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  • Manson’s diesel-electric suction dredger will be built in at the Keppel AmFELS yard in Brownsville, Texas (credit: Keppel).
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    HIGH-SPEC TRAILER DREDGER FROM US YARD

    2020-09-28T16:55:00Z

    Seattle-headquartered Manson Construction has signed a contract for what will be the largest trailing suction hopper dredger ever built in the USA, writes David Tinsley.

  • Ship design verification is being increasingly digitalised Photo: RINA
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    MoU to further 3D ship model verification

    2020-09-28T10:14:00Z

    RINA and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create an interface to the SDARI 3D Ship Model.

  • Members of Wilhemsen’s Marine Products division and thyssenkrupp signing the joint venture letter Photo: Wilhelmsen
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    Joint venture to promote 3D printing

    2020-09-28T10:10:00Z

    Wilhemsen’s Marine Products division and thyssenkrupp have signed a joint venture letter aimed at producing and delivering 3D printed spare parts for the maritime market.

  • Kongsberg Maritime will design and equip the third Sølvtrans wellboat in a series to be built by Myklebust Verft Photo: Kongsberg Maritime
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    Kongsberg to design and equip wellboat

    2020-09-25T11:13:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has signed a NOK45 million contract to design and equip the third wellboat in a series to be built for Sølvtrans Rederi by the Myklebust Verft yard in Gursken, Norway.

  • The ‘CCGS Amundsen’ will be the only vessel in its class to be fitted with retractable thrusters and dynamic positioning Photo: Canadian Coast Guard
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    Wärtsilä wins Icebreaker thruster and DP deal

    2020-09-25T11:08:00Z

    Wärtsilä has won a contract for the delivery and integration engineering of two retractable thrusters and a dynamic positioning (DP) system for the ’CCGS Amundsen’, a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Icebreaker.

  • A TCT60 type axial turbocharger at the production site in Augsburg. (credit: MAN ES)
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    Turkish shipowner selects TCT60 axial turbochargers for Suezmax tankers

    2020-09-24T16:46:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has won the order for 3 × TCT60 turbochargers for 3 × MAN B&W 6G70ME-C10.5 prime movers. The single-stage axial turbochargers will be installed in three 158,000 dwt Suezmax tankers. The newbuildings are being constructed for Turkish shipowner, Yasa Tanker, at DHSC shipyard in Korea.

  • Viken Shipping's 112,000dwt Breiviken is a recent example of Samsung Heavy Industries' Aframax expertise. (credit: Marine Traffic.com/copyright Kjell Randa)
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    LR awards AiP to SHI for NH3-fuelled Aframax design

    2020-09-24T15:27:00Z

    Samsung Heavy Industries was awarded approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its ammonia-fuelled Aframax tanker design. Following the AiP, the shipyard confirmed plans to commercialise an NH3-fuelled Aframax design as well as its own ammonia fuel gas supply system from 2024.

  • A recent FOBAS report assessed the rise in combustion related incidents between November 2019 and June 2020.
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    LOW SULPHUR FUELS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO CAUSE HEADACHES

    2020-09-24T12:08:00Z

    Analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) indicates that the dramatic increase in combustion related incidents between November 2019 and June 2020 can not be linked to off-spec very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).

  • Creole Sun is powered by a MAN B&W ME-LGIM engine (credit: Waterfront Shipping)
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    DUAL-FUEL METHANOL FLEET SET TO GROW

    2020-09-24T11:24:00Z

    The global methanol fleet is set to grow with shipowners Hafnia and MOL planning to order dual-fuel vessels to support their investment in the Northwest Innovation Works'' methanol production facility the port of Kalama in Washington, USA.

  • ABB Turbocharging will install ABB Ability Tekomar XPERT across GESCO's fleet of 46 tankers and bulk carriers Photo: ABB
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    GESCO installs ABB engine monitoring software

    2020-09-24T11:12:00Z

    The Great Eastern Shipping Company (GESCO) is to install ABB Ability Tekomar XPERT engine performance monitoring and diagnostic software across its fleet of 46 tankers and bulk carriers, following a successful trial on two vessels.

  • CTI-Maritec advises regular ballast water testing – at least twice per year for vessels that might be trading in US water Photo: CTI-Maritec
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    DNV GL approval for CTI-Maritec BWTS tests

    2020-09-24T11:08:00Z

    CTI-Maritec has received approval from DNV GL as a test facility capable of undertaking ballast water system commissioning tests in line with new rules set to enter into force in October 2021.

  • A Techcross ECU BWTS installed in the engine room of an LNG carrier. (Image: Goltens Worldwide)
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    YARDS BUSY WITH SURVEYS, REPAIRS AND RETROFITS

    2020-09-23T22:26:00Z

    A range of repair and retrofits projects have been completed amid the challenging conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Installing a powerbank on the quay is the next step in the electrification of Stena's fleet (credit: Stena)
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    Stena joins 'circular’ battery power bank project

    2020-09-23T21:43:00Z

    Stena is participating in an EU-funded project to investigate the reuse of automotive batteries in dedicated power banks for fast charging in ports. The two-year trial involves class society DNV GL, the ports of Gothenburg and Kiel and a number of Stena companies –Stena Recycling, Batteryloop, Stena Rederi and Stena ...

  • The two new diesel-electric ferries will cut fuel consumption on P&O Ferries’ Dover-Calais route by 40 percent from 2023. (credit: ABB)
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    ABB wins contract for hybrid English Channel ferries

    2020-09-23T14:35:00Z

    ABB has won a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Ltd to supply a full package of integrated solutions, including Azipod® propulsion and energy storage, for P&O Ferries’ two new battery-hybrid vessels.

  • Recent BWTS installation projects undertaken by PIRIOU include the 72m Polar logistics vessel L’Astrolabe (credit: BIO-UV Group)
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    BIO-UV GROUP INKS BWT PARTNERSHIP WITH PIRIOU GROUP

    2020-09-23T13:51:00Z

    France-headquartered shipbuilder and repairer PIRIOU Group has extended its collaboration agreement with BIO UV Group, the manufacturer of the UV-based BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS).

  • The DeltaV-Seal Photo: Pipeotech
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    Ten-year guarantee for Pipeotech gasket

    2020-09-23T11:17:00Z

    Pipeotech is offering a 10-year guarantee as standard on its innovative flange gasket.

  • Scrubbers are an environmentally friendly solution when it comes to CO2 emissions Photot: Wärtsilä/Ole Moe Lund
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    Scrubbers more eco than low-sulphur fuel

    2020-09-23T11:12:00Z

    Wärtsilä is referring its customers to a recent report from CE Delft, an independent research and consultancy organisation, which suggests that the environmental impact of exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems will be less than that of low-sulphur marine fuel.

  • Danfoss Editron and Volvo Penta have won the contract to supply Norwegian GMV with the hybrid drivetrain and D8 engines for 11 autonomous surface exploration vessels. (credit: Danfoss Editron)
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    Hybrid-electric propulsion for first commercial autonomous exploration vessels

    2020-09-22T19:21:00Z

    Danfoss Editron has been commissioned by the Grovfjord Mek. Verksted (GMV) shipyard to deliver the hybrid drivetrain systems for a fleet of robot exploration vessels. The unmanned surface robots will be launched by subsea technology and data company Ocean Infinity under a spin-out firm called Armada.

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    New ROV underwater hull inspection service

    2020-09-22T16:40:00Z

    Global coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater hull inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs), to provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage.

  • Jan De Nul’s Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Alexander von Humboldt (credit: MAN ES)
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    Trailer dredger reaches operational milestone running on 100% 2nd Gen biofuel

    2020-09-22T12:16:00Z

    Jan De Nul Group announced earlier in summer that its trailing suction hopper dredger, Alexander von Humboldt, had completed 2,000 hours operation on 100% renewable, second-generation Biofuel Oil (BFO). The vessel is powered by 2 x MAN 12V32/40 and 1 x MAN 7L32/40 main engines.