In an important step, Shell has laid the keel for Prelude FLNG, the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project. When complete, Prelude is expected to be the largest offshore floating facility ever built. The hull will now be assembled in the dry dock, before the turret and the topsi
GE’s Power Conversion business announced that they are bringing enhanced operability to the company’s Dynamic Positioning (DP) system. The latest version, being launched at OTC, is more energy-efficient, better integrated, and—most importantly—more ’mariner friendly’. “We are giving ship control bac
Subsea 7 S.A. today announced that it has signed a contract to build a new heavy construction vessel which will be delivered in 2016. The new vessel will be one of the most capable heavy construction vessels in Subsea 7’s fleet of over 40 ships. She will be deployed globally to meet increasing marke
L-3 SAM Electronics announced today that it will be exhibiting an extensive range of advanced automation, navigation, dynamic positioning, electric propulsion, shore connection and degaussing systems for ships of all types and sizes in Hall C, Booth C02-22c at Nor-Shipping, in Oslo, Norway, June 4–7
PPG Protective and Marine Coatings (PPG) has launched SIGMA SYLADVANCE 700, a high performance antifouling designed specifically for ships working at medium to high rates of operation and medium speeds. Based on the already hugely successful SIGMA SYLADVANCE 800 premium antifouling product, SIGMA S
Tests undertaken by Parat Halvorsen on oil spill response equipment (OSR) for offshore supply vessels reveal significant deficiencies with systems using hot water coils. Norway’s leading supplier of steam-based solutions undertook a series of trials after a number of lower cost hot water coil altern
On May 4th, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard held a launching ceremony for gas carrier Sibur Voronezh, the first out of two semi-refrigerator LPG carriers ordered by Sovcomflot Group (SCF). Sibur Voronezh is due to be completed and delivered in mid July 2013, whereas the second gas carrier Sibur Tobol is sched
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading industrial robot manufacturer, today announced the Company has developed mini welding robots for building ships. The compact design of the welding machine, measuring 50 cm by 30 cm by 15cm when its welding arm is retracted
GE’s Power Conversion business (GE) unveiled a new power and propulsion system that reduces fuel consumption by controlling engine speed on platform support vessels at OTC. The Variable Frequency Active Front-End power and propulsion system, or VF-AFE, enables ship owners using conventional power sy
In a move that could change the way the maritime industry views propulsion technology, GE’s Power Conversion business (GE) has increased its offshore systems portfolio with Inovelis, a podded thruster with unmatched fuel efficiency and overall performance. Inovelis incorporates an electrically power
‘Bow Pioneer’, the first ship built by DSME, has been revived after thirty years. The naming ceremony for Hull No. 2018, the world’s biggest 75,000 DWT chemical tanker ordered by Odfjell SE was held at E2 quay on 29th April. Mrs. Arnhild Odfjell, spouse of Mr. Bernt Daniel Odfjell, the former chairm
Eleven years after the launch of its first Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB), Crowley Maritime Corporation christened its 17th ATB, the Liberty/750-3, on May 2 at the VT Halter Marine Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The tugboat and 330,000-barrel petroleum tank barge are the final vessels to be built in a m
Kongsberg Evotec AS, a Kongsberg Maritime company, will provide the complete back deck solution for handling of up to 20 streamers simultaneously aboard a GC Rieber owned new-build seismic exploration vessel, awarded by builder Kleven. The ST324XT designed by Skipsteknisk in Ålesund, will be built a
Seven Cryobox® LNG nano stations, designed and manufactured by Galileo, will fuel the tanks of the “López Mena”, the world´s first high speed passenger RO-RO ship powered by Gas Turbines fed on LNG, which will daily cross the River Plate between Argentina and Uruguay. It will also be the first time
