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Hamworthy has received its first order for its wider demand Membrane BioReactor (MBR) technology from well-known ferry operator DFDS A/S. The contract calls for a bespoke advanced wastewater management system to be installed on board the Pearl of Scandinavia, replacing the existing original 1989 sewage treatment plant. The first stage of the job is scheduled to...

When a 294m cruise vessel came into drydock in the Bahamas last month, sailing with Ecospeed for two years, less than 1% of the underwater hull needed touch ups and no new paint layers were required on the rest of the underwater hull. As a consequence the technical operations that needed to be carried...

Liberia has been confirmed as one of only eleven flag states which to date have met the criteria set by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (PSC) to participate in its New Inspection Regime (NIR) for Low Risk Ships. Aimed at rewarding good-performing ships, the NIR will replace the existing PSC...

The new US production facility set up by Tognum is now up and running. In Aiken, South Carolina, assembly of Tognum’s MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines earmarked primarily for the US market recently got underway. The official opening of the facility takes place today, 1 December. The assembly lines are the first step...

The high performance and durability of International Paint‘s anticorrosive coating Intershield 300 has been proven at the third special survey of the panamax bulk carrier Eleranta, when a Lloyd’s Register surveyor confirmed the double bottom tank coatings of the vessel to be in “good condition”. The 15-year-old bulk carrier, built at Samsung in 1995,...

Building on their  relationship formally established in 1993, ABS and the China Classification Society (CCS) strengthened their collaborative efforts by entering into a new Cooperation Agreement on 24 November in Washington, DC, USA. Signing the Cooperation Agreement in Washington, DC last week were Li Kejun, China Classification Society Chairman and President (left) and Robert D....

The first of two type  183 newbuild – commissioned by heavy lift carrier SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land – has successfully performed its crane tests in the port of Hamburg, Germany. During the test each of the two cranes lifted weights of 1,000 t simultaneously in a very short time period. After a building phase...

The Dutch have a long history of river transport with large rivers such as the Rijn, Maas and Schelde traversing the country. These busy waterways are used to carry a wide diversity of goods including dangerous substances within the Netherlands and to and from Germany and Belgium. DNV is finalising a risk methodology for...

A new order for a purpose-built mechanical linkspan at the port of Ystad (southern Sweden) has been taken by TTS Port Equipment AB. Having delivered a similar installation at Ystad last year, TTS is building the new linkspan on the same principle of hydraulic cylinder operation. The linkspan will facilitate the Borholmstrafikken ferry company’s...

Cargotec‘s has won the International Bulk Journal‘s (IBJ) environment protection award.  “We are delighted that Cargotec’s MacRack has been recognised with this reward”, says Rauno Rajalampi, Cargotec’s Product Manager for bulk ships. “Environmentally-friendly electric drives offer many advantages for shipowners, ship operators and shipyards, and ‘green’ solutions can also make economic...

His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, has inaugurated the first three phases of the new Nakilat world-class shipyard in the Port of Ras Laffan. The yard is located on a 110 hectare site, approximately 8 km offshore along the southern breakwater of the expanded Port of...

Vessel operating costs are expected to rise by 3.2% in 2010 and by 3.5% in 2011, with crew costs identified as the category most likely to produce the highest levels of increase, according to a new survey by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. The survey is based on responses from key players...

Radio Holland Netherlands and Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor signed a three-year contract for the hardware, the installation thereof, the airtime and the maintenance of the hardware for an initial sixteen – with an expected growth to about fifty -VSAT Ku-band installations on the Spliethoff fleet, to be configured for the use of the worldwide VSAT Ku-band...

Hamworthy has secured the contract to supply liquefied natural gas handling technology for what will be Asia’s first Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). The marine and offshore fluid handling systems specialist has signed a contract with Golar LNG to deliver a liquefied natural gas regasification system for the West Java FSRU, which will be...

UK-based Martek Marine has signed a breakthrough contract with the Canadian Navy. The deal will see Martek supply twelve MM2000 marine gas detection systems, with hydrogen sulphide capability, to the Canadian Navy’s fleet of Halifax-class multi-role patrol frigates based in Victoria, British Columbia, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. This is the first contract that Martek...

Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH will upgrade its Series 1163 marine engines for the IMO 2 and IMO 3 emissions regulations. “The 1163 family will be carrying on its success story and the future version will be even cleaner and more fuel-efficient than the present engine generation”, said Rainer Breidenbach, Tognum Executive Board member...

Dutch companies Huisman and Bakker Sliedrecht, have announced to expand their collaboration to China. The Huisman production facility in Fujian will get a specially equipped workshop supervised by Bakker specialists for the production of drive systems. For customers, the collaboration means a broader overall package, enabling the overall solutions including commissioning from one...

Imtech has received several naval orders for new and existing ships worth over EUR 28 million. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding granted Imtech the contract for the design, production, delivery and implementation of various technological solutions on board the Dutch Joint Support Ship (JSS) Karel Doorman. Imtech also obtained orders for a technological upgrade of the...

Havyard Group is selling all of its shares in the Havyard Tomrefjord shipyard. A group of owners led by General Manager Øyvind Sævik has acquired the shares from Havyard Group. Sævik now becomes the main shareholder of the shipyard. The background for this sale is Havyard Group’s wish to move all of its shipbuilding...

Cargotec‘s Marine Service organisation has recently been assessed and certified as an Approved Service Supplier by classification societies Lloyd’s Register EMEA and Italian RINA. A new UR Z17 certificate valid until 15 September 2013 was awarded to Cargotec’s Marine Service by Lloyd’s Register EMEA. “This is another evidence of the quality service we provide,”...

Rolls-Royce has announced the first order for its wave-piercing offshore vessel of UT 754 WP design from Farstad Shipping. Also, Farstad Shipping has, through its wholly owned subsidiaries in Singapore, Scotland and Norway reached an agreement with STX OSV to build three platform supply vessels (PSVs) of STX PSV 08 CD design, of which...

Delivered in January 2010 to Van Oord, the IHC Merwede built trailing suction hopper dredger, Vox Máxima, has been awarded Ship of the Year at the fifth annual Maritime Awards Gala. This award is presented to the manufacturer of a vessel which is designed, built and completed in the Netherlands, and which distinguishes itself...

On 16 November 2010, the former Noordhoek Singapore (ex-Serviceman, ex-Smit Marlin and ex-Smit-Lloyd 61) sailed for the Nigerian offshore oilfields as a platform maintenance and inspection vessel. T.O.S. (Transport & Offshore Services) is in charge of the delivery of the Singapore Inspector for its new owners, Euroflow Designs Ltd. The turnkey delivery comes complete...

Unique model testing at the MARIN facilities of breaking waves against an offshore wind turbine, has confirmed that breaking waves can induce significant oscillations and accelerations in the turbine. Together with a number of other partners, MARIN and ECN are in the process of starting up a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with the acronym...

Three well-known companies from the ‘Low Countries’ – dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME, through her daughter-companies Dredging International and Baggerwerken Decloedt; marine engineering company Herbosch-Kiere; and Multraship Towage & Salvage – have established a common venture for providing maritime services: Combined Marine Terminal Operations Worldwide...