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  • Peter Keller: “All parties, especially the Port State Authorities must play their part"
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    LNG coalition urges shippers to speed up emissions compliance

    2017-08-03T15:57:00Z

    A 28-strong LNG coalition is urging shippers to speed up air quality improvements to ready itself for the 2020 Sulphur Cap.

  • Conference delegates
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    GFS 2017 Conference programme released

    2017-08-03T14:46:00Z

    On board the Viking Mariella, delegates at GFS this year will gain valuable insight, from feedback by operators, about the use of low flash point fuels and the development and use of alternative fuels, together with the viability and likely take-up of ‘future’ fuels.

  • The LNG coalition SEA/LNG has boosted its clout with another three new members
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    LNG coalition boosted with new members

    2017-08-02T17:26:00Z

    The clout of a multi-sector industry LNG coalition working towards accelerating the widespread adoption of LNG has been boosted with the support of three big names in the industry.

  • Automated coating removal and application is making paintwork cheaper and safer for ships visiting Hamburg
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    Hamburg hosts automatic hull coating technology

    2017-08-02T17:01:00Z

    Shipyard workers in Hamburg can paint hulls safer, faster and cheaper thanks to a partnership between Blohm+Voss and Hubert Palfinger Technologies.

  • Updated emissions forecasts from CE Delft reflect slower growth in transport volumes
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    Pollution predictions slashed as shipping growth slows

    2017-08-02T15:44:00Z

    Researchers have cut shipping emissions forecasts because of new data highlighting the recent global slowdown in marine transport.

  • Atair research vessel
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    IMO regulations fuelling LNG vessel use

    2017-08-02T15:20:00Z

    LNG will be used to fuel a German research vessel for the first time to meet the IMO''s Tier III regulations.

  • DNV GL The Solitude
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    Autonomous shipping alliance launched

    2017-07-31T17:51:00Z

    The Unmanned Cargo Ship Development Alliance has formed to design and deliver an unmanned cargo ship with the aim of advancing prospects for autonomous shipping.

  • A feasibility study is underway involving several large bulk carriers including the 'Belgrano'
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    Hisafuku Kisen in sail and solar trial

    2017-07-31T13:47:00Z

    Preparations have begun for sea trials of the world’s first deployment of ECO Marine Power’s (EMP) patented rigid sail and solar power system in 2018.

  • Schottel ProAnode
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    Schottel ProAnode prevents thruster corrosion

    2017-07-28T16:50:00Z

    The first steerable thruster to be equipped with the new Germany-developed Schottel ProAnode, designed to prevent corrosion protection, will be delivered to a Russian customer.

  • NYK BP scrubber
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    Wärtsilä scrubber systems for Japanese bulk carriers

    2017-07-27T13:09:00Z

    Wärtsilä will supply exhaust gas cleaning systems for two new 56,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers, the first order of its kind for Wärtsilä from a Japanese company.

  • Moheshkhali LNG terminal
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    MacGregor to supply LNG riser system

    2017-07-26T14:35:00Z

    MacGregor will supply a complete mooring and riser system to Excelerate Energy as part of a contract to service a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Bangladesh.

  • 'MN Tangara' was docked at Gibdock for a tight turnaround programme of works
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    Gibdock con-ro repair job

    2017-07-26T14:17:00Z

    Gibdock, the Gibraltar-based shiprepair facility, has carried out an extensive package of work on a 12,049dwt, 160m con-ro container ship to a very tight time scale.

  • Silver muse
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    Fincantieri construction improvement partnership

    2017-07-24T16:53:00Z

    Fincantieri has partnered with Mapei to help it optimize installation times, reduce the weight of materials, improve acoustic insulation and develop the use of adhesives products in shipbuilding applications.

  • Chia Yoong Hui and Mathieu de Tugny
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    Bureau Veritas to supply Ascenz’s Shipulse

    2017-07-21T14:21:00Z

    Class society Bureau Veritas will offer Shipulse, Singapore-based Ascenz’s technology for real time ship performance and monitoring in a deal to service shipowners worldwide.

  • Wartsila
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    Wärtsilä pins 2017 prospects on vessel mix

    2017-07-21T09:52:00Z

    The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has raised the outlook for its marine business in 2017 from ‘soft’ to ‘solid’, citing a favourable mix of vessel types despite soft numbers.

  • News

    ClassNK engine diagnostics for MOL duo

    2017-07-20T17:22:00Z

    ClassNK Consulting Service’s next-generation diagnostic monitoring system is to be installed on a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) ship duo.

  • Contract signing
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    Lloyds manages Coldharbour’s BWMS testing

    2017-07-20T11:21:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) will oversee UK-based Coldharbour Marine’s ballast water management systems (BWMS) tests, as required by the US Coast Guard (USCG) in its type approval process.

  • The 'Glovis Challenger' is one of two ships on which the new smart ship solution has been field tested
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    HHI smart ship solution completes field tests

    2017-07-20T09:11:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) new integrated smart ship solution (ISSS) has completed field tests on a pure car truck carrier and a very large ore carrier.

  • Seven Borealis
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    74-vessel Rolls-Royce contract

    2017-07-19T14:23:00Z

    Siem Offshore and Subsea 7 have signed a joint three-year service agreement with Rolls-Royce, covering 74 offshore vessels.

  • News

    ABS issues sulphur cap advisory

    2017-07-18T12:50:00Z

    The ABS Scrubber Advisory has offered comprehensive guidance on the latest available exhaust gas abatement technologies to help the industry prepare for the IMO’s 2020 global sulphur cap.