Wärtsilä, is to supply the main propulsion generating sets for a new, environmentally sound, double ended ferry. The ship, which is the first gas fuelled ferry for a domestic route in Denmark, will operate between Jutland and the island of Samsø and will carry passengers, cars and trucks. The vessel
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has been awarded a contract worth about US$280 million by Floatel International Ltd (Floatel), to build its fifth accommodation semisubmersible (semi) for delivery in 4Q 2015. Keppel FELS previously delivered the accommodation semis, Floatel Superior and Floatel Rel
Delivery-Acceptance act for the second multipurpose salvage vessel of MPSV07 project “SPASATEL KAVDEJKIN” was signed on August 19th, 2013. Under the terms of the contract the Act signing took place in Murmansk. The vessel “SPASATEL KAVDEJKIN” departed Saint-Petersburg port on August 7th and sailed a
Cathelco have received their largest single order for seawater pipework anti-fouling systems to protect ferries in terms of the number of vessels that have to be fitted. The systems are being supplied for 14 ferries operated by Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri (IDO), the providers of fast sea transportatio
Birkenhead based shipyard and engineering firm Cammell Laird has hosted a formal naming ceremony for the first complete ships constructed by the company in 20 years for Scottish ferry operator Western Ferries. The ceremony marked the completion of a multi-million pound contract which has seen Cammel
The ever more stringent environmental requirements in the shipping industry have triggered a myriad of innovative technological solutions when it comes to cutting emissions from ships. One of such examples is Wartsila’s open loop scrubber system aimed at improving air quality by reducing exhaust gas
The pile Gripper Arms have been installed on the jack up vessel MPI Discovery. The Arms, installed this week, stabilise 6m diameter 650t steel piles as they are driven into the seabed by the vessel. Installed on the vessel’s stern below deck level, they provide resistance to wave, tide and current f
GasLog Ltd. yesterday announced that it has ordered two new 174,000 cbm Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) in South Korea. The vessels are expected to be delivered in Q3 and Q4 2016, respectively, and upon delivery will commence firm seven-year
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to provide integrated solutions that include the electrical propulsion system, Azipod® CZ and automation system onboard two offshore accommodation vessels. The 1+1 accommodation vessels will be built by COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard
Almaz Shipyard carried out the launching ceremony for the fourth patrol ship of the Project 22460, the Izumrud (Emerald) on August 14th. In total, 25 ships of the project, which was developed by Severnoye Design Bureau, will be constructed at Almaz Marine Plant till 2020. Designers and shipbuilders
Sulzer Pumps will supply 69 pumps to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for installation on a new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia, scheduled for delivery in several phases betwe
Another fast-track delivery to Chevalier Floatels has enabled the company to yet again deliver a vessel (its third) for service support operations in the 2013 season. Adding another versatile vessel to its fleet, Chevalier Floatels has distinguished itself as an organization that is capable of makin
SENER was the winning bidder for the ‘turnkey’ project for the second Virtual Design Center (VDC) of Navantia, this time for its Factory in Ferrol. This is the second with similar scope supplied by SENER to Navantia, after the first installation in the Factory of Cartagena in 2011, which is now full
Blue Star Line Chairman Clive Palmer today announced that Blue Star Line in conjunction with German hydrodynamic service and consulting company Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) will next month be conducting the first model testing of the proposed Titanic II. Mr Palmer said a 9.3m wooden model of Tita
