Equipment
Aker wins rig equip deal
Norway's Aker Solutions said Monday it has won contracts to supply complete drilling equipment packages for two new deepwater drilling rigs being built by China’s Cosco shipyard. The combined value of the contracts is $195 million, and includes opt...
2011-05-31 07:27:07
S&M yards in crisis
Small and medium-sized (SM) South Korean shipbuilders who have played an important part of Korean shipbuilding industries for the past 20 years may fall to extinction in future, some argue. Mainly late comers, including C& Heavy Industries, Jinse Shi...
2011-05-30 07:47:26
ABB bound for Brazil
ABB plans to set-up a factory in Brazil to build its Azipod propulsion system. The Swiss-based engineering giant said the region has quickly become a “key strategic area for its marine business.” “Our portfolio fits well into Brazil’s...
2011-05-30 07:25:58
Interest in OSV rises
A rising oil price is drawing investors back to the offshore support vessel sector, RS Platou Finans says. In May the company teamed up with shipowner Eivind Astrup in an offshore asset play project involving two platform supply vessel (PSV) newb...
2011-05-26 07:25:59
Hyundai selects Converteam electrical systems
Power conversion specialist Converteam says it has been selected by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for design and supply of high efficiency electrical systems for three newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships for Noble Corporation. The Hyundai Gusto P...
2011-05-26 07:19:02
ABS updates BWT advisory
Classification society ABS has released an updated Ballast Water Treatment Advisory to assist industry in understanding and addressing the evolving regulatory regime of ballast water treatment (BWT). The publication provides practical guidance to shi...
2011-05-25 07:58:55
Wartsila inks bio-fuel engines
Wärtsilä's leading engine technology offers flexibility which enables switching of fuels without any interruption in operation should the need arise. This will be the first installation ever where a European commercial shipping operation is...
2011-05-25 07:55:18
ABB innovative power system
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, on May 23 announced the introduction of a new DC (direct current) electrical system for marine applications. The new system is part of a revival of power solutions using DC electricity, and ...
2011-05-25 07:51:19
Sumitomo orders "CleanBallast"
Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI-ME) decides for the RWO ballast water treat-ment system. RWO Marine Water Technology, a part of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, has received an order for three of its ballast water treatment systems CleanBalla...
2011-05-24 07:14:21
ThyssenKrupp cancels subcontract
The HDW shipyard, part of Germany's ThyssenKrupp, has cancelled a subcontract for the delivery of two packages of equipment for two submarines being built for the Greek government at Hellenic Shipyards. A ThyssenKrupp spokeswoman said: “The sub...
2011-05-24 07:11:01
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