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  • On the morning of the announcement Egil Haugsdal (left) president Kongsberg Maritime, visited Rolls-Royce's marine offices in Alesund, meeting Asbjørn Skaro, director of systems, Rolls-Royce Marine
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    Kongsberg swoops for Rolls-Royce marine business

    2018-07-06T07:48:00Z

    Smart marine consolidation continues apace as Kongsberg Group plans to buy Rolls-Royce’s commercial marine business in a deal valuing the division at £500 million.

  • The CIMAC congress tackles the latest in combustion technology
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    CIMAC to showcase the future of combustion

    2018-07-05T10:18:00Z

    The 29th CIMAC Congress being held in Vancouver in 2019 aims to showcase the latest developments and technologies focusing on all aspects of the energy conversion process for engines and plants.

  • Photo: MEPC 72 set an absolute target for greenhouse gas emissions reduction across the global maritime industry Photo: IMO/flickr/CC
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    ICS offers insight into the Paris Agreement

    2018-07-04T14:24:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a new publication that explains what the Paris Agreement could actually mean for international shipping.

  • Hyundai Global Services and Hyundai Merchant Marine signed an MoU in Busan in late June to cooperate on scrubber retrofit projects
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    Hyundai Merchant Marine plans scrubber retrofits

    2018-07-03T18:48:00Z

    Hyundai Merchant Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Global Services to install exhaust gas cleaning systems on an undisclosed number of vessels.

  • Marco Ghiglione (left) managing director, T Mariotti and Andrea Trevisan, senior vice president sales & marketing cruise, Damen
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    Damen enters cruise building segment with Seabourn deal

    2018-07-03T11:44:00Z

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has entered the cruiseship newbuilding market for the first time, partnering Italian company T Mariotti to build two expedition vessels for Seabourn Cruises

  • The 'future-proof’ Diamond 2 64,000dwt Ultramax design (credit: Graig Shipping)
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    Diamond shines on Graig Ultramax ambitions

    2018-07-03T11:07:00Z

    Building on the highly successful Diamond bulk carrier design programme, Cardiff-based Graig Shipping Group and DNV GL have collaborated in the development of a new Ultramax bulker concept, reports David Tinsley.

  • The diesel-reductant SCR system developed by Adnox, as applied to a 3.4MW four-stoke engine
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    Diesel SCR uses heat recovery to boost payback

    2018-07-03T10:33:00Z

    A new NOx abatement technology promises to pay for itself by using diesel oil as a reductant for selective catalytic reduction (SCR), creating waste heat that can be recovered for power.

  • 'Elena H'
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    Damen’s InvaSave offers alternative to BWMS

    2018-07-02T16:34:00Z

    Damen’s InvaSave has supplied clean D2-standard ballast water for a newbuild vessel making a single trip it to enable it to skip the installation of a ballast water management system (BWMS).

  • Lloyd’s Register Foundation
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    Lloyd’s Register safety challenge opens

    2018-06-29T14:18:00Z

    The Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator has announced its first round of innovation challenges to find solutions for how to improve human safety onboard ships and floating platforms.

  • Landmark liquefied biogas bunkering for 'Fure Vinga' using Skangas' Gothenburg LNG facility
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    Furetank takes first liquefied biogas bunkers

    2018-06-28T14:35:00Z

    The ‘Fure Vinga’ has become the first vessel to take on liquefied biogas (LBG) bunkers, demonstrating the ability to deliver the fuel through existing LNG infrastructure in Gothenburg.

  • probunkers aims to design, build, own and operate a fleet of LNG supply vessels in seven ports initially Photo: probunkers
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    Partners embark on port LNG bunker design

    2018-06-28T11:21:00Z

    ABS has signed a pioneering Joint Development Program (JDP) with probunkers to provide technical support as it embarks on designing a fleet of specialist LNG bunker vessels for key ports around the world.

  • IMES GmbH’s EPM-XP plus is a user-friendly engine analyser for 2 and 4-stroke diesel engines Photo: IMES
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    High performance analyser for diesel engines

    2018-06-28T11:05:00Z

    A German specialist in cylinder pressure sensors and combustion monitoring systems is to launch a new engine analyser which promises to offer increased engine diagnosis.

  • The 2017-completed 'Nagara Maru' is a sistership to the newly-built 'Oi Maru'. Credit: Mitsui OSK Lines
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    Cutting-edge coal bulker extends Japanese fleet

    2018-06-28T09:22:00Z

    MOL’s ‘Oi Maru’ has joined a fleet tackling the transport demands fuelled by rising coal consumption by Japan’s power generation industry. David Tinsley reports.

  • EnSys and Navigistics predict a spike in ULSFO prices and even petrol station prices during a 'scramble period' in 2020
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    ‘Major risks remain’ as sulphur cap nears

    2018-06-28T07:45:00Z

    The introduction of the IMO’s global sulphur cap still poses a big risk to shipping and the global economy as 2020 nears, say the authors of the supplemental marine fuel availability study.

  • Approval Explorer allows all maritime stakeholders to identify, locate and contact Bureau Veritas approved service suppliers
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    Powerful supply and manufacture search engine

    2018-06-27T14:15:00Z

    A new search engine has been launched to identify, locate and contact certified service suppliers and product manufacturers.

  • The Grimaldi Group has been using PureSOx for exhaust gas cleaning aboard its vessels since 2014
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    Five vessel scrubber connectivity deal

    2018-06-27T13:42:00Z

    The Grimaldi Group has signed up to a five vessel Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber connectivity deal in order to give it greater insight into its emissions monitoring.

  • The 3MW fuel cell under development could help power the zero-emissions cruise ship of the future
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    ABB and Ballard plan 3MW marine fuel cell

    2018-06-27T11:46:00Z

    ABB and fuel cell specialist Ballard Power Systems are to jointly design, build and validate a marine fuel cell which, at 3MW, will be significantly more powerful than previous ship installations.

  • Sign of the times: Wayne Jones (left), chief sales officer and Thomas Knudsen, senior vice president, MAN Energy Solutions
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    MAN strategic shift drives new investments

    2018-06-27T04:40:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has changed its approach to acquisitions, investments and organisational structure to embrace its new brand and strategy, chief sales officer Wayne Jones has told The Motorship.

  • Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican, chairman. Pavilion Energy (right) and Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO, Total. Credit: Total; Imagine Photography
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    ‘Next generation’ LNG bunker vessel for Singapore

    2018-06-27T04:27:00Z

    Total and Pavilion Energy are to share a long-term charter of an LNG bunker vessel as part of their agreement to develop the LNG bunker supply chain in Singapore.

  • WIth an average claim of US$763,320, getting engine lubrication wrong can be a costly business. Credit: The Swedish Club
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    Engine lubrication failures soar, study finds

    2018-06-27T04:06:00Z

    Incorrect lubrication is the most frequent and most expensive cause of main engine damage according to a new report from The Swedish Club.