Latest News – Page 412
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NewsTwo new contracts for NES
Electrical specialist, Norwegian Electric Systems (NES), has been awarded two new contracts with sea safety specialist Esvagt and fish transporter company Norsk Fisketransport (NFT).
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VIDEO: Anchor loss prevention investigation
DNV GL, Gard and the Swedish Club have released a presentation highlighting findings from an investigation aimed at reducing anchor losses, a major cause of groundings and collisions.
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NewsRolls-Royce LNG engine for feed carrier
Rolls-Royce is to supply a Bergen ‘pure gas’ engine for the second LNG-fuelled feed carrier to be ordered by Norwegian ship owner NSK Shipping.
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NewsHoyer motors for Herboner wastewater pumps
Electric motor specialist Hoyer is to supply customised motors to operate wastewater pumps from Herborner Pumpentechnik, as the pump specialist targets further cruise ship newbuilds.
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NewsDesign key to ensuring safety in polar regions
Finnish naval architect and marine engineering specialist, Foreship, sees goal-based concept design as key to ensuring new generation exploration ships can enter unforgiving polar seas in comfort and safety.
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NewsDFDS Seaways embarks on refit and rebrand
DFDS Seaways has initiated a major refit and rebranding exercise across several vessels, with work already completed on five vessels.
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NewsMaersk Tankers trials drone deliveries, inspections
Maersk Tankers will extend its trial use of drones to deliver small parcels including spare parts to vessels, and to conduct inspections, after a successful first test run.
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Mitsubishi retrofits retractable fin stabilisers
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Marine Machinery and Engine Co has delivered the first retrofits of its retractable fin stabilisers, to a ferry and a ro-ro vessel.
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Belgium and Fiji ratify BWM Convention
Belgium and Fiji hav become the 48th and 49th IMO member states to ratify the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, with ratifying parties now representing 34.82% of world gross tonnage.
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NewsSidestepping the sludge
Jonas Ostlund and Sachin Gupta of Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) discuss the cold flow characteristics of distillate fuels and the formation of paraffin wax in cold temperatures.
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NewsFinFerries enlists Siemens for battery ferry
Finland’s first battery powered car ferry will Siemens electric propulsion system when it begins operation in the summer of 2017.
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Ship owners given more time over IHO standards
The transition period for software updates to existing ECDIS has been extended by the IMO sub-committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR).
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NewsSchottel propels Coastal Transportation vessel
US-based shipping company, Coastal Transportation, has made a new addition to its fleet, a 2,200dwt freighter vessel powered by a propulsion system from German manufacturer, Schottel Group.
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NewsHarris Pye boiler gains ABS approval
Former installation, repair and re-engineering specialist Harris Pye has celebrated a successful product design assessment for its tri-fired 45tph steam boiler as “approval of our design for construction”.
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NewsNew yard alliance off to good start
Following the creation of a giant new shipbuilding alliance in Germany, Lloyd Werft has said it has orders for ten newbuildings for completion over the coming decade, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsWärtsilä admits fuel consumption test fixing
In an extraordinary press release and conference call, Wärtsilä has revealed that fuel consumption tests on around 200 four-stroke marine engines have been deliberately fixed.
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NewsWärtsilä research to eliminate problem of ‘singing’ propellers
Wärtsilä has announced that it has identified the specific design parameters that create the risk of ‘singing’ propellers.
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DNV GL rolls out future-proofing notations
A new notation showing that vessels have been built for future scrubber installation has been released by DNV GL, to be joined later this year by another showing vessels’ readiness for installation of Tier III NOx abatement technologies.
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Bureau Veritas enters into partnership with Dassault Systemes
Classification society Bureau Veritas has entered into a partnership with Dassault Systèmes to use the company''s 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
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Wärtsilä introduces asset performance guarantee
Wärtsilä Services has updated its marine agreements, replacing its maintenance and technical management contracts with an optimised maintenance concept and introducing a new guaranteed asset performance solution.
