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NewsNew Swedish Shipping Company Formed
Ship operators Wallenius and Swedish Orient Line have established a new Swedish shipping company, Wallenius SOL, focused on transporting wood pulp and other forestry products between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
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NewsFincantieri acquires majority stake in Insis
Fincantieri has acquired a majority stake in Insis, as part of a drive to increase its activities in high technological content sectors.
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NewsBabcock launches ethane BOG reliquefaction technology
Babcock International, a global leader in liquefied gas cargo handling systems, has launched an ethane Boil Off Gas (BOG) reliquefaction technology, ecoETHN™, to its portfolio of solutions. The patent pending ecoETHN technology integrates the reliquefaction system with the fuel gas supply system, enabling reliquefaction of ethane-rich BOG that can be ...
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NewsLNG reduces shipping emissions by up to 21%: study
An independent study report launched 11 April revealed that greenhouse gas reductions of up to 21% are achievable now from liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, compared with current oil-based marine fuels over the entire life-cycle from Well-to-Wake.
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NewsAdmiralty Court ruling reinforces importance of passage planning
A ruling by the English Admiralty Court on the case of container operator CMA CGM''s container vessel, ''CMA CGM Libra'', which grounded sailing out of Xiamen port in southern China in 2011, found the absence of a passage plan was causative of the grounding. Commenting on the ruling, Ben ...
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NewsVERSATILE COASTAL TRADER FOR NORWEGIAN OWNER
Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has ordered an extremely versatile new cargo vessel that will combine a coastal trading capability with a role in supplying feed to fish farms in inshore waters, writes David Tinsley. As the largest single investment ever undertaken by the Trondheim-based company, which reaches its centenary ...
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NewsBurckhardt Laby compressors for X-DF engine
Burckhardt Compression is supplying a 30,000 m3 LNG carrier under construction for ship operator Knutsen OAS Shipping with Laby compressors.
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NewsWinGD boosted by LNG confidence
Swiss engine manufacturer, WinGD, is reporting a strong order book for its low-pressure, dual-fuel two-stroke engines thanks in part to a newbuild order spree of LNG carriers.
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NewsEuro shipbuilders rise to digital challenge
A consortium of European shipbuilders has announced a new cooperative initiative to develop and demonstrate a connected vessel platform.
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NewsNew ducted propeller design offers fuel savings
The voyage data for the world’s first vessel fitted with a Gate Rudder® reveal fuel savings of up to 30 percent compared with a sister vessel, well above the 14 percent savings achieved in sea trials.
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Panda producing more powerful pods
Fischer Panda has extended its product range to include high voltage propulsion systems offering powers up to 100kW writes Dag Pike.
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Second E-Flexer float out
Stena Line has achieved another milestone in its fleet investment program with the ‘float out’ ceremony of the second vessel in its new generation E-Flexer series.
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NewsVard delivers third expedition cruise vessel for Ponant
Norwegian shipyard and vessel designer Vard delivered its third expedition cruise vessel for Breton cruise operator, Ponant Cruises, at its Søviknes yard on 5 April 2019.
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NewsFive more years for AIDAluna at “preferred” yard
AIDA Cruises’ ten year old cruise ship AIDAluna has been given a clean bill of health for a further five years during its latest stay at Carnival contract yard Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, reports Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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Alfa Laval FCM testing successful
The Alfa Laval Fuel Conditioning Module (FCM) LPG has undergone successful tests with the first two-stroke, high-pressure marine engine to use LPG as fuel.
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NewsGimi FLNG and Croatian FSRU progression
Golar LNG subsidiary Gimi MS Corporation has received a US$700m underwritten financing commitment for the FLNG Gimi vessel, to be used in the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project.
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NewsSunStone places sixth expedition cruise vessel order
Ship owner SunStone Ships has placed a new contract with CMHI yard for the sixth in a series of INFINITY-class expedition cruise vessels.
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NewsGTT to design LNG fuel tank for retrofit
GTT has received an order notification from Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, for the design of an LNG fuel tank as part of the full retrofit of Hapag-Lloyd’s 15,000 teu capacity ''MV SAJIR'' container ship.
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NewsFirst EBL offers fuel savings in DP3 hybrid retrofit
The world’s first Electronic Bus Link (EBL) from Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has been successfully commissioned on ‘North Sea Giant’.
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Danfoss powers Danish hybrid RoPax
Danfoss Editron has provided the hybrid electric drivetrain system powering a new ferry connecting the communities of Thyborøn and Agger in north west Denmark.
