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Costamare triples piston overhaul interval
Athens-based Costamare Shipping, with the help of ExxonMobil, has extended Cosco Yantian’s piston ring replacement period to more than 55,000 hours – a move that will help reduce costs and optimise vessel performance.
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NewsStronger steel approved for intermediate shafts
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has approved an intermediate shaft with tensile strength of above 800N/mm2 for the first time.
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NewsHull Vane success in naval trial
Netherlands’ based Hull Vane BV has conducted a naval trial which it says demonstrates that the Hull Vane fuel-saving foil can save 12.5% on fuel costs and emissions.
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NewsNorth America LNG first for Québec ferry
Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) has backed innovative ferry technology with its latest fleet addition tailored to the tough demands of year-round St Lawrence River service, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsImbari unveils 'eco-mega' containership
Japanese shipyard Imbari Shipbuilding Co has completed the first in a new series of advanced containership designs that are aimed at giving improved efficiency for this class of vessel, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsMajor milestone for gas turbine feasibility
Wider industry application of gas-powered turbines in the merchant fleet came a step closer in August with the news that GE Aviation and Marine and Hyundai Heavy Industries have partnered with an eye on the cause. Dag Pike reports.
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NewsRolls-Royce power for Norwegian ferry
Rolls-Royce is to provide two advanced Azipull propellers for an environmentally-friendly Norwegian double-ended car ferry.
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Major milestone for AkzoNobel carbon credits
The Gold Standard Foundation has reached a major milestone after formally registering the first project from AkzoNobel’s “ground-breaking” carbon credits methodology.
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NewsCarbon War Room retrofit grants available
The Carbon War Room (CWR) has issued a request for proposals to shipowners and charterers to apply for a grant that will help finance a single-vessel retrofit helping them to achieve fuel savings of 10 to 15%.
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NewsFifteen years to ‘technomax’ ships
Lloyd’s Register has outlined its vision of the technology advances that will shape the shipping industry in 2030, in a major report launched at London International Shipping Week (LISW) 2015.
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MHI spin-off companies named
The two new companies established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to focus on ship construction and manufacture of hull blocks at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works Koyagi Plant, have been named.
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NewsInmarsat joins autonomous ship project
Satellite communications specialist, Inmarsat, is taking part in a Rolls-Royce led project that aims to make autonomous ships a reality.
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NewsAction plan outlined for UK growth
A unified industry voice and a cross-government maritime working group are core recommendations in a Department of Transport-commissioned study into growing the UK maritime market, published at the start of London International Shipping Week (LISW).
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NewsWärtsilä power for Norwegian fishing vessel
Wärtsilä is to supply a complete propulsion solution for a new factory trawler fishing vessel currently being built in Turkey for Norwegian marine trawling operator, Halstensen Granit AS.
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NTNU researchers develop emissions solution
A new technology that could offer a small and affordable solution to cleaning particulate matter and sulphur from ship emissions is under trial at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
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NewsPage Standard #618827
The handover of Europe’s first ferry to operate primarily on LNG – the €30 million German-flagged ''Helgoland'' – is now due to take place in the second half of October, some five months later than expected, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsDubai woos Greek shipowners
The Dubai City Authority (DMCA) has held a special seminar for Greek shipowners and operators in line with its efforts to promote its maritime sector’s global competitiveness.
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NewsWärtsilä wins Bernhard Schulte BWMS order
Wärtsilä is to supply its Aquarius ballast water management systems (BWMS) for 11 container vessels owned by Bernhard Schulte GmbH & Co KG – one of the largest single retrofit contracts so far for BWMS solutions.
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NewsChinese order for PM shaft generator
WE Tech has received an order for two direct-drive permanent magnet (PM) shaft generator packages for two 68,000dwt bulk carriers to be built for Texas-based Vulica Shipping by Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry.
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NewsINOXCVA tanks for Crowley LNG ships
Cryogenic engineering and transportation specialist INOXCVA has supplied LNG fuel tanks for the first stage of Crowley Maritime’s LNG-fuelled 2,400 teu con-ro vessel project.
