Month: June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian yard Kleven has secured three fishing vessels orders from two owners in the space of a week, with two trawlers for Deutsche Fischfang-Union (DFFU) and a live fish carrier for Sølvtrans…

19th June 2015

Fishing vessel hat-trick for Kleven

19th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä is to install its Hybrid Scrubber Systems on three new 2,500 teu container vessels to clean the exhaust from both the main and auxiliary engines.

18th June 2015

Wärtsilä scrubbers for new container ships

18th June 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A new whale tail-shaped wave foil could harness wave energy to reduce fuel consumption for propulsion, if initial results from tests at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) at Marintek’s…

18th June 2015

‘Whale tail’ wave foil shows promise

18th June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding is to employ drones and communications systems from V-cube after a successful trial exploring drone use to enhance productivity and safety in its shipbuilding operations.

18th June 2015

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding to enlist aerial drones

18th June 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal has demonstrated its new windfarm service vessel at Seawork 2015, featuring an actively controlled air cushion to minimise vertical motion in high sea states.

18th June 2015

Umoe Wave Craft enhances windfarm access

18th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval is to install the tenth PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning system for returning Italian customer, the Grimaldi Group.

17th June 2015

Alfa Laval installs tenth scrubber for Grimaldi

17th June 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB is to supply electric power and automation systems for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel ordered by offshore services provider Bumi Armada.

16th June 2015

ABB power for Bumi Armada FPSO

16th June 2015

LNG

LNG

ABS will provide approval of a containment system and classification for a new medium-sized LNG vessel to be built in China for Sino-Norwegian company Landmark Capital.

16th June 2015

ABS class for LNG carrier

16th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ten LNG carriers under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co (DSME) will feature deck machinery from Cargotec’s MacGregor.

16th June 2015

MacGregor equipment order for DSME newbuilds

16th June 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Russian power equipment company Zvezda will invest up to RUB 10 billion (US$250 million) in the production of a new generation of diesel engines, writes Eugene Gerden.

16th June 2015

Zvezda invests in engine production

16th June 2015