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Study says prevention is 202% better than cure
ABB has announced study results which show a 202% return on investment (ROI) from using ABB Preventive Maintenance. The new study indicates that the payback of preventive maintenance is immediate, while the Net Present Value - a measure of profitability of a projected...
Guest Editorial: Ship Owners need to act quickly for IMO Ballast Water Convention
Ash Sinha is the Group Business Development Director of global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group. Following news that the IMO Ballast Water Convention has been ratified; A&P Group has urged ship owners to act quickly. "Finland’s accession has...
Gibdock delivers for Seatruck with Clipper service
Gibdock has achieved a fast 11-day turnaround on a renewal project on the Seatruck Ferries container/ro-ro vessel Clipper Point. The ship has now been introduced to Seatruck Irish Sea operations. Returning Gibdock customer Seatruck scheduled Clipper Point (5,193dwt)...
ABB’s OCTOPUS marine software improves safety and efficiency of TPI Megaline vessel
The Korean heavy lift company TPI Megaline has selected ABB’s predictive OCTOPUS marine software to ensure safe and efficient operations on one of its vessels. Mega Caravan transports huge loads such as oil rigs and drill ships, ABB’s software will assist the ship’s...
Double certification for Albwardy Damen
Albwardy Marine Engineering/Damen Shipyards Sharjah has recently received two important quality management certifications. The first involves the new ISO 9001:2015 Management System Certificate awarded by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). The second is the...
Intellian v100 attracts Vietnam’s largest offshore customer
Intellian Technologies, provider of maritime satellite communications systems, has strengthened its presence in the offshore rig support sector with an order from the largest owner/operator of vessels in Vietnam serving the oil and gas industry. The contract, which...
Cylinder Oil for ultra-low Sulphur Fuel approved
LUKOIL Marine’s Cylinder Oil for ultra-low Sulphur Fuel has been approved by MAN and Wärtsilä. NAVIGO MCL Ultra was developed by LUKOIL Marine specifically for vessels operating in Emission Control Areas (ECA). In order to comply with emission regulations, ships in...
Guest editorial: Culture change for refrigeration
By Robert Chesters, Managing Director, Oceanic Technical Solutions For decades Refrigerant has been regarded by many in the Marine industry as a consumable gas with the topping up of the plant seen as part of the routine maintenance plan; but this is somewhat of a...
Damen Shiprepair Van Brink Rotterdam completes repairs to Jumbo Javelin Heavy Lift Crane Vessel
Damen Shiprepair Van Brink Rotterdam in the Netherlands has completed a three-week repair project on the Jumbo Javelin, a DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel owned and operated by long-standing Damen client Jumbo. The major aspect of the repair was the replacement of the...
Simultaneous underwater repairs on two offshore vessels in Mexico
Hydrex reports that diver/technicians performed underwater thruster operations on two vessels simultaneously in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Repairs were carried out on both azimuth thrusters of an FPSO while the thruster seals of a heavy load carrier were replaced. Both...
Dynamic Lighting system creates a special look for Dream Cruise’s new cruise ship
Wärtsilä is supplying a special external lighting system for a new cruise ship currently under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The 150,000 GRT vessel, the "Genting Dream", has been ordered by Dream Cruises, part of Genting Hong Kong, a...
Wärtsilä 31 engine’s high efficiency makes it the choice for new Danish ferry
A new 158 metre long car and passenger ferry being built for Danish operator Mols-Linien, will be powered by two 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 31 main engines. The ship is being built at the Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard in Finland. The order is recorded in the...
First composite Water Bus to launch
Damen is set to launch its first composite Water Bus as the prototype undergoes sea trials in the next few weeks. Damen say that customers will benefit from reduced fuel consumption, less maintenance, no corrosion or fatigue problems, and at the same time, the Damen...
Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding updated
Classification society ClassNK has released 'Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding (Ver. 3)', aiming to support the widespread application of laser-arc hybrid welding in shipyards. Laser-arc hybrid welding is a high quality and highly-efficient welding process which...
Four new cruise ships to use Wärtsilä automation and navigation systems
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply a broad range of integrated automation, navigation and dynamic positioning equipment, as well as the complete uninterruptable power systems (UPS) for four new cruise ships. Two of the vessels are being built at the...