ABB HPT Turbochargers Taken Up by MAN

ABB Turbocharging's high-pressure tuning (HPT) has been added to MAN Diesel & Turbo’s two-stroke marine diesel engine tuning options. HPT is a new engine tuning for part and low loads designed to fully leverage pressure…

Contracts

China J/V to Buy Six LNG Carriers

China Shipping Development and Sinopec Kantons are to spend HK$11.71 billion to buy six LNG carriers, which will be chartered to Sinopec. The two companies have set up a joint venture China Energy Shipping Investment…

Contracts

GEN-SEP Cooling Water Separator

The GEN-SEP from exhaust systems manufacturer Centek Industries is used in conjunction with a Centek Vernalift muffler on generator sets to separate cooling water from exhaust gasses. It is upgradable to any generator…

New Products

MES Produced 3.83 Million BHP in 2012

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Said they produced 3.83 million horsepower (BHP) by 187 sets of Mitsui-MAN B&W Diesel Engine at its Tamano Woks, (Okayama Prefecture) for fiscal year 2012, while the production…

Marine Propulsion

Korea's STX Offshore Gets Emergency Loans

Creditors of the ailing shipbuilder agree to provide STX Offshore with (US$540 million) in emergency loans. The news is cited as coming from the main creditor bank and is reported by the Yonhap News Agency. STX Offshore…

Shipbuilding

STX Wins Seaspan Ferry Design Contract

STX Marine (STXM) has been awarded the contract for the engineering package for Seaspan Ferry Corporation’s fleet replacement program. The completed concept design will form part of a bid package, expected to be released…

Contracts

Design Alaska, Art Anderson to Improve Energy Efficiency

Design Alaska, a Fairbanks-based architecture, engineering and surveying firm; and Art Anderson Associates, its naval architecture subconsultant, were recently awarded a contract for the Alaska Marine Highway System…

Environmental

U.S. Navy Presents Shipbuilding Plan to Congress

The following statement has been issued by Rear Admiral John Kirby, Navy Chief of Information: "Today we provided Congress information tables from our draft 30-year shipbuilding plan. We believe the information found in…

Shipbuilding

U.S. Military Biofuel Development Contract Placed

BioProcess Algae LLC awarded $6.4-Million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop advanced drop-in biofuels for military jets & ships. BioProcess Algae LLC has been selected to receive a grant of up to $6.4 million…

Contracts