Rolls-Royce Wins Substantial Volstad OCV Equipment Order
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Rolls-Royce Wins Substantial Volstad OCV Equipment Order
Rolls-Royce informs it has won a contract worth approximately £13.5 million to deliver a unique package of advanced ship equipment for a new offshore construction vessel (OCV) currently being built in Turkey for the Norwegian ship owner Volstad Shipping AS.
The vessel is 125 meters long and is designed with ice class for operations in Arctic waters. It is a ST-259 design by Skipsteknisk and is due to be delivered from the Tersan Shipyard, Turkey, in the second half of 2015.
The package includes the new Unified Bridge from Rolls-Royce, and the first commercial delivery of
El complejo negocio marítimo
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El puerto de Valencia mantendrá su estatus interoceánico entre los grandes recintos del Mediterráneo al incluirse en los planes de escalas que manejan los tres principales operadores de mercancías del mundo
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José Luis Zaragozá | ValenciaEl puerto de Valencia afronta una difícil papeleta en la dura competencia por atraer las principales rutas marítimas del mundo, debido a las privilegiadas posiciones geoestratégicas de recintos como los de Algeciras y Tánger; enclaves marítimos situados entre el Mediterráneo y el Atlántico con gran atractivo para los tráficos de transbordo de mercancías entre las compañías internacionales. En medio de la batalla del contenedor y de acuerdos entre
A step closer to hybrid power for large ships
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19 Feb 2014
Impression of a large cargo ship employing the Aquarius hybrid concept from Eco Marine Power
Eco Marine Power (EMP) of Japan says that its rigid sail technology for ships, known as EnergySail, has successfully concluded function testing at the Aquarius Innovation Lab in Osaka, supported by JSMEA (Japan Ship Machinery & Equipment Association).
EnergySail is intended to meet demands for renewable energy onboard ships, and is a rigid structure that can be used to convet both wind and light power into energy. It can be used as a stand-alone device or as part of a larger array of eight or more units.
It has been designed primarily as part of EMP’s Aquarius MRE system, a true hybrid power system for ships,
MAN chosen for cruise power and hybrid installation
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26 Mar 2014
View of the ‘Herøyhav’s’ engine room featuring an MAN 9L27/38 main engine
MAN Diesel & Turbo says that its large four-stroke engines are continuing to be a popular choice for newbuild cruise ships.
A significant recent order came from German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg, which is building new cruise vessels for Norwegian Cruise Line, and which will be powered by diesel-electric systems based on V48/60CR engines.
NCL is an established MAN customer with most of its fleet powered by 48/60 and 58/64 engines. The new ships – accorded the project name‘Breakaway Plus’ – will be the largest in Norwegian’s fleet. At 163,000gt and accommodating about 4,200 passengers, they are larger, enhanced versions of the previous 146,000gt‘Breakaway’ class also