MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured new offshore winch contracts from three Chinese shipyards, Fujian Southeast, Fuzhou Baima and Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering. The winches are destined for 22 anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels under construction for a number of international owners. “Our offshore winches have been specified for a run of new-series small and [...]
ST Marine announced today that its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine is ready with its shiprepair offering with the arrival of a 12,000 MT Floating Dry Dock, transported by a heavy lift vessel from the Philippines. The dry dock is part of an overall expansion plan to the south yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi where VT [...]
The installation of 100-ton gantry crane which was purchased by CIC Digang Shipyard was completed safely and successfully on April 20. China Shipping Industry Co., Ltd. (CIC) paid high attention to the installation of the crane. Mr. Xu Qiming, the deputy general manager of CIC paid a visit to CIC Digang Shipyard to inspect the [...]
KONGSBERG has been awarded a significant offshore automation contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The contract covers deliveries to four Transocean owned new-build drill ships, with an option for KONGSBERG to deliver products and services for six more drill ships. “We call this a ‘Full Picture’ solution, as it includes dynamic positioning, position [...]
AVEVA announced yesterday that it is presenting and exhibiting at Offshore Support Vessel Technology 2013, taking place on 9 – 12 June at the Le Royal Méridien, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. David Thomson, Solution Strategy Manager, AVEVA, will present a paper exploring strategies and opportunities for the handover of a vessel’s complete digital information [...]
Wartsila, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has received the Final Approval status from the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for its Wartsila AQUARIUS® EC Ballast Water Management System. The approval was granted at the MEPC’s 65th session held at the IMO headquarters in London on 13th May 2013. The [...]
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, signed a long-term Preventive Service™ agreement with China LNG Shipping International Co. Ltd (CLSICO) to provide maintenance services to all ABB equipment onboard of its six LNG vessels in the next five years. “ABB’s modular service agreement concept allowed us to tailor make the service package that [...]
Cargotec’s MacGregor has received EUR 22 million (approx $28.3 Mln) order to deliver a 900-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor subsea crane to the South Korean shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The crane will be installed on a 150m multi-purpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) ordered by Sealion Shipping, on behalf of Toisa Ltd. “This is [...]
UK based marine exhaust specialist, Halyard, has announced yet another commercial success story with renowned Great Yarmouth based boat builder Alicat Workboats, to ensure its new four WFSV (Wind Farm Support Vessels) remain quiet on the water and to provide increased comfort for those on board. With a growing need for all commercial vessels to [...]
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s latest G-type engine passed, at the end of April, its Type Approval Test at HHI-EMD, the engine and machinery division of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea. The ultra-long-stroke G60ME-C9 engine went through its paces under the watchful eye of many interested observers, including representatives from the major classification societies. Christian O. [...]
