Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s (Keppel O&M) subsidiaries, Keppel Subic Shipyard, Inc. (Keppel Subic Shipyard) in the Philippines and Keppel Verolme BV (Keppel Verolme) in the Netherlands, have secured contracts totalling S$160 million. Keppel Subic Shipyard has been awarded a contract from Shell Philippines Exploration BV (SPEX) to build a Depletion Compression Platform (DCP) to…
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Hyundai Mipo Wins $49 mln Order from Japan
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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a Korean shipbuilder, said Tuesday that it has won a $49 million order to build a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier. Under the deal with JX Shipping Co. of Japan, Hyundai Mipo will deliver the 35,000-cubic meter vessel by July, 2014, the company said. The LPG carrier is 174 meters long…
Box volumes recover in Sept. for Shanghai & Ningbo Transportweekly . Com
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Box volume through Shanghai and Ningbo recovered in September with Shanghai rising 11.6 per cent year-on-year to 2.9 million TEUs, while Ningbo jumped 20 per cent to 1.6 million TEUs, according to Exim News Service. For Shanghai, it was a 5.6 per cent volume increase compared to August. Overall, Shanghai’s September all cargo volume increased…
Wärtsilä RT-flex Low-Speed Engines Achieve 1000 Orders Milestone
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Wärtsilä, has received its 1000th order for its 2-stroke low-speed diesel, electronically controlled, common-rail RT-flex engines.
MAN DIESEL & TURBO ENGINE CLINCHES WORLD EMISSIONS FIRST
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Exhaust Gas Recirculation technique makes marine diesel engine IMO Tier III NOx-compliant. MAN Diesel & Turbo, together with HHI-EMD, the engine and machinery division of Hyundai Heavy Industries, has presented the first IMO Tier III-compliant diesel engine utilising EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation). The presentation of the engine took place at HHI-EMD production facilities in Ulsan,…
X-BOW Came Third
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X-BOW came third in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten’s competition “Best Norwegian innovation since 1980” with 14% of the votes. The winner, with 33% of the votes, was GMS radio technology. The life-saving Ugelstad balls came second with 16% of the votes. There were eight innovations competing for the distinction “best innovation” via Ulstein Group.
Greek Shipowners See Advantage of Fuel-Sharing Mode
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MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the contract to supply the engines for two Greek LNG carriers (LNGCs). The installation of the MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines aboard the newbuildings represents an important first such reference for the company in the segment. The configuration for the new order covers 2 × 9L51/60DF + 2 × 8L51/60DF…
Saab Signs Investment Deal with Pipavav Offshore and Defence Engineer
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Defence and security company Saab has today signed a deal with Pipavav Offshore and Defence Engineering Ltd (Pipavav), India, about an investment in the company of MSEK 250. The investment is made in shares which will be issued through a directed share issue, which is dependent on approval from an extraordinary General Meeting held by Pipavav in the fourth quarter 2012. After the investment, Saab will hold approximately 3.5 per cent of the capital and votes in Pipavav.
DNV Unveils its SUNdy Floating Solar Field Concept
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Researchers at DNV have developed a dynamic floating offshore solar field concept. Dubbed SUNdy, the core feature of the concept is a hexagonal array which floats on the sea surface.
MHI Develops High-pressure Gas Supply System for Marine Engines: | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MHI has developed Japans first system for supplying high-pressure gas that will enable use of natural gas as fuel for marine engines. The company agreed with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. MES for delivery of the first unit. The use of liquefied natural gas LNG as fuel achievable with the…