STX Offshore & Shipbuilding announced on April 8, 2013 that it had signed a contract to build four 113,000-dwt Long Range 2 (LR2) product tankers for Teekay Tankers Ltd. (Teekay Tankers), with an option for up to an additional 12 vessels.
BMT Restructures Marine Survey Businesses
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To better position itself in the market and meet customers’ needs of regional expertise accessible through local offices, BMT Group Ltd (BMT) has announced that marine surveying companies BMT De Beer and BMT Techmar became BMT Surveys on the 1st May 2013. This will help provide clarity and a more uniformed approach, whilst paving the way for future expansion both in Europe and further afield.
MAN 48/60 ENGINES CLOCK UP 500TH SALE
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MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the 500th sale of its MAN 48/60 medium-speed engine. The milestone was reached with the order of two common-rail variants of the engine by Huta Marine of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of a diesel-electric system to power a self-propelled cutter suction dredger. Huta Marine is a specialist in…
Eco Marine Power and AIMS Global Engineering Sign MOU
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Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AIMS Global Engineering (AIMS) of Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, to market and develop renewable energy solutions for shipping. Initially the companies will focus on a project to complete the detailed design of the Medaka eco-commuter ferry with the aim to…
Wärtsilä wins ship design contract for new Subsea 7 diving support vessel
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Wärtsilä has signed a contract for the design of a new diving support vessel (DSV) to be built for Subsea 7, the seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy industry.
Alfa Laval wins Groundbreaking Marine Environmental order From MAN Diesel & Turbo
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Alfa Laval has won the first commercial order from MAN Diesel & Turbo to supply Alfa Laval PureNOx water treatment systems to be integrated in a process to reduce harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission onboard vessels. The order is worth approximately SEK 7 million and delivery is scheduled for 2013.
Wärtsilä Wins Integrated Solutions Contract for new Siem Offshore LNG Platform Supply Vessel
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Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply an integrated solution comprising ship design services and the power and propulsion system for a newbuild LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The contract has been signed with the Norwegian yard Hellesøy Verft, and this will be the eighth vessel built at Hellesøy to be based on the Wärtsilä…
Rune Torhaug new head of DNV Research and Innovation
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DNV has appointed Rune Torhaug as the new Managing Director for DNV Research and Innovation. He has worked internationally with leadership roles in DNV Energy, DNV Maritime and DNV Business Assurance. Mr. Torhaug has a strong background in risk and reliability, and a proven track record of applying risk methodology to critical problems in several…
HNA Tourism Unveils First Luxury Cruise Ship in Mainland China – PR Newswire Asia: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing
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On November 28, HNA Tourism Cruise and Yacht Management Co., Ltd, the first cruise ship and yacht management company in mainland China, held its founding and promotion conference at HNA Marriot Hotel in Beijing. By unveiling the mainland’s largest luxury cruise ship, “Henna”, HNA Tourism, a local Chinese brand, is poised to lead the domestic…
New CEO for Stena Line
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Gunnar Blomdahl took over as Stena Line’s CEO in 2003. During the years with Gunnar as CEO, Stena Line has developed into one of the world’s largest ferry companies, including the best years historically in terms of profit. The company has invested around SEK 11 billions in new tonnage and geographic expansion, e.g. through the…
