The SCHOTTEL Group is showcasing its undiminished strong standing at this year’s SMM, Hall A4, Booth 306. With its gratifying facts and figures, the renowned German manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications is underscoring its continuing positive development
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd announced that its marine sector has won shipbuilding and repair contracts worth about S$179m. These wins include a contract to build two additional Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) as well as a series of repair and upgrading projects. On shipbuilding, Hornbeck
Last week in Nagasaki the keel was laid for the new seismic vessel Ramform Titan. This is the second important milestone in the construction process of the Ramform Titan, which is progressing according to plan. The Ramform Titan is being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) in Japan, using
Today at SMM Event in Hamburg, couple of minutes ago, PSV Far Solitaire, built by STX OSV Langsten in Norway for Farstad Supply, has been revealed as the ship of the Year 2012. The annual Ship of the Year award, by major Norwegian shipping magazine Skipsrevyen, recognizes outstanding vessels deliver
Deep Sea Supply, an offshore supply company, announced that it has taken delivery of the newbuilding Platform Supply Vessel “Sea Brasil” of STX PSV 09 CD design from STX OSV Niterói S.A. in Brazil. Main characteristics of the vessel is the size of 4700 dwt, 1000 m2 deck area, clean design, dieselele
IHC Sealing Solutions, part of IHC Merwede, and Berg Propulsion have further strengthened their cooperation by signing a General Purchase Agreement (GPA). The agreement was signed by Mr Willem Steenge, Managing Director of IHC Sealing Solutions, and Ms Marit Börjesson, Managing Director of Berg Prop
On September 3, 2012, the Offshore Division of COSCO Shipyard Group was officially established after extensive and in-depth research and preparation. At the founding meeting, party secretary of COSCO Shipyard Group Ma Zhihong announced the establishment of the Offshore Division and appointed the lea
Today, Shell, announced it has signed a contract for the charter of two new build LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) powered tank barges. These 110 m long barges will operate on the Rhine and will be on charter to Shell from 2013. The new 100% LNG powered barges will not only be a first for Shell […
RWO is the first German manufacturer to obtain a GL certificate for its ballast water treatment unit CleanBallast. The document was handed over today at the SMM. The GL Approval Certificate confirms that the CleanBallast System, with a capacity of 150-3.750 m³/h, complies with the GL regulations. Mo
Today at the SMM Event in Hamburg DNV presented a hull design that will boost fuel economy. A collaboration involving APL, Hyundai Heavy Industries and DNV has resulted in a hull design that will make APL’s 10 new ultra large container ships some 20 per cent more fuel efficient per TEU compared with
MB’92 and Austal announce a strategic partnership to offer leading support services to the superyacht and high speed vessel markets. As part of this agreement, Austal will commence operations in MB’92’s Barcelona facility. Austal, leading global shipbuilder and defence prime contractor, and Marina B
Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company, and IMarEST Marine Partner, Harris Pye is highlighting its 360 degree 3D laser scanner for ballast water treatment system installation on its stand at SMM in Hamburg (Hall A1 / Stand 501). “Since we announced earlier this year that we had s
KBR announced that its subsidiary GVA has signed a license agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) in Korea for the fabrication of its GVA 4000NCS, CatD Drilling Unit. The concept for the unit is tailor-made by the industry for Statoil primarily for drilling production
Technical and operational efficiency improvements may lower CO2 emissions from ships by as much as 20 per cent across the global fleet. But even such marked gains in efficiency will not stop the steady increase of total emissions from shipping or meet the ambitious reduction targets of the future. A
