by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News, SeaFirst
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has completed the first ever major overhaul on two WinGD X-DF engines in only nine days. The twin 6X62DF engines overhauled by CMS belong to the first...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News
BW LPG, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, MAN Energy Solutions, and DNV GL, celebrated the first flag acceptance of a conversion to LPG as fuel for a VLGC. With the successful acceptance BW LPG will begin the conversion of 12 vessels to dual fuel...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News, SeaFirst
The Covid-19 pandemic and its unprecedented disruption to the world economy has become the dominant theme as 2020 has progressed, explains Stephen Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research. Covid-19: Deepening economic impact With economists now expecting global...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News
Robotic inspection and measurement systems have great potential for performing tasks safely, better, and faster than humans explains Robert Dahlstrom, CEO Apellix. Of specific interest in drydocks are aerial robotic systems for contact-based measurements and...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News
A 164-year-old paddle steamer is ready to ply the Norwegian lake waters after a repair carried out by MarineShaft. It was in November, last winter – before corona closed the borders – that MarineShaft sent service engineers to Norway to inspect the repair work...