Latest News – Page 211
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NewsNIMBLE TANKER FOR DRYING BERTHS
Swedish family-owned Erik Thun Group retains a high profile in the short-sea market and its long experience in the coastwise distribution of refined oil products and petrochemicals has found new expression in the 80m tanker Thun Blyth, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWärtsilä to power Arctic LNG project
Wärtsilä is to supply the dual-fuel engines for six new 172,500cbm LNG carrier vessels being built to serve the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia’s Arctic waters.
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NewsApproval for Kongsberg remote DP training
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) and The Nautical Institute (NI) have announced an approved remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) induction courses.
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NewsCorvus to develop PEM FC systems with Toyota stacks
Toyota and Corvus Energy have announced plans to develop hydrogen fuel-cell systems, with the intention of making maritime-certified fuel cell systems commercially available by 2024.
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NewsSvanehøj wins VLEC pump orders
Danish pump manufacturer Svanehøj has secured orders worth more than US$7.5 million from Korean shipyards Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
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NewsABB launches new emissions monitoring system
ABB has launched a new emissions monitoring solution to help the maritime industry reduce its carbon footprint and comply with new sulphur emissions regulations that came into force last year.
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NewsCRANE SHIP FOR BIGGEST WINDFARM LIFTS
Heavy-duty capability and sustainability find new levels in the monohull offshore construction ship ordered from a Chinese yard by Jan De Nul, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsShaft generators: Savings, considerations and the business case
Shaft generators can save operating costs, reduce emissions and raise a ship’s environmental profile, but they require more thought than ever writes Stevie Knight
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NewsOldendorff tests wind propulsion on bulkers
One of the world''s largest bulk shipping companies, Oldendorff Carriers, has joined with partners to develop and test a rotor sail wind propulsion system for dry bulkers, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsPartnership focuses on decarbonising shipping
Alfa Laval and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have joined forces to develop zero carbon solutions for the maritime industry.
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NewsHydroniq Coolers teams up with SonFlow
Hydroniq Coolers has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Danish plate heat exchanger supplier SonFlow.
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NewsME-GI engines for Hapag-Lloyd ULCS newbuilds
Six ultra-large container ship newbuildings ordered by Hapag-Lloyd will be powered by MAN B&W G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines, the engine designer confirmed on Tuesday 26 January. The order for the series of 23,500+-teu container vessels from Korean shipyard, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) was announced by the liner-shipping company ...
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NewsSwedish voyage optimisation delivers 7% fuel savings for Tallink cruise vessel
Sweden-based voyage optimisation company Qtagg reports that its EcoPilot operational optimisation software achieved a fuel efficiency improvement of 7% onboard a Tallink Group cruise ferry.
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NewsNew online portal to boost transparency in repair and retrofit market
While online platforms have introduced improved transparency around availability and quotations in many corners of the shipping industry, the ship repair and retrofit sector had been seen as a ''hard-to-digitalise'' sector - until now.
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NewsDamen delivers new RSD Tug 2513 to Malta
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a new, next-generation, Damen RSD Tug 2513 to the Rimorchiatori Mediterranei-owned Tug Malta.
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NewsABS to class first US wind farm SOV
The first US-flagged Jones Act offshore wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) will be built to ABS Class.
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NewsJones Act spurs US vessel projects
US waters are expected to see significant development in offshore wind installations in the years ahead, but the nation’s Jones Act restricts the choice of vessels that can be used to build them.
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NewsVery cool: superconductors made simple
Superconductors haven’t often been mentioned in relation to shipping. However, not only could the technology cut the space requirement for both onboard grid and motors, some alternative-fuel vessels might even give it a leg up, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsBV AIP FOR GTT NO96 CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR ULCV
GTT announced that it had received approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas for the NO96 membrane containment system for LNG fuel tank applications on ultra large container vessels (ULCV) in mid-January.
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NewsAvin International Suezmax tanker set to be first ammonia-ready vessel
Greek shipowner Avin International LTD has ordered a Suezmax tanker from New Times Shipbuilding Co. in Jiangsu, China, and the tanker is set to become the first ammonia-fuel ready vessel in the world.
