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MacGregor secures crane order for MMA Offshore
MacGregor wins order for a 50-tonne active heave compensated crane to be installed on board MMA Valour
Feature: Ballast water Goldrush
With implementation of the IMO’s Ballast Water Convention coming in September 2017 the problem for yards is looking like one of supply, not demand. It should be welcome news, but it is also bringing its own headaches. There should be a goldrush of retrofit business...
Alfa Laval PureBallast gets U.S. Coast Guard type approval
Alfa Laval has received U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) type approval for the third generation of its ballast water treatment system, PureBallast. The approval allows ship owners who deballast in United States waters to make a confident choice of treatment technology. The...
Rapid propeller replacement announced for boat owners
Teignbridge, the largest propeller and sterngear manufacturer in Europe, have announced a new “Rapid Replacement Propeller Service” for boat owners. The service guarantees registered owners replacement propellers in a fixed period, from as little as 7 days. Owners can...
100th U-design Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber going to Grimaldi Group
The Grimaldi Group has placed orders for seven hybrid Alfa Laval PureSOx systems with U-design scrubbers. The second of these systems is also the 100th U-design scrubber to be sold by Alfa Laval. The Grimaldi Group, which is the parent company of Atlantic Container...
Rotterdam Offshore Group completes modification and recommissioning of Boskalis ‘Ndeavor’
ROG, based in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam recently completed the conversion of the MPV (Multi Purpose Vessel) Ndeavor of Boskalis. The vessel was built in 2013 and is 99m in length with a beam of 30m, her gross tonnage is 7413T. The vessel had been equipped for the last...
Grand Bahama celebrate busy 2016 for Cruise retrofits, refurbishments and repairs
Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited, the largest and most respected shipyard in the Caribbean, performed work on 20 cruise vessels during 2016. Scope of works included significant propulsion and technical systems overhauls, hull treatment, accommodations and public spaces...
Stena Line take planned maintenance agreements for 39 ferries
Swedish ferry operator Stena Line has renewed its planned maintenance agreement with MacGregor, part of Cargotec. Stena Line has held MacGregor Onboard Care (MOC) agreements since 2008 and its latest contract takes the number of RoRo vessels covered to 39. "Our...
Wärtsilä and CSSC to make Ballast Water Management Systems
Wärtsilä has signed a manufacturing license agreement with Jiujiang Precision Measuring Technology Research Institute, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), based in Jiujiang, China. The two-way agreement provides CSSC with access to technology...
Wärtsilä optimises the performance of Albacora’s fishing fleet
Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Technical Management Agreement to optimise the performance of ten of the Spanish company Albacora S.A.'s fishing vessels. The 5-year agreement was tailored to meet the requirements of Albacora's fleet management, providing technical...
Cavitation bubble busts
Subsea Industries report that use of their Ecoshield hard coating to rudders and thrusters is paying dividends, with a number of shipowners noticing zero cavitation damage and failure compared to equipment coated with other protective systems. According to Miltos...
ALFA LAVAL: PureBallast 3.1
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Guest editorial: Devil in the detail
By Linton Roberts, Managing Director of Cammell Laird, and a qualified Naval Architect. "The devil is in the detail" as they say. This is always the case when it comes to repairing, refitting or converting ships. The past two decades have seen a steady decline of...
Anchor & Chain Factory refurbishes giant lifting hooks for Tata Steel
Damen Anchor & Chain Factory (AKF), based at Schiedam in the Netherlands, has completed the refurbishment of 12 giant lifting hooks for Tata Steel in IJmuiden. Each hook has a lifting capacity of either 225 or 240 tonnes and they are used to lift the enormous bowls...
In memoriam: Frederico Spranger
It with deep regret that we announce the demise of Frederico José Spranger, CEO of Lisnave Estaleiros Navais on 4th December having lost his battle with multiple health problems. His funeral services took place on Tuesday 6th December in Lisbon. Frederico Spranger...
Öresund Dry Docks gets electric conversion project for ferries
ABB’s project to convert two HH Ferries’ vessels into the world’s largest emission-free ferries is gathering pace after Öresund Dry Docks was selected to carry out the work. M/F Tycho Brahe and M/F Aurora will both be fitted with 4.16 MW of batteries and the...