WR Systems (WR) has announced further contract success for its Emsys Emissions Monitoring System. During December, the company received new construction contract awards for multiple shipsets from shipyards in China and Korea. In addition, the company announced that it received contracts for retrofit
Hyundai Samho, Hyundai Heavy’s affiliate, has been awarded a contract to build four supertankers for ship investment company HI Gold Ocean, Seatrade Asia reports. Namely, the ordered vessels are 320,000 dwt Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) which will be assigned to Hyundai Glovis on a long time cha
Dwarfing the mother of all parliaments, this is how the nation’s future flagship would look if you could sail her up the Thames to the Palace of Westminster. Thanks to the team behind the 65,000-tonne leviathan, we can give you a sense of scale of the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy,
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd, in China, for 16 variable frequency drive (VFD) electric cranes. They have been specified for four 3,900 TEU container vessels being constructed for Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL). The orde
The delivery ceremony of two vessels for the United Arab Emirates Navy was held yesterday, Jan 8th, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). These were an “Abu Dhabi Class” corvette, launched in February 2011, and the “Ghantut” patrol vessel, launched at the same yard in January 2012. In
On January 3, 2012, a new test track was inaugurated at the Warnemünde location of Nordic Yards. The cooling zone is being used to test three models, so-called mock-ups, developed as part of the POLAR Alliance. These models, all of which are Nordic Yards’ own designs on a scale of 1:1, represent an
GasLog Ltd, an international owner, operator and manager of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, announced yesterday that the company’s options for two LNG carriers at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) that were previously reported to have expiry in 2012, will now expire in the first quarter of 2013.
YM Upsurgence, an 8,626 TEU full-container vessel built for Yang Ming by CSBC CORP., TAIWAN, was delivered and named at a ceremony held at CSBC Kaohsiung Shipyard on December 20, 2012. The ceremony was presided over by Dr. Frank Lu, Chairman of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., and Mr. Robert Lai, C
Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, will deliver 16 MTU marine generator sets with 12V 4000 M23S Ironmen engines for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels (OSV) to be built at COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. Ltd. in China. The gensets are part of a £26 million Roll
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced that it has won a £26 million order to provide an integrated design, power and propulsion and equipment package for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels to be built at COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. Ltd, in China for a Hong
Hellesøy & Siem has selected PG for its newbuild project LNG PSV. Namely, Hellesøy H/N 152 will be equipped by PG for Cargo Handling Systems, Ballast Water Treatment and Tank Cleaning solutions. The vessel will be of VS 4411 DF design with an overall length of 89 meters and a beam of 19 meters and [
“Mutual Recognition” of the Regulation on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations entered into force for the first group of products 1 January 2013. In 2009 the European Parliament and the Council amended the former Directive 94/57 and adopted the Regulation on common
Rumor has it that one of Chinese biggest integrated logistics service supplier Sinotrans CSC is in talks with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) on a deal comprising construction of 10 supramax bulkers, SinoShip News reports. The order includes four 64,000dwt bulkers with two optional ones
Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO) has chosen the right time to order new vessels taking advantage of low prices and eco-design of newbuildings. Namely, JOSCO has entered into a shipbuilding contract with COSCO Nantong Shipyard for construction of two 61000 dwt bulk carriers with expected delivery in th
