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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Press Releases

ABS Nautical Systems Signs Oceanografia S.A. de C.V.’s Entire Fleet

Oceanografia S.A. de C.V., one of Mexico’s largest offshore vessel operators specializing in underwater survey, diving, pipe laying construction and

November 14, 2012
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60+ Knots In a Sailboat [VIDEO]
Ship Design

60+ Knots In a Sailboat [VIDEO]

The Vestas Sailrocket team has had its eye on the world record since their first boat was launched in 2002. Now, over ten years later, the team finds

November 14, 2012
Total Views: 130

maltese falcon mast wind power sail
Engineering News

Could Wind Power Return to Commercial Shipping?

As the shipping industry endeavours to conserve expensive fossil fuels, cargo ship designers are now turning to the oldest source of power there is: the wind

November 14, 2012
Total Views: 239

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Engineering News

Herbert Engineering’s Keith Michel to be Webb Institute President

R. Keith Michel, Chairman of the Board of the Herbert Engineering Group of Companies, has been appointed President of Webb Institute, the country’s

November 14, 2012
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Monday, November 12, 2012
cma cgm marco polo
Engineering News

CMA CGM’s Marco Polo is Now the World’s Largest Containership

The Emma Maersk and her E-class of sister containerships have had their day in the sun, but there’s now an even bigger kid on the block named Marco Polo

November 12, 2012
Total Views: 1186

Thursday, November 8, 2012
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News

Britoil Jumps into PSV Market with Pair of Ulstein X-Bows

Singapore-based shipowner Britoil Offshore Services Pte Ltd. entered into a contract today with the Ulstein Group for the design and equipment packages for two

November 8, 2012
Total Views: 79

Friday, October 26, 2012
Rolls-Royce Forms Dedicated Team For Naval Ship Design
Navy

Rolls-Royce Forms Dedicated Team For Naval Ship Design

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, says it has formed a new team dedicated to the development of naval ship designs in order to meet the growing

October 26, 2012
Total Views: 161

Thursday, October 25, 2012
Engineering News

Rolls-Royce Assembles Team of Naval Ship Designers

Rolls-Royce announced today that they have broadened their capability in ship design with the establishment of a new team dedicated to the development of naval

October 25, 2012
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Five Most Notable X-BOW Vessels
Engineering News

Five Most Notable X-BOW Vessels

There is no denying that ULSTEIN’s X-BOW® hull design made a splash in the maritime and offshore world when it was introduced with the launching M/V

October 23, 2012
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maersk triple E propeller
Engineering News

Maersk Line’s Ginormous Triple-E Class Propellers are on their Way to Okpo

Construction of the world’s largest ship is picking up speed. Recently, the very first propeller was loaded onto the Maersk Salalah container ship in

October 23, 2012
Total Views: 551

damen ASD tug 2810 hybrid iskes salvage
Engineering News

Diesel-Electric Power Plus Batteries Makes for a Very Efficient Tugboat

Netherlands-based Iskes Towage & Salvage accepted delivery today of the first ever Damen Shipyards-built Hybrid tug at a signing ceremony at the Offshore

October 23, 2012
Total Views: 375

UT 775 SE rolls-royce platform supply vessel
Engineering News

Bravante Group Places £24 Million PSV Order with Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce announced today they have won a £24 million order to design and equip four platform supply vessels (PSVs) for Brazilian ship owner Bravante Group,

October 23, 2012
Total Views: 55

Monday, October 22, 2012
wartsila aframax rendering
Engineering News

Wärtsilä’s New Aframax Tanker Concept Design

Wärtsilä Ship Design announced today that they have come up with a new Aframax tanker design concept that they believe will provide  higher fuel

October 22, 2012
Total Views: 60

Saturday, October 20, 2012
abb azipod c
Engineering News

Azipods Chosen by Swire Pacific for Windfarm Installation Vessels

ABB recently delivered four Azipod C propulsion systems for the Blue Ocean II Wind Turbine Installation Vessel built by Samsung Shipyard in Korea. This is a

October 20, 2012
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
A Whale TMT Shipping
Ship Design

Can Ore Ships Be Converted To Carry LNG? TMT Thinks So

Can Ore Ships Be Converted To LNG Carriers? TMT Co., the Taiwanese ship operator run by Nobu Su, said it may convert four very large ore carriers into

October 17, 2012
Total Views: 43

Monday, October 8, 2012
Air Lubrication Works on Ferries Too
Engineering News

Air Lubrication Works on Ferries Too

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says that it has successfully installed its innovative “Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System” (MALS) for the

October 8, 2012
Total Views: 47

Thursday, October 4, 2012
far solitaire
Engineering News

SMM Hamburg’s “Ship of the Year” Delivered to Farstad Shipping

The DNV-classed Far Solitaire (UT 754 WP) was delivered today from the STX OSV Langsten shipyard to its new owner, Farstad Shipping.  Last month, this vessel

October 4, 2012
Total Views: 12

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
x-bow ulstein lng carrier
Engineering News

The X-Bow LNG Carrier Concept | Is the Maritime Industry Ready for a bit of Offshore Flash?

Everyone seems to looooooooove the X-bows, including Shell, who has partnered up with the Ulstein Group to come up with a next generation design of an

October 2, 2012
Total Views: 199

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Wärtsilä’s Sigurd Jenssen Discusses Scrubber Technology and Environmental Compliance [INTERVIEW]
Engineering News

Wärtsilä’s Sigurd Jenssen Discusses Scrubber Technology and Environmental Compliance [INTERVIEW]

While at the SMM Hamburg conference a few weeks ago, I met up with Sigurd Jenssen, Director, EGC at Wärtsilä Environmental Solutions Tell me a bit about

September 26, 2012
Total Views: 21

Friday, September 21, 2012
Seatankers Opts For A Dozen X-BOW’s
Ship Design

Seatankers Opts For A Dozen X-BOW’s

Ulstein said Thursday that it has entered into a contract with China’s Sinopacific’s Zhejiang yard for the delivery of twelve design packages for a

September 21, 2012
Total Views: 65
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