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  • Six new VLGCs will be fitted with Wärtsilä’s cargo handling and fuel supply systems Photo: Petredec
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    Wärtsilä cargo system and LFSS for new VLGCs

    2021-03-25T13:15:00Z

    Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply the cargo handling and fuel supply systems for six new LPG carrier vessels being built at Jiangnan Shipyard for Petredec.

  • SEA-LNG will display Platts’ LNG price assessments on its website Photo: S&P Global Platts
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    Team-up makes LNG prices more transparent

    2021-03-25T13:07:00Z

    S&P Global Platts and SEA-LNG, the coalition for promoting LNG as a marine fuel, have joined forces to improve the visibility of LNG fuel pricing.

  • Imabari Shipbuilding formed a capital and business alliance with Japan Marine United (JMU) at the beginning of 2021.
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    LEADING PLAYERS TREAD NEW BUSINESS PATHS

    2021-03-24T18:02:00Z

    A new era in global shipbuilding is unfolding as forces unite within each of the three main shipbuilding nations, writes David Tinsley.

  • The needs of the high pressure side of two-stage turbochargers may still be best met by radial flow compressors. Image: MAN ES
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    Solving the clean-up conundrum

    2021-03-24T17:47:00Z

    Two-stage turbocharging has been around for quite a while, but there’s recently been a resurgence of interest. However, the targets differ from those of automotive applications which focus on dynamic behaviour, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Proactive hull monitoring can help reduce fuel consumption and emissions Photo: Jotun
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    Jotun unveils new hull monitoring programme

    2021-03-24T14:18:00Z

    Jotun has introduced a new hull optimisation programme offering ship operators hull monitoring, fouling risk alerts, inspections and advisory services.

  • Philip Chaabane, CEO I-Tech Photo: I-Tech
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    CMP expands antifouling for coastal vessels

    2021-03-24T14:13:00Z

    Chugoku Marine Paints is expanding its use of I-Tech’s antifouling technology to meet the growing fouling prevention needs for vessels sailing and docking in biofouling hotspots off the coast of Japan.

  • The ElMag system after five years of continuous operation (credit: Sembcorp Marine)
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    ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY CORROSION CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR STERN TUBES

    2021-03-24T12:58:00Z

    Semb-Eco is claiming a world-first with the development of an ultra low frequency corrosion control system for stern tubes which has undergone over five years of operational testing.

  • ABB Turbocharging will provide maintenance support and optimisation across Van Oord’s dredger fleet (copyright Van Oord)
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    Van Oord eyes long-term efficiency gains with turbocharging service agreement

    2021-03-24T12:34:00Z

    Dutch dredging company Van Oord has signed a three-year agreement with ABB Turbocharging to provide fleetwide maintenance and optimisation services. The service agreement will help the owner minimise lifecycle costs and improve emissions across its fleet.

  • A design rendering of the 20V175D engine type, which will eventually include the most powerful high-speed engine (image: MAN Energy Solutions)
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    First 20V175D high-speed engines are now in production

    2021-03-24T12:05:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions’ 20V175D engines are expected to enter service early next year with record-breaking models to follow.

  • The Advantage Tankers signing ceremony was held on 11 March 2021 (credit: MAN Energy Solutions)
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    ME-GI ENGINES FOR VLCC SERIES

    2021-03-24T12:03:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply ten dual-fuel ME-GI engines to a series of ten very large crude carriers. The order is the first for MAN ES’s low-speed, high-pressure LNG-fuelled engine from the VLCC segment.

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    ESS leasing reduces investment barrier

    2021-03-23T11:40:00Z

    Corvus Energy is now offering an Energy Storage Systems (ESS) leasing solution to accelerate the shipping industry''s green transition and reduce the investment barrier for shipowners.

  • BV has certified Torman’s new FRU Photo: Bureau Veritas
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    BV classification for new Torman LNG FRU

    2021-03-22T14:11:00Z

    Bureau Veritas has completed the classification of the Torman LNG floating regasification unit (FRU) at Tema port, Ghana in sheltered waters.

  • Kongsberg is installing Vessel Insight on Dorian LPG’s VLGC fleet Photo: Kongsberg Digital
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    Kongsberg Vessel Insight for Dorian LPG fleet

    2021-03-22T14:04:00Z

    Kongsberg Digital has signed a deal to install its Vessel Insight solution on Dorian LPG’s entire fleet of 22 LPG carriers.

  • OHT’s newbuild: combining dynamic-positioning with huge transport and lift capacity.(credit: OHT).
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    A NEW TITAN FOR OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR

    2021-03-22T12:30:00Z

    Custom-designed to bring new scale and efficiency to the arduous work of transporting and installing the heaviest offshore wind turbine foundations, the 51,000dwt Alfa Lift has been floated out of her Chinese building dock, writes David Tinsley.

  • The ‘Gagarin Prospect’ is the first Aframax tanker in the USA to receive LNG via ship-to-ship bunkering Photo: Sovcomflot
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    First USA ship-to-ship Aframax LNG bunkering

    2021-03-19T14:29:00Z

    Sovcomflot and Shell have broken new ground with the completion of the first ever ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of an Aframax tanker in the USA.

  • Damen offers lease solutions to the offshore wind and hybrid tug sectors Photo: Damen
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    Damen and NIBC team up to offer ship leasing

    2021-03-19T11:37:00Z

    NIBC Bank, Damen Ship Lease and Damen Financial Services have teamed up for a multi-year partnership in ship leasing.

  • Frese’s new 6-way valve Photo: Frese
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    World’s first 6-way dynamic valve launches

    2021-03-18T13:11:00Z

    Frese has combined its valve for 4-pipe systems with its PICV technology in one compact, all-in-one solution, providing simplified installation and operation as well as significant energy savings.

  • Mitsubishi’s engine after-treatment solution is IMO Tier III compliant Photo: MTEE
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    MTEE unveils Tier III engine after-treatment

    2021-03-18T13:07:00Z

    Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe (MTEE) has unveiled a new engine after-treatment solution to comply with IMO Tier III regulations.

  • The MAN B&W ME-GA engine (pictured) at MAN Energy Solutions’ Research Centre Copenhagen
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    MAN DEMONSTRATES TWO-STROKE OTTO CYCLE ENGINE

    2021-03-18T10:00:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has demonstrated its latest low-speed dual-fuel engine – a MAN B&W ME-GA type designed for LNG/fuel-oil running – at a ceremony live-streamed from its Copenhagen Research Centre today. The new engine is an Otto-cycle variant of the company’s successful ME-GI engine.

  • The 16V 4000M65L engine has lowered NOx and particulate emissions without the use of a diesel particulate filter, while achieving improved fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions.
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    SERIES 4000 16V ENGINE AND SCR OBTAINS EPA TIER 4 CERTIFICATION

    2021-03-17T20:38:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has obtained US Environmental Protection Agency Tier 4 certification for its Series 4000 M65L 16-cylinder diesel engine with exhaust aftertreatment solution. The technology company confirms the EPA Tier 4 compliant propulsion solution is now available for order.