Wärtsilä, the marine and offshore industry’s leading solutions and services provider, introduces an innovative new seal that can be fully serviced underwater, without setting up a habitat. The new Sternguard In-Water Serviceable Seal is the first product of its kind on the market, offering customers increased uptime and lifecycle efficiency.
Archives for November 2015
RINA Launches Competence Management System Certification
International classification society RINA Services has launched a new Competence Management System certification which helps ship owners and managers to raise the skill levels of their crews and shore staff above the basic statutory requirements. Italy-based PB Tankers is the first company to benefit from the new voluntary certification.
World’s Largest Crane Vessel To Feature Broad Scope of Wärtsilä Solutions
A new semi-submersible crane vessel (NSCV) to be built at the Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore will feature a broad scope of Wärtsilä products, systems and solutions. The vessel is being built on behalf of Netherlands based Heerema Offshore Services and when completed will be the largest of its type, and the third largest vessel overall, in the world.
DNV GL Reveals Top Ten Cyber Security Vulnerabilities For The Oil And Gas Industry
With the exploitation of new cost-effective operational concepts, use of digital technologies and increased dependence on cyber structures, the oil and gas industry is exposed to new sets of vulnerabilities and threats.
Shipping Emissions To Contribute 17% of Global CO2 if Left Unregulated
Shipping could be responsible for 17% of global CO2 emissions in 2050 if left unregulated, according to a new scientific study. Any agreement at the Paris Climate Summit must therefore send a clear signal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that CO2 reduction targets and measures for shipping are needed to help keep warming below dangerous levels, according to NGOs Seas At Risk, Transport & Environment (T&E) and the Marine Conservation Society.
MacGregor To Provide Substructure Connection Mooring Systems For Pioneering Offshore Wind Farm Project
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order for substructure connection mooring systems for the world’s first floating offshore wind farm: Statoil’s Hywind pilot park in Scotland.
Pirates Attack Polish Ship Off Nigerian Coast, Kidnap 5
Pirates attacked a Polish-owned cargo vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped its captain and four crew, Polish authorities said, in the first documented incident of its kind in almost year in some of the deadliest shipping lanes on earth.
Power Ship Steams Into Ghana Port To Help End Blackouts
A power-generating ship was officially welcomed at Ghana’s main port on Sunday after arriving the previous day in what Power Minister Kwabena Donkor said was a bid to keep the country on track to end chronic blackouts.
Henriksen Introduces World’s Strongest SOLAS Boat Lifting Hook
H Henriksen of Norway has received SOLAS certification for a new off-load single-point boat lifting hook capable of holding up to 22.5-tonnes.