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Harvey Gulf Converts Second PSV to Dual-Fuel with Battery Power
Harvey Gulf International Marine announced that, in February, they completed conversion of the 310’ PSV Harvey Champion to a dual-fuel vessel, now operating on both battery power and diesel.The Champion now boasts 754kWh of battery power, which will …
Apr 9, 2021 / Vessels
Zentech Awarded Contract for OI Conversion Project
After having completed the FEED study, Zentech Inc has been awarded the Shipyard Construction Specification Preparation contract for the Conversion of the Jack-up Rig ‘Hibiscus Alpha’ (ex- BORR Rig “ATLA”) to an Offshore Installation for BW Energy. …
Mar 18, 2021 / Vessels
Shipyard Royal Niestern Sander completes her second conversion project for a walk-to-work vessel
Shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has successfully completed her second conversion project for a walk-to-work vessel (W2W). Delivered to Wagenborg as Keizersborg, this vessel will be used as a standby and support vessel for inspection and maintenance of …
Mar 16, 2021 / Vessels
GE Power Conversion and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Sign MOU for Propulsion System Design Collaboration
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE Power Conversion.GE Power Conversion is a pioneer in the field of integrated, full electric and hybrid propulsion systems for commercial and …
Feb 17, 2021 / Vessels
Royal Niestern Sander shipyard installed a new aft ship on the passenger ship Münsterland
Last Thursday, the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard installed a new aft ship on the passenger ship Münsterland. This completely newly designed and built aft ship contains dual fuel engines, an LNG storage tank, propulsion, all LNG installations, pipes …
Feb 2, 2021 / Curious
GE to support an Oil Field Revitalization Project in Brazil
GE will provide four electric motors to drive the water injection pumps of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vesselThe motors have been developed to meet the high-level safety requirements specific to the harsh environment of the …
Dec 26, 2020 / Curious
Milestone for first LPG conversion with Isle of Man design acceptance
BW LPG, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, MAN Energy Solutions, and DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, celebrated the first flag acceptance of a conversion to LPG as fuel for a VLGC. With the successful …
Jun 19, 2020 / Curious
Keel Laying for LNG Conversion Passenger Ferry Münsterland
AG Ems and Royal Niestern Sander celebrated the official start of the section building for the LNG conversion of the passenger ferry Münsterland. Royal Niestern Sander will design and build a completely new aft ship for the passenger ship from 1986, …
May 20, 2020 / Vessels
Ulstein to convert AEGIR – from deep water construction to offshore heavy lift vessel
Ulstein is known for designing over a dozen of newbuild heavy lift vessels but is also actively involved in vessel conversion and upgrade engineering. And with the turn in market sentiment, many vessels from the oil and gas industry are being …
Feb 10, 2020 / Vessels
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam converting platform supply vessel into fish feed carrier for Eidsvaag
Shipbuilder stays on top of the market by seeing opportunities to convert platform supply vessels into highly demanded fish feed carriersEidsvaag, the Norwegian company that specialises in the distribution of fish feed, has contracted Damen to carry …
Jan 30, 2020 / Curious