$56m Allocated to Refurbish Three British Research Ships
– including the RRS Discovery, RRS James Cook and RRS Sir David Attenborough. RRS Discovery will be the first to undergo a refit at Babcock’s Rosyth facility in Fife, Scotland.During this refit, RRS Discovery will be in drydock to allow the maintenance team access to clean the hull and propulsion equipment, which will help to lower fuel usage and increase overall speed making her more efficient for future expeditions. Safety checks will also be conducted by a surveyor to ensure the vessel is safe to operate for another year. RRS Discovery will then undertake her post refit trial expedition to
Interview: Harry Stewart, President & CEO, The Dutra Group
can be performed in a way that does not put people in harm's way.It’s using technology not simply to work faster and more cost-effectively, but to protect the people working in and around the projects, and naturally to protect the environment in which the company works: the latest propulsion equipment to reduce emissions; enhanced instrumentation to ensure the dredges work more efficiently; advanced metallurgy and steel to ensure the integrity and lifetime of structural elements.“We're able to construct and build quality dredge machinery and equipment more efficiently today than
New Pusher Tugs for Hidrovias do Brasil
visibility with a split forward control station for unobstructed vision to the foredeck working area as well as to the convoy of barges ahead. The design accommodates up to 17 people with a large galley and mess on the main deck. The deckhouse extends aft over the machinery space and the main propulsion equipment is comprised of three Wärtsilä 8L20 Main Engines capable of operating on HFO connected to Schottel SRP 1215 Z-Drive units. Two Caterpillar C18 Diesel Gen-Sets are fitted in the tugs’ main machinery space at the main deck level, and the vessels also carry an additional emergency/harb
Spread of GE Tech Ordered for DSV Newbuild
pipelay and construction as well as a saturation diving capability for up to 24 divers in two bells. Recently, GE’s Marine Solutions has been chosen by SSB, one of the largest rescue and salvage companies in the world, to provide a suite of marine technologies including power and propulsion equipment, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation and control systems to its newest deep-water dive support vessel (DSV). The vessel will become the world’s first deep-water DSV with a multi-saturation diving system. Once delivered, it will enable diving operations to be performed at depths of
Damen Refits Fisheries Research Vessel
lasted 27 days. But the extent of the project went further. Making Tridens future-proof for another 10 years of demanding mobilizations required a complete refit and modernization. This part of the project saw Damen refurbish cabins for the crew, and overhaul the main engines, all propulsion equipment and the steering apparatus. The refit included completely replacing the stern gantry and winches and maintenance of the stern mast, booms, A-frame and the corners of the stern of the vessel. In addition, a dedicated device was developed for safe hauling of otter boards. Following
Wärtsilä Receives Repeat Order from Evergas
Three new 27,000 cbm LNG/Multigas Carriers for Evergas, the Denmark based transporter of petrochemical gases and natural gas liquids, are to be built featuring the integrated Wärtsilä solution, comprising the main propulsion equipment, the gas fuel supply system, and the cargo handling system. This order is an extension of the one placed in 2013 for a series of three similar vessels. The ships are being built by the Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) shipyard in China, and feature an advanced design that offers very high efficiency and unparalleled flexibility. The order was signed
Wärtsilä’s Propulsion CMS recognized by 3 Classification Societies
from three of the major classification societies, namely the American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd’s Register, and DNV-GL. The approval, which was received in February 2014, means that surveyors from the classification societies may rely on Wärtsilä’s PCMS when assessing propulsion equipment. This eliminates the need for the compulsory five-year internal inspection, which often requires dry-docking. Instead, with the Wärtsilä PCMS continuously monitoring the equipment, major thruster overhauls can be carried out at intervals of anywhere between five and 10 years, based
GE to Power, Propel Indian Diesel-Electric Research Ship
equipment, an area in which GE already has a strong position globally. Delivery of the vessel is expected in the year 2015. Bharati has signed two contracts with GE for the current project. The main one is with GE Power Conversion in France for design, production and supply of the power and propulsion equipment (generators, motors and drives). The supplementary contract is with GE Power Conversion in India, which will be responsible for technical services, design, documentation, installation checks, commissioning and sea trials. The medium-voltage propulsion system is rated at 3.3 kV, with two
Rolls Royce Gets COSCO Multiple OSV Contract
Rolls-Royce contracted to provide integrated design, power & propulsion & equipment package for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels. Rolls Royce's £26 million order is for vessels to be built at COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. Ltd, in China for a Hong Kong owner. The contract includes options for four additional vessels. This contract is the first time Rolls-Royce has incorporated high speed MTU-engines as part of an integrated power and propulsion package within the successful UT-vessel series. In addition to ship design, Rolls-Royce will deliver an
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