Latest News – Page 397
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NewsRINA certifies Carnival Maritime
Leading marine classification and certification society, RINA Services, has awarded Carnival Maritime certificates in both environmental management and occupational health and safety across its fleet.
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NewsEckero Line saves with Gadlab cooling
A new cooling technology from Finnish company Gadlab Engineering has been installed on Eckero Line’s cruise ferry ‘Finlandia’.
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Keppel Singmarine to build De Nul dredgers
Keppel Singmarine is to build three trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs), valued at a combined S$100 million (US$73.7 million) for Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group.
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NewsEcospeed demonstrator vessel embarks on roadshow
Subsea Industries has held the first in a series of planned roadshows to demonstrate the zero environmental impact and simplicity of cleaning hulls protected with its Ecospeed hard coating.
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NewsABB delivers ice class Azipods to Korean yards
ABB is to deliver four Azipod thruster, totalling 52 MW of power, to be fitted to an ice-class LNG tanker and an arctic oil tanker under construction at South Korean yards.
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NewsFinal phase of Marseille mega-ship project
The two main construction projects to cater for mega-ships in the Marseille harbour area of the French port Marseille Fos are nearing completion.
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NewsEmphasis on efficiency as tank technology evolves
Securing advances in LNG cargo containment system performance – notably in thermal efficiency and cargo vaporisation - is an enduring challenge for designers, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsTrade shrugs off uncertainty at Posidonia 2016
Greek ship owners and the marine engineering companies serving them put aside a challenging business climate to show resilience and innovation at the biennial gathering in June, writes Alice Mason.
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NewsMaking technology pay
When ESL started investigating the design for a new North Sea-Baltic 25,600t bulk carrier, it faced an apparently contradictory set of requirements: to start with, the hull needs the strength and power to break through ice – but this can impact open-water efficiency.
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NewsNOx reduction: Chemical or mechanical?
Over the last couple of years, capital investment in energy and fuel efficiency has dropped off. But NOx compliance and reduction of particulate matter remains a crucial topic, writes Paul Morgan.
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NewsFederal-Mogul piston ring advances
Federal-Mogul Powertrain will introduce recent developments within its Goetze (145-640mm cylinder bore) and Daros (260-980mm) range of piston rings for two-stroke and four-stroke large bore engines (LBE) at this month’s SMM exhibition.
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NewsColfax extends water pump range for bigger ships
Colfax Fluid Handling will introduce water pump systems for vessels of 60,000-200,000dwt, as well as a new version of its control system, at SMM in September.
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NewsRolls-Royce to equip Hurtigruten cruisers
Rolls-Royce has signed a new contract with Kleven for the design and ship equipment to two new polar cruise vessels.
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NewsCanada’s first dual-fuelled combo carrier launched
The first dual-fuelled ore-bulk-oil carrier for a Canadian owner has been launched at Besiktas shipyard in Turkey, for delivery to Groupe Desgagnés later this year.
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NewsPredicting wind power
Industry professionals are searching for models that determine whether wind assisted ship propulsion will be commercially viable on cargo vessels. But this snake bites its own tail: more user data is needed before an accurate calculation can be made. Hans Buitelaar, editor of SWZ Maritime, reports.
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NewsSEA\LNG: Bringing the business case
From gas molecule owners to ship operators via containment specialists, class societies, ports and engine makers, the broad SEA\LNG initiative unveiled last week represents a roll call of LNG pioneers. Chairman Peter Keller, executive vice president of Tote Inc, spoke to The Motorship about the group’s plans.
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NewsDNV GL type approval for Evoqua BWMS
Evoqua Water Technologies has obtained type approval from DNV GL for its ballast water management system SeaCure.
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NewsAlfa Laval introduces 0.5% sulphur scrubber
Alfa Laval has launched an exhaust gas cleaning system designed for the IMO’s impending global 0.5% fuel sulphur cap.
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Zurich start-up develops virtual engine tuning
ETH Zürich spin-off company Vir2sense is developing an engine testbed simulator which it says will enable ship operators to optimise the performance of their marine diesel engines.
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NewsGE to power Heerema crane vessel
GE Technology and Sembcorp Marine have forged a partnership to work on a new offshore project, Heerema’s new Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel (SSCV).
