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Hyundai Heavy Industries extends two-stroke licences
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured its two-stroke manufacturing business for the next 10 years after extending licence agreements with both MAN Diesel & Turbo and WinGD.
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EGCSA hosts workshop on 2020 sulphur transition
The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) has invited technical experts to explain the impact of the 2020 sulphur cap, and industry representatives to share best practice, at a workshop on 22 May.
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NewsMinerva Marine selects Wärtsilä BWMS
Wärtsilä ballast water management systems (BWMS) have been selected by Minerva Marine Inc to ensure compliance with upcoming ballast water treatment requirements.
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Containership LNG fuel tank gets approval
A gas fuel tank designed by Hyundai Heavy Industries to fit a 14,500 TEU containership has been granted a certificate of general design approval (GD) from ABS
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NewsRolls-Royce MoUs advance smart shipping agenda
Rolls-Royce has signed two memoranda of understanding, with the Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) and Tampere University of Technology in Finland, to advance its work in smart shipping and autonomous vessels.
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NewsCOSCO appoints C-Job for windfarm vessel design
Dutch naval architect C-Job is to provide a basic design package for DEME subsidiary GeoSea’s offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’, to be built by COSCO Offshore in Qidong, China.
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TMC compressors for BW Tankers VLCC
Oslo-based TMC is to supply marine compressed air systems for two VLCC’s under construction for BW Tankers at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
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NewsEcochlor files for USCG type approval
US ballast water management (BWM) system supplier Ecochlor has become the fifth company to file an application for US Coast Guard type approval.
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NewsAET throws weight behind LNG transition
AET Tankers has announced that up to four of its Aframax ships under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries will have LNG dual-fuel propulsion.
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NewsAlfa Laval AFEM mod saves fuel costs
Alfa Laval’s Automatic Fuel Efficiency Module (AFEM) has a new modification for reducing the fuel consumption of Alfa Laval Smit Combustion inert gas systems.
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NewsMaintenance partnership targets stacked offshore vessels
ABB and oil and gas maintenance specialist are collaborating to offer maintenance packages for laid up vessels supporting the offshore industry.
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Seaspan increases capacity on 11 containerships
Seaspan Corp has enlisted MacGregor to boost container capacity on eleven 10,000 TEU boxships, including seven returned to the owner from bankrupt South Korean container line Hanjin Shipping.
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HHI outlines US1.8bn smart ship plan
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has revealed investment plans totaling US$3.1 billion – including US$1.8 billion for the shipbuilding business as the group beings trading as four independent companies.
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NewsTo scrap or not to scrap?
Innovative technical and financial options are needed if owners of older ships are to avoid scrapping vessels in the light of onerous environmental regulations.
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NewsFloating terminal to simplify LNG bunkering
Houlder, Wärtsilä and Trelleborg have developed a floating transfer terminal (FTT) that will enable ship to-shore LNG bunkering without a jetty, reducing infrastructure investment for small to mid-scale projects.
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NewsABB power for BW Group FSRU
ABB is to supply power and electric propulsion systems to a new 174,000m3 floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co (DSME) for BW Group.
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NewsSCF orders gas-fuelled aframax quartet
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries is to build four 114,000 dwt tankers - understood to be the first gas-fuelled aframax vessels ordered - for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF).
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NewsWorld’s largest containership designed ‘LNG ready’
The recently delivered ‘MOL Triumph’ – at 20,170 teu, the world’s largest containership – has been built with the potential for conversion to LNG fueled operations, owner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has reported.
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NewsRolls-Royce and MacGregor study containership autonomy
Rolls-Royce and MacGregor, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on research to explore the impact of developments in autonomy for cargo ship navigation and cargo handling systems.
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NewsIOPP decoupling threatens BWM installation schedule
Shipyards may struggle to meet the demand for ballast water management (BWM) system installations if owners seek to postpone compliance by performing early surveys, according to class society DNV GL and system supplier Optimarin.
