Latest News – Page 369

  • Contract signing
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    Coldharbour Marine to distribute in China

    2017-05-25T10:57:00Z

    Inert gas and ballast water treatment supplier Coldharbour Marine has signed a contract with Hansun (Shanghai) Marine Technology market and distribute Coldharbour products in mainland China.

  • The ro-ro vessels under construction at Uljanik in Croatia will feature optimised propellers and shaft generators
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    Wärtsilä supplies propulsion package for ro-ro duo

    2017-05-25T08:18:00Z

    Technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply controllable pitch propellers and power take off/power take home (PTO/PTH) shaft generator systems for two ro-ro vessels being built at Uljanik shipyard in Croatia for Luxembourg operator CLdN Ro-Ro.

  • Rolls-Royce will take charge of service and maintenance for equipment on NOr Lines' high-spec cargo vessels 'Kvitbjorn' and 'Kvitnos'
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    Nor Lines duo debut ‘power by the hour’

    2017-05-25T07:54:00Z

    Nor Lines has signed a contract with Rolls-Royce to monitor and maintain equipment – including engines - onboard two cargo vessels under a new, fixed-rate service agreement.

  • Olav Einar Rygg: “Attractive financing of retrofit equipment could make the investment less demanding for many vessel owners”
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    Norwegians to finance vessel retrofits

    2017-05-24T13:44:00Z

    Following the IMO ratification of the ballast water treaty and the decision on a global sulphur cap, one agency is reassuring shippers that there is help available to finance vessel retrofits using Norwegian solutions.

  • Teso ferry
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    Non-chemical treatment tackles ferry water deposits

    2017-05-23T16:21:00Z

    Netherlands-based Teso’s ferry ''Texelstroom'' has been fitted with MERUS frequency technology for water treatment.

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    LNG to be supplied at Port of Montreal

    2017-05-23T12:14:00Z

    Liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled ships will soon be able to fill up at the Port of Montreal thanks to a new LNG supply system.

  • This is the first time that the Ultra Battery (UB) series has been used for a marine solar power project
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    Singapore breakthrough for Eco Marine Power

    2017-05-22T13:00:00Z

    Eco Marine Power (EMP) has signed an agreement with a Singapore shipper for a real-time monitoring system which automatically calculates NOx/SOx/CO2 emissions and interfaces with marine solar power systems.

  • Joerg Roehl: “Some large projects are coming back into play”
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    Joerg Roehl: The big (and heavy) picture

    2017-05-22T07:59:00Z

    Despite the problems of the heavy lift segment – which has experienced two years of restructuring, vessel layups and consolidation – Joerg Roehl of TGP Group insists “we are beginning to see some positive signs”. But, why should we believe him?

  • The ethane-burning Mitsui-MAN B&W 7G50ME-C9.5-GIE engine aboard 'Gaschem Beluga'
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    First two-stroke success for ethane fuel

    2017-05-21T10:39:00Z

    The world’s first two-stroke engine to run on ethane has successfully passed gas trials on board the liquefied ethylene gas (LEG) carrier ‘Gaschem Beluga’, with engine designer MAN Diesel & Turbo hailing the positive operational performance as “expanding alternative fuel possibilities”.

  • The UT 715 L design 'CBO Manoella' will receive a Rolls-Royce hybrid crane capable of using either steel or fibre rope
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    CBO vessel receives first ‘hybrid’ subsea crane

    2017-05-21T09:28:00Z

    As part of its conversion from a platform supply vessel to an remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel, Brazilian ship owner CBO’s ‘Manoella’ is being installed with the first subsea crane capable of using either fibre or steel wire rope.

  • A modular design allows for Dellner's most powerful braking capacity by combining two SKD 140 brake assemblies
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    Dellner launches modular braking system

    2017-05-18T14:29:00Z

    Dellner Brakes is introducing two new heavy-duty disc brakes to its SKD range that are claimed to offer outstanding stopping power at extremely competitive prices through a new modular design.

  • Schottel's factory in Doerth, where the new EcoPeller will be produced (photo: Schottel)
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    Norwegian ferries debut Schottel eco-thruster

    2017-05-18T14:14:00Z

    Eight ferries under construction for two Norwegian companies are to debut Schottel’s new thruster, the Schottel Rudder EcoPeller (SRE).

  • GTT will equip two newbuild DSME LNG carriers with its NO96 GW containment system Photo: GTT
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    GTT to equip DSME gas carrier duo

    2017-05-18T11:51:00Z

    GTT has received an order from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to equip two LNG carriers with its NO96 GW containment system.

  • Korean ferry
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    Weidong Ferry chooses Wärtsilä scrubbers

    2017-05-18T09:22:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its exhaust gas cleaning system for a new Korean ferry.

  • Parker Kittiwake's 'Gold Guide' offers an indispensable reference guide for the use and testing of fuels and marine lubricant or hydraulic oils
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    Parker Kittiwake launches fuel and lube guide

    2017-05-17T15:53:00Z

    Parker Kittiwake has published ‘The Gold Guide’, a definitive resource for marine fuel, lubricating and hydraulic oils representing more than a year’s efforts on the part of the condition monitoring specialist and its partners.

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    Aegir-Marine adds stabiliser repair to services

    2017-05-17T15:15:00Z

    Aegir-Marine has added stabiliser and steering gear repair services to its portfolio of maritime services, which is all part of its long-term growth strategy.

  • Your profit goal – the monetary reward - has to equal your value goal – what you believe in. If that’s true, you have harmony... But if it isn’t, it will eventually compromise the long term growth of the business.
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    Brent Perry: Under a spell

    2017-05-17T09:36:00Z

    After founding and running two energy storage companies, you might think Brent Perry, CEO and founder of PBES, had seen it all in that field. But batteries still hold a little bit of magic for him, he tells Stevie Knight.

  • Tore Anderson: “The modular nature of OBS makes it easy to retrofit on any vessels”
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    Wisby and Hoegh retrofits for Optimarin

    2017-05-16T16:23:00Z

    Optimarin has signed contracts with Wisby Tankers and Hoëgh Autoliners to install its market proven Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) on five existing vessels.

  • twisted stern
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    DNV GL offers asymmetric stern optimisation

    2017-05-16T16:19:00Z

    DNV GL has included asymmetric stern shapes in its Eco Lines hull optimising service for the first time, enabling vessels to reduce installed power.

  • Sergey Ogai (left), rector of MSUN, and Konstantin Dudarev, deputy managing director and OSV fleet team manager, Sakhalin branch, Unicom Management Services
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    ‘Floating lab’ to study electric propulsion

    2017-05-16T13:57:00Z

    A ‘floating laboratory’ onboard icebreaking platform supply vessel ‘Gennadiy Nevelskoy’ is to research electric propulsion and equipment performance in ice conditions, under plans drawn up by Sovcomflot (SCF) and the Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University of Vladivostok.