Equipment
Technip wins topsides contract
Technip has won an engineering services contract from Samsung Heavy Industries to carry out work at Statoil’s Valemon gas and condensate field. In an announcement, the French company said it would be responsible for design, procurement engineer...
2011-11-27 23:03:28
Hyundai diversifies BWT products
Hyundai Heavy Industries pushes forward into ballast water treatment (BWT) market. Hyundai's 'HiBallast', recently got final type approval from the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, successfully removes organisms, sediments and sus...
2011-11-27 22:32:02
Wartsila converts PC for LNG operation
The product tanker 'Bit Viking' was the first vessel ever to undergo a conversion by Wärtsilä from heavy fuel oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG) operation. The conversion enables the 'Bit Viking' to qualify for lower nitrogen oxide (NOx...
2011-11-25 08:07:37
ABB Azipod improved
ABB says that modifications to the design of its Azipod podded propulsion system have improved hydrodynamic efficiency by more than 2 percent. The modifications include a newly optimized Azipod fin shape and a new pod cap structure, called the X-t...
2011-11-24 08:08:54
IHC Merwede new CEO for S.E. Asia
Former Drydocks World Southeast Asia CEO Denis Welch is joining IHC Merwede as its new CEO for Southeast Asia. Mr. Welch, who left Drydocks World in 2010 to set up a consultancy, be responsible for helping IHC Merwedeto reinforce its regional identit...
2011-11-24 08:07:21
China thick plate price down
Average price of thick steel plate in China turns out to be in decline. Average price for 10mm thick plate drops to CNY 4,916 ($769) per ton and Ningbo recorded the lowest at CNY 4,630, down by CNY 20. City with the highest price of 10-mm thick...
2011-11-24 07:09:13
Hamworthy wins Korean LNG deals
Hamworthy has won contracts to install its technology on 21 LNG carriers under construction in South Korea. The contracts have been secured with Norwegian owners Golar, AWILCO and Höegh LNG, and Greek owners MaranGas and Thenamaris. Twelv...
2011-11-23 08:10:48
Warstila confirms Hamworthy swoop
Finnish marine engine maker and technology provider Wärtsilä has confirmed an offer for UK-listed Hamworthy Engineering. The board of Poole-based Hamworthy Engineering has welcomed the £8.25 ($12.92) per share cash offer, which val...
2011-11-23 07:48:42
Wartsila starts X35 in China
The first of the new electronically controlled Wärtsilä X35 low-speed engines has been successfully started. The running engine was introduced to an audience of invited guests during a ceremony this month at the Yuchai Marine Power (YCM...
2011-11-22 08:02:04
Daewoo world's largest floating dock
South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has started construction of what will be the world's largest floating dock. It will be 85.6 m wide, 432 m long and 130,000 DWT and will be deployed at DSME's Okpo Shipyard. DSME say...
2011-11-22 07:57:41
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