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Long-term investment strategy provides significant returns at MarineShaft
MarineShaft is celebrating its 20th anniversary explains Lisa Hjermitslev, CCO
52 MW of ABB Azipod propulsion power destined for South Korea
Pictured at Vuosaari habour on the outskirts of Helsinki, these four Azipod units are destined for shipyards in South Korea – a journey which will take approximately one month. The four thrusters have a combined power of 52 MW and will be fitted to an LNG tanker for...
SUBSEA Industries takes Ecospeed demonstrator vessel on the road
Shipowners, shipbuilders and representatives from the Green Award Foundation attended the first in a series of planned ‘roadshows’ by Subsea Industries. The events have been initiated to demonstrate the zero environmental impact and simplicity of cleaning hulls...
TTS Group signs $8.6 million hatch cover contracts
TTS Group ASA, one of the top three suppliers of equipment and services of design and development for marine and offshore has been signing new contracts in China. Through its 50/50 owned company TTS Hua Hai the company signed new contracts for delivery of hatch covers...
Stone Marine Shipcares new mobile workshop in Oman repair
Stone Marine Shipcares report high demand for large propeller repair equipment. The company recently transported its workshop to the Oman Dry Dock Company where it was joined by a four man propeller service teams to carry out extensive repairs to the damaged propeller...
DCD Marine Cape Town extend services with 6Sigma collaboration
DCD Marine Cape Town has enhanced its in-house engineering capacity through a strategic collaboration with 6Sigma Naval Architects & Offshore Engineering (Pty) Ltd. Established in 2012, 6Sigma provides specialist engineering services for ship building and repair...
EBH Namibia puts strategic stabilisation plan into action
Elgin Brown and Harper (EBH) repair yard in Namibia is responding to the ‘lag effect’ of the sustained low oil price on the downstream oil and gas industry, and a very evident reduction in vessel dry docking requests, EBH Namibia with a proactive series of stringent...
LUKOIL Marine Lubricants opens new branch office in Hong Kong
With an increasing market share in Hong Kong and the greater China area, LUKOIL Marine Lubricants has opened a new branch office in Hong Kong. The official opening ceremony was held on Friday, 27th May 2016, and was attended by more than 50 prestigious guests from...
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Association backs sulphur limit implementation
The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) has welcomed the findings of Netherlands research institute CE Delft into availability of low sulphur marine fuel by 2020 to be issued on 15 July 2016. The findings of the CE Delft report clearly state that there...
Three Damen hybrid tugs for Dutch Navy
In an official handover ceremony at the Den Helder Naval Base, the Royal Netherlands Navy took formal delivery of three Damen ASD 2810 Hybrid tugs. In addition to providing an increase in ship handling capacity, the new vessels are also installed with hybrid...
Eurogrit – Ahead in Abrasives
For every surface the right abrasive What type of material requires rust removal and cleaning under what type of conditions? What is the best surface profile for a given coating system? The best solution starts with custom advice from our experts. When it comes to...
EURONAV turn to Jotun Hull Performance Solutions
EURONAV, one of the world’s leading tanker owners and managers, has selected Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) for two of its Suezmax vessels. The agreement will see Samsung-built sister ships M/T “Cap Guillaume” and M/T “Cap Philippe” receive coatings of...
MacGregor to supply hatch covers for JML
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract for the design and delivery of key components and the fabrication of steel structures for the hatch covers on board five 14,000 TEU container vessels under construction at Japan Marine United's (JMU) Kure shipyard....
Petronas selects Intellian to connect floating LNG production vessel
A triple installation for the next generation Petronas Floating Liquid Natural Gas (PFLNG) vessel emphasizes increased demand for Intellian’s 2.4m product line in the Offshore Energy and Enterprise market segments. Built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in...
Blend-on-board oil system wins volume retrofit order
Maersk Fluid Technology new cylinder oil ‘Blending-On-Board’ (BOB) system, has its first volume order, for retrofit of the SEA-Mate B1000 system onto 12 Maersk tankers. The vessels include ten equipped with Wärtsilä (WinGD) RTA and RT-Flex engines and two vessels with...
Smooth operation of the LNG Hybrid Barge in Hamburg
The low-emission power supplied to AIDAsol by the HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge at the Port of Hamburg continues to work perfectly, say Becker Marine Systems. Hybrid Port Energy, the operating company and a Becker subsidiary, is delighted that the cruise ship now receives...