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  • Unichart Navigation Limited's 3,200dwt ROKNOOR-32 General Cargo vessel is the first Bangladesh-flagged vessel to be constructed under IRClass. (Image: IRClass)
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    Launch of first Bangladesh-flagged vessel built under IRClass

    2020-08-04T11:25:00Z

    The launch of ROKNOOR-32 at Delta Shipyard in Chattogram, Bangladesh for Dhaka-based shipowner Unichart Navigation Limited marked the first instance of a Bangladesh-flagged vessel being constructed under the classification of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass).

  • The six new 174,000 cbm LNG carriers destined for long-term charter to Shell will feature dual-fuel X-DF engines. (Image: Shell)
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    Shell inks long-term charters for six new LNG carriers

    2020-08-03T18:38:00Z

    Shell has signed long-term charter agreements for six newbuild 174,000cbm LNG carriers. The six vessels will be built at Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, with the first deliveries scheduled for mid-2023.

  • Katarina Lindström took up her role as chief operating officer on 1 August 2020. (Image: Hempel A/S)
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    Hempel appoints Katarina Lindström as new COO

    2020-08-03T16:01:00Z

    Hempel''s new executive vice president and chief operating officer Katarina Lindström officially joined the company on 1 August.

  • MAN Energy Solutions expects sustainable energy solutions to account for 50% of its business by 2030.
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    VW to suspend sale of MAN ES

    2020-08-03T15:27:00Z

    The Volkswagen Group has committed to suspend the sale of MAN ES until end-2024 at the earliest, and end-2026 should the group consistently meet agreed profitability levels after the restructuring. MAN Energy Solutions has also all but halved the number of expected job losses in Germany to 1,650 under the ...

  • The post-panamax bulker Niki at China’s Cosco Guangzhou shipyard (Image: Rocktree)
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    Rocktree appointed to manage Emirates Steel transhipment conversion

    2020-08-03T12:40:00Z

    SAFEEN, Abu Dhabi Ports’ maritime services arm, has appointed Singapore-based Rocktree to design and manage the conversion of a post-panamax bulk carrier into a transhipment vessel.

  • YM Triumph and YM Truth (pictured during construction) are the largest boxships to have been built at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu. (Image: Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group)
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    ROLL-OUT OF EXPANSIVE YANG MING PROGRAMME

    2020-08-03T11:49:00Z

    Taiwan-based liner operator Yang Ming Transport Company has realised the opening stage in an extensive fleet modernisation programme through the commissioning of two Chinese-built containerships of 12,690TEU nominal capacity, writes David Tinsley.

  • The ‘Hyundai Ambition’, one of Danaos’ containerships to benefit from Nippon Paint Marine’s antifouling system Photo: Nippon Paint Marine
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    Nippon completes recoating of Danaos vessels

    2020-08-03T10:49:00Z

    Nippon Paint Marine has completed the recoating of seven Danaos-managed containerships, with the last two vessels in the series leaving drydock in June.

  • KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine have merged Photo: KPI OceanConnect
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    KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect merger

    2020-08-03T10:43:00Z

    KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine have formally completed a merger to create a new brand and entity, KPI OceanConnect.

  • Sonne: planned new research ship Meteor IV will be a modified version of this.
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    Germans target research and special ship replacement

    2020-07-31T17:43:00Z

    European yards have until August 31st to register their credentials to build a new, big, multi-functional research ship - just one of a number of major projects in the German special ship sector of late, writes Tom Todd.

  • Titan LNG organised the LNG bunkering of 3,300 tonnes for the dual-fuel SSCV, Sleipnir. (Image: Titan LNG)
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    Titan LNG looks beyond LNG barging capacity expansion

    2020-07-31T17:33:00Z

    As the expansion of LNG bunkering infrastructure across northern Europe accelerates, attention is turning to expanding supply at smaller ports. Titan LNG''s Commercial Director Michael Schaap offers his perspective, having recently received an EUR11m grant to expand its network of bunker barges to cover Lubeck and Zeebrugge.

  • Paul Melles, managing director at Doeksen (Image: Rederij Doeksen)
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    LBG offers possibility of further emissions reductions

    2020-07-31T15:30:00Z

    The environmental requirements of operating in the Wadden Sea – a Unesco World Heritage Site – meant that sustainability had been a focus for Doeksen throughout the project, managing director Paul Melles told The Motorship.

  • Olivier d'Olne, Group Technical Director at Aderco (Image: Aderco)
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    ADERCO WARNS OF VLSFO THREATS FOR SHIPOWNERS

    2020-07-31T13:25:00Z

    Aderco, the fuel treatment technology supplier, is warning that the IMO low sulphur fuel cap introduced in January 2020 has not eradicated the potential threats from the five key issues that can damage the health and maintenance of diesel engines.

  • Dennis de Bruin, BMT’s new Managing Director for Commercial Shipping Europe.
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    BMT appoints new CSE managing director

    2020-07-31T12:12:00Z

    BMT has appointed a new managing director for its Commercial Shipping Europe business. Dennis de Bruin has taken up his new role with immediate effect.

  • Schematic of the EI process across four cylinders: A (first stage compression) B (second stage compression) C (main combustion) D (final expansion stroke). Image: RevolutionaryEngines.com
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    Avoiding the bump: two-stroke entry ignition innovation

    2020-07-30T13:42:00Z

    We’re used to engines which pretty much explode the gases inside the chamber: however, there is a way to avoid it, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Harald Solberg, ceo of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, (pictured with Norway's prime minister Erna Solberg), noted NSA members will only order vessels with zero-emissions technology after 2030.
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    European Green Deal spells more hurdles for shipping

    2020-07-30T13:36:00Z

    The IMO’s hard-won 2018 agreement on shipping’s greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 have now been superseded by more ambitious requirements set forth in last December’s European Green Deal. Once again, the European Commission has forced shipping’s hand, risking the creation of separate emissions regimes in different geographies.

  • Newport sees LNG as a way to meet IMO environmental targets Photo: Newport Shipping
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    Newport offers LNG conversion services

    2020-07-30T11:50:00Z

    Newport Shipping offers a full range of services for LNG conversions for clients to meet the challenge of achieving the International Maritime Organisation’s decarbonisation goals.

  • Techcross is conducting FATs remotely Photo: Techcross
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    Covid-19: Techcross introduces remote FATs

    2020-07-30T11:44:00Z

    Techcross has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by solving customer service issues remotely using solutions such as videoconferencing or training local engineers to deliver support.

  • Stephan von Schuckmann will join the ZF Board of Management on 1 January 2021. He will lead the future division for electrified car drivelines.
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    ZF refocuses auto powertrain unit on e-mobility developments

    2020-07-30T11:43:00Z

    ZF is restructuring the technology company''s passenger vehicle focused powertrain unit, and will create a new division out of the previous Car Powertrain Technology and E-Mobility Divisions to offer electrified driveline solutions under one roof.

  • Martin Oetjen will join MAN ES' Executive Board on 1 August.
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    Martin Oetjen to lead combined MAN ES purchasing and supply chain division

    2020-07-30T11:02:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions is combining the separate Supply Chain and Production divisions - Martin Oetjen will join the Executive Board on 1 August 2020 with responsibility for the newly created division.

  • Gasum delivers LNG to the ATAIR research vessel Photo: Gasum
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    First truck-to-ship LNG bunkering in Germany

    2020-07-29T12:37:00Z

    On 27 July Gasum conducted the first truck-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in Germany, delivering fuel to the first LNG-fuelled research vessel.