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Alfa Laval’s New EGR Boiler Ready for the Tests
Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) has firmly shown its ability to comply with Tier III NOx limits, which will enter into force in January 2016. Developed by MAN Diesel & Turbo, the EGR process already relies on Alfa Laval’s PureNOx, which provides the vital cleaning of the scrubber water. Now Alfa Lav
TTS Group to Deliver Cranes to China
TTS Group ASA , through its subsidiary TTS NMF GmbH in Hamburg, has signed a contract for delivery of cargo cranes to China. The value of the contract is NOK 56 million ( USD 9.4m). The contract is signed by Jiangsu Yichun Wujiazui Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. in Nanjing, China, and it stipulates
Scana Finalizes Sale of Its Offshore Arm
Scana Industrier ASA (Scana) informed that the transaction concerning the sale of its daughter companies Scana Offshore Services Inc, Scana Offshore Technology AS and the service part of Scana Offshore Vestby AS has been finalized. Scana added that the payment has also been received according to the
BAM Clough, SAL Heavy Lift to Work on Ichthys Project
SAL Heavy Lift GmbH, through its wholly owned Singapore subsidiary, SAL Heavy Lift Singapore Pte Ltd, has signed a major new contract with Australia’s BAM Clough Joint Venture for shipping and deployment of LNG and LPG product loading platforms for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, near Darwin
Rosmorport, Summa to Invest in Zarubino Seaport-Based Terminal
Rosmorport and Summa are to join forces on construction of marine terminals at the Zarubino Seaport. The agreement was signed during the 18th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (FSUE). Andrey Tarasenko, General Director of FSUE Rosmorport, and Alexander Vinokurov, President of the Summa gro
Reederei Trades in MV Ingrid
Reederei Draxler has recently sold the container vessel MV Ingrid (charter name MV North Express) to an unnamed buyer. The MV Ingrid is a class GL 100 A5 E MC AUT E container ship built in 1997, with 7.061TDW, reaching the speed of up to 17 knots. It is equipped with two 35-ton cranes, and powered b
WaveWalker 1 Snags GE Award in London
The walking jack-up platform WaveWalker 1 received the Product and Equipment Innovation Award at the Ground Engineering (GE) Awards ceremony in London held on May 14. WaveWalker 1, developed by Fugro and Van Oord, is an innovative, eight-legged ‘walking’ jack-up barge (self-elevating work platform –
Gazprom Secures 3 Mln Tons of LNG from Yamal Trade
Heads of Agreement to supply up to 3 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year by Yamal Trade to Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore (GM&TS) from the Yamal LNG project was signed on Friday, May 23 by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Leonid Mikhelson, Chair
Xervo to Outfit Maersk with Lifeboat Systems
Maersk Drilling has chosen to equip its soon-to-be completed XL Enhanced 4 rig with seven Boat-In-A-Box lifeboat and rescue boat systems from the Danish davit manufacturer Xervo. The system was developed in line with NORSOK R-002 standards and meets those standards, which was one of the reasons that
Rosmorport, Sberbank of Russia Pen Cooperation Deal
At the XVIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum opened in St. Petersburg on May 22, 2014 FSUE “Rosmorport” and OJSC “Sberbank of Russia” signed an agreement on the priority areas of cooperation and collaboration for the new projects. The document was signed by Andrey Tarasenko, General Dire
ESL Shipping Recognized as 2014 Safest Working Place
Alandia Marine has awarded ESL Shipping as the Safest Working Place in Shipping in 2014 in the insurance companies’ annual competition. The jury selected ESL Shipping thanks to its development and improvement of the working environment and the number of reported loss occurrences compared to the numb
Slight Rise in Irish Shipping Volumes during Q3 of 2013
Irish shipping and port activity rose by 3% in the third quarter of 2013 when compared to the corresponding period of 2012, according to the latest quarterly iShip Index and quarterly traffic review published by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). The iShip index recorded 832 points for th
PORTicipate Meets with Western Port Representatives
Western Port community representatives have come together to receive an update on the Port of Hastings container expansion to discuss issues raised by their community networks. Following the introductory PORTicipate meeting in February, the second meeting focused on issues relating to environmental
d’Amico’s Two New Product Tankers Hit the Water
d’Amico International Shipping S.A., an international marine transportation company operating in the product tanker market, said that its two additional MR “ECO” vessels built at Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard Co., Ltd. (Vietnam) have been launched. The first vessel, MT High Sun (Hull n. S408, 50,000 dwt