Latest News – Page 343
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NewsBattery safety: Is the industry doing enough?
Current safety requirements for battery installations on ships are ineffective, argues Grant Brown, vice president marketing at energy storage company PBES.
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NewsUK project to help owners assess ship technologies
The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has commissioned the development of a £1.8 million system that will enable ship owners and financiers to quantify the benefits of fuel efficient technologies.
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NewsCement trade gains new self-discharger
Purpose-designed for the transport and self-reliant discharge of bulk cement, the 7,800dwt Cymbidium was delivered by the Royal Bodewes group in early January for trade in the Caribbean region, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNAPA software to transform DSME ship design processes
A leading shipyard is to use 3D model-based NAPA Steel software to help to enhance the enhancing the efficiency and reliability of its designs.
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NewsKongsberg develops 3D app for its cargo simulator
Kongsberg Digital has launched a new 3D virtual application for its state-of-the-art K-Sim Cargo simulator to fulfil the industry need to secure the safety and efficiency of cargo transfer operations.
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NewsHMD builds ballast-free LNG bunker vessel
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard will build the world’s first ballast-free LNG bunkering vessel.
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NewsTotal and MOL sign LNG bunker vessel charter
Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed an LNG bunker vessel charter.
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NewsAsk the expert: Cat fines post-2020
Every month an expert from ExxonMobil answers questions on cylinder lubrication and engine condition. This time, global marine engine builder manager Steve Walker discusses a common concern about the global sulphur cap.
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NewsC-Job designs wind-assisted Flettner Freighter
C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the design for a wind-assisted general cargo vessel to Dutch shipping company Switijnk Shipping.
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NewsBatteries beyond short-sea shipping
They are finding followers among ferry, offshore and ro-pax vessels, but what will it take for batteries to breakthrough to the deep sea shipping market? Willie Wagen, global vice president of sales and marketing and managing director Europe at Corvus, argues that we are closer than many observers believe.
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NewsFirst BWM system certified under new IMO guidelines
Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 has become the first system to be type approved under revised IMO guidelines.
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NewsTMC compressors for five Hyundai built tankers
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has contracted TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) to supply marine compressed air systems to five newbuild product tankers under construction for Norwegian tanker operator DSD Shipping.
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NewsSulphur and BWMS enforcement key at PPR5
The implementation and enforcement of sulphur and ballast water regulations are among important environmental issues to be discussed at the fifth meeting of IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) subcommittee in London this week.
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NewsMAN and Hyundai to develop LPG engine
MAN Diesel & Turbo and Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine and Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) are to develop a dual-fuel, two-stroke engine capable of burning liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
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NewsVan Oord launches first LNG powered crane vessel
Van Oord has launched the first LNG powered crane vessel in its fleet it says will contribute to its modernisation programme and sustainability agenda.
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NewsPhilly shows mettle in Jones Act market
In Philadelphia, high-grade tankers and containerships are being constructed on the site that produced the Iowa-class battleships ‘New Jersey’ and ‘Wisconsin’ for the US Navy. By David Tinsley.
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NewsFincantieri reaches agreement on STX France acquisition
Fincantieri and the French government have agreed on terms for the sale of an effective majority share of STX France to the Italian shipbuilder.
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NewsPicking the moment for BWMS installations
Ballast water system suppliers fear that ship owners are seeking to postpone installation decisions, rather than using extra time to ensure correct selection and timely retrofitting. Gavin Lipsith writes.
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NewsMitsui Engineering and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding form alliance
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co are to join forces to build merchant ships.
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NewsWärtsilä acquires LOCK-N-STITCH
Wärtsilä is expanding the service offering of its QuantiServ business line with the acquisition of US engineering company LOCK-N-STITCH.
