Latest News – Page 250
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NewsSafe tank inspection with ultrasonic tool
Coltraco Ultrasonics has launched a portable ultrasonic liquid level indicator for inspecting industrial tanks up to 15m in diameter.
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NewsLR unveils global remote survey team
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has brought together a global team to support the use of remote surveys within the marine and offshore industries.
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NewsFlexible financing comes to BWT sector
Optimarin has adopted a novel approach to meet growing demand for flexible financing by offering the first leasing option within the ballast water management sector.
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NewsTime for a plastics rethink?
As FRP projects addressing fire, joining and flexibility issues progress, Stevie Knight asks whether the time is ripe for wider adoption of large-structure composites in shipbuilding.
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NewsHYBRID POWER FOR SHORT-SEA BULKERS
Progressive, long-term design thinking underpins a Norwegian project for two ships to serve the humble but vital North European bulk cargo traffic, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsRUSSIAN GO-AHEAD FOR NUCLEAR ICEBREAKER BEHEMOTH
Construction of Russia’s long-mooted, Leader-class nuclear icebreaker, specified with 120MW of propulsion power and destined for the eastern Arctic, has been awarded to Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsInnovation at heart of Damen's ferry department
Damen Shipyards Group''s ferries department has recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary. The group which is dedicated to the waterborne public transport sector remains at the forefront of numerous initiatives that are driving sustainability and innovation within Damen and the maritime sector.
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NewsParis MoU revises COVID-19 guidance
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) is amending its previously drafted guidelines in response to COVID-19 in view of the continuing effects of the crisis. The full guidance is also available for download.
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NewsIMO backs protocols to facilitate crew changes
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has sent a recommended framework of protocols to ensure safe ship crew changes and travel during the Covid-19 pandemic to all IMO member states, the UN and other stakeholders.
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NewsMAN PrimeServ diversifies Omnicare service offering
MAN PrimeServ is extending its ‘PrimeServ Omnicare’ solution in the marine market. MAN Energy Solutions’ service brand''s one-stop service solution will now include maintenance of non-MAN as well as MAN machinery, including engines, turbochargers and related auxiliaries.
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NewsFirst ship-to-ship product tanker LNG bunkering in Germany
The LNG bunker vessel Kairos, operated by Nauticor, has supplied Älvtank’s Ramelia in the first ship-to-ship bunkering operation for a product tanker in Germany.
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NewsVoith to acquire stake in Austrian drive specialist
Technology Group Voith and Swiss holding company PCS Holding are planning to acquire a combined 59% of the shares in Traktionssysteme Austria GmbH (TSA), a leading manufacturer of electric motors, generators and transmissions.
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NewsExxonMobil: rise of alternative fuels to alter lubrication landscape
While attention has focused on the development of new more environmentally-friendly engine designs as the industry ramps up efforts to meet the IMO''s 2050 decarbonisation targets, the diversifying marine fuel landscape will have wide reaching implications for lubricant suppliers'' product development cycles.
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NewsUSCG approval for Hyde Marine BWMS
The US Coast Guard has awarded Type Approval to Hyde Marine’s ballast water management system.
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NewsWasaline ferry on track despite COVID-19
The construction of Wasaline’s new car and passenger ferry is on schedule, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsResilient Alfa Laval BWMS production
Alfa Laval has successfully adapted operations at its Aalborg production facility to adjust to Danish government restrictions, and is continuing to meet global demand for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems.
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NewsVaisala launches high-end transmitter solution
Vaisala, the climatic, NOx, and industrial sensor manufacturer, is launching an upgraded industrial transmitter solution in June 2020. The new Indigo 520 Transmitter will be able to accommodate up to two probes simultaneously, the company has announced.
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NewsMoU to spur digital shift in shipping
DNV GL and Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreeing to work together to further the marine industry’s ongoing digital transformation.
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NewsNew partnership advances clean shipping
Silverstream Technologies and Houlder have agreed to collaborate on design and integration procedures for both newbuild and retrofit installations of Silverstream’s air lubrication system, the Silverstream System.
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NewsDrone delivery project underway
GAC has partnered with Singapore-based startup F-drones to develop large-scale drones that can deliver up to 100kg of supplies over 100km to vessels and offshore platforms.
