repairs after a breakdown in one of her two Escher Wyss propeller systems, writes Tom Todd.

9th January 2015

Polarstern limps home after Polar breakdown

9th January 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Offshore contractor Van Oord has taken delivery of The Nexus, a new DOC 8500 cable laying vessel from Damen.

9th January 2015

Damen delivers Van Oord cable laying vessel

9th January 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

An end-of-year study says German shipyards enjoyed more positive business overall in 2014 with orders and deliveries up on previous years. reports Tom Todd.

9th January 2015

German yards do better in 2014, study says

9th January 2015

LNG

LNG

Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS), the world’s largest LNG importer, has received extended design approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the KC-1 LNG cargo containment system.

9th January 2015

Korea Gas LNG containment system approved

9th January 2015

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has appointed Michael McNamara as managing director for the Americas, effective 12 January.

9th January 2015

Veritas Petroleum Services appoints Americas managing director

9th January 2015

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

The International Association of Classification Societies has appointed Robert Ashdown as secretary general, effective 5 May.

8th January 2015

IACS appoints new secretary general

8th January 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A leading Handysize bulk carrier operator has opted to install DNV Gl’s ShipManager fleet management system within the next two years in order to make its fleet more operationally efficient.

8th January 2015

Pacific Basin opts for ShipManager

8th January 2015