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NewsKinder Morgan acquires four LNG tankers
US-based Kinder Morgan Inc is expanding its fleet of Jones Act product tankers after signing an agreement worth US$568m with Philly Tankers LLC to acquire four new 50,000 tonne Tier II tankers.
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NewsNewbuild boxship order
The Evergreen Group has signed an agreement with CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, to build ten newbuild 2,800 teu class B-type vessels.
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NewsGE service agreement for world's fastest ferry
GE Marine has signed a 10-year customised service agreement with Argentina-based Buquebus’s fast ferry ‘Francisco’, covering the vessel''s two LM2500 gas turbines. .
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NewsWärtsilä to power world's first dual-fuelled dredger
A new generation Antigoon class dredger, called ''Scheldt River'', being built by Royal IHC (IHC) in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines.
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NewsDamen ferry launch
The second of two 80m ice class Ro-Pax ferries – the ‘MV Legionnaire’ - has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania.
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NewsThe best of both worlds
It has taken Voith over seven years of development – and a great deal of lateral thinking - to bring its Linear Jet system to market. Dag Pike reports on the German company’s innovative ship propulsion concept.
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Transas gains ECDIS type approval
Transas Marine has become one of the few companies to hold ECDIS type approval from the Korean Registry.
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NewsDual-fuel retrofit for Furetank vessel
Caterpillar Marine is conducting its second retrofit of a dual-fuel MaK diesel engine, onboard Furetank Rederi’s 143.9m tanker ‘Fure West’.
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NewsZamakona Yards completes Echebastar order
Zamakona Yards has delivered the next-generation tuna freezer vessel, ‘Euskadi Alai’ to the Bermeo Group Echebastar, completing the three-ship order.
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NewsAlewijnse completes ‘Marion Dufresne II’ refit
Oceanographic research vessel ‘Marion Dufresne II’ has completed a major refit in its twentieth anniversary year, with work – including an electrical conversion by Alewijnse Marine Systems – set to extend the vessel’s life for a further 20 years.
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NewsWärtsilä enhances virtual engineering offering
Wärtsilä has been enhancing its remote service offering and asset performance optimisation solutions to keep up with how digitalisation is changing the way marine and power plant maintenance services are conducted.
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NewsRolls-Royce invests in R&D site
Rolls-Royce Power Systems is investing in the development of next-generation combustion engines at its MTU R&D site in Friedrichshafen, which has now officially gone into service.
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NewsClassNK released CNG Guidelines
ClassNK has released its ‘Guidelines for Compressed Natural Gas Carriers’, which provide safety requirements for the design and construction of CNG carriers.
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IMAREM to launch MRV shipping programme
Energy and emissions monitoring expert, IMAREM, has introduced a new MRV programme offering a complete solution to the new EU requirements regarding monitoring, reporting and verification of vessels’ carbon emissions.
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NewsSener completes 'Almirante Izmar' refit
Sener has completed the refit of the ‘Almirante Irizar’ icebreaker following a fire onboard back in 2007.
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NewsMaersk subsea vessel launched in Galati
The second of a new generation of cable laying vessels developed by Damen Shipyards Group was launched last week at the company’s Galati yard in Romania.
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NewsEarly deals tipped for Genting and LWB
A deal between Malaysia’s Genting Group and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) on a major shareholding could be clinched by the end of August, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNewbuild LNG carriers for BP Group
A joint venture of K Line LNG Shipping (UK) Limited and Chandris Hellas Inc has entered into a long-term charter agreement with the BP Group for two new LNG carriers.
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NewsHydrogen powered ferry project
Sandia National Laboratories of the US and San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet are partnering up to develop a high-speed, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered passenger ferry and refuelling station.
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News‘First’ LNG-powered cruise ships for Costa
Meyer Werft is to build two new next-generation cruise ships for Costa Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, which will be the world’s first to run on LNG, representing a major environmental breakthrough.
