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NewsCRUISESHIP TAILORED TO CHINA MARKET
Custom-built in Germany for the Chinese market, the 169,300 gt Spectrum of the Seas is set to become the largest and most capital-intensive cruiseship plying Asian waters when she starts operating out of Shanghai in June.
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NewsDFDS inks BWMS fleet deal with DESMI
Denmark-based ferry company DFDS has signed an agreement to retrofit its existing fleet of vessels with Denmark-based DESMI’s UV CompactClean ballast water management system (BWMS).
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NewsDamen winches now available to third parties
Damen Marine Components (DMC) will make its winches generally available to third-party shipyards and equipment suppliers for the first time.
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NewsAiP for OSV-based LNG bunker vessel design
Classification society DNV GL has awarded a first Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of an LNG carrier/bunker vessel based on an offshore supply vessel (OSV).
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NewsYara Marine installs inline scrubber for 80MW ULCC engine
Emissions abatement specialist Yara Marine Technologies has successfully installed the world’s highest capacity inline hybrid scrubber aboard an ultra large capacity containership (ULCC) fitted with an 80MW capacity two-stroke engine.
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NewsAntwerp launches methanol project
The Port of Antwerp is leading a new pilot project which aims to produce 4,000-8,000t of sustainable methanol per year, and aims to introduce a methanol-fuelled tug in the near future.
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NewsMHI to unveil new four-stroke turbocharger series at CIMAC
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is set to unveil a new generation of its radial turbocharger for four-stroke engines (MET-ER) at the CIMAC conference in Vancouver in June 2019.
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NewsPSI delivers LNG containership to Matson Navigation
Philly Shipyard (PSI), the subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA, delivered the second dual-fuel Aloha Class containership, Kaimana Hila, to Matson Navigation Company.
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NewsCosco Shipping committed to green technology
Cosco Shipping Lines has completed a successful pilot installation of scrubber systems on two vessels and plans to roll out more in the future.
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NewsRR completes Commercial Marine sale
Rolls-Royce has completed the sale of its Commercial Marine business to Kongsberg in Norway.
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NewsSTX Engine appoints new president
Korean-based marine engine manufacturer STX Engine appointed a new president, Song Jong-geun, on 27 March.
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NewsYaskawa eyes new blower growth areas
Finland-based The Switch sees product areas such as EGR or air lubrication as market opportunities for its latest range of motors and drives, writes Samantha Fisk.
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NewsBoxship owner books EGCSs from new Dutch supplier
New Netherlands-based exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) supplier Value Maritime has booked a deal to supply three Visser Shipping container ships with hybrid ready scrubbers, with an option for a fourth installation.
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NewsMAN Energy Solutions to develop second test engine in 2019
Engine designer MAN Energy Solutions is to double its test engine capacity at its research and development centre in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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NewsClassNK releases cyber security guidelines
Classification society, ClassNK, has outlined its basic approach to ensuring onboard cyber security for ships.
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NewsGSF launches retrofit project
Non-profit organisation, Green Ship of the Future (GSF), has launched a series of projects exploring how existing technologies can help reduce harmful emissions from shipping in the short term.
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NewsKongsberg takeover targets “strategic growth”
The motivation behind Kongsberg Group’s surprise acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine was “strategic growth” and the opportunity to move closer towards becoming a “complete solutions provider”, the Group’s CEO has said.
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NewsValmet to supply hybrid scrubbers for HMM containerships
Valmet will supply hybrid exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) for seven newbuilding 23,000 TEU container vessels, which are being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine.
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NewsUK P&I Club opens Rotterdam office
Shipping insurance company, the UK P&I Club has won approval from the Netherland’s financial regulator for a licence for its Rotterdam-based subsidiary UK P&I Club NV (UKNV).
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Lloyd’s Register verifies Genoil’s desulph demonstration
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has independently verified the results of a heavy fuel oil (HFO) desulphurisation demonstration carried out by Genoil Inc., a clean technology engineering company.
