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NewsAnother Havyard design for India
The eight Havyard-designed vessel for Indian shipping company, Global Offshore Services, has been christened ‘Olympus’.
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NewsBIMCO calls for “robust” ECA sulphur enforcement
BIMCO is calling on governments to exercise “robust” enforcement of sulphur limits applicable to ships operating in ECAs in order to ensure that the industry is operating at a high level of compliance.
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NewsRussia asks companies to support new Zvezda yard
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the country’s leading companies to contribute to the ongoing efforts to build the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex in Russia’s Far East by placing orders for new vessels, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsCathelco BWM system receives AMS approval
Cathelco’s ballast water treatment (BWT) system has received alternative management system (AMS) acceptance from the US Coast Guard (USCG), marking an important milestone in achieving full Type Approval.
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NewsYantar to be heart of Russia’s new shipbuilding cluster
Russia’s new shipbuilding cluster will be established in 2015 in Kaliningrad centred on the local Yantar shipyard, according to the Yard’s director-general Victor Tutynin. Eugene Gerden reports.
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NewsLNG gas carriers make the cut
Two new LNG-powered vessels recently named on Teesside, UK, are set to significantly cut the environmental impact of chemical transport.
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IBIA acts in aftermath of OW Bunker collapse
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) says it will offer support for companies and individuals impacted by the recent collapse of OW Bunker.
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NewsNew shipyard for Kazakhstan
Royal HaskoningDHV and Witteveen+Bos are to design a new shipyard in Kazakhstan near the town of Kuryk on the Caspian Sea – a contract worth US$18m.
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NewsElectro-chlorination ballast system receives AMS acceptance
Wärtsilä says that the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has now granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance for its Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System (BWMS), which adds to the AMS acceptance previously granted for the Aquarius UV BWMS.
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LR publishes offshore collision guidance notes
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping says it aims to make offshore shipping operations safer, following the publication of its new ‘Guidance Notes for Collision Analysis’.
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NewsCPP response prime cause of tanker collision, says MAIB
A report published by the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch into an accident in December 2013 involving 93m chemical tanker ‘Key Bora’ hitting the Hull harbour wall has established that the prime cause was a failure of the controllable pitch propeller.
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NewsViking Lady – safe as well as green
DNV GL’s Dr Nikolaos Kakalis, head of strategic research and innovation in Greece, has explained that the battery-hybrid powered offshore supply ship ‘Viking Lady’ is likely to lead the way to a significant improvement in the safety and efficiency of high-risk offshore operations.
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NewsLatest Survitec liferaft proves popular
Survitec Group’s latest davit-launched liferaft is providing popular, with orders taken in eight key areas of offshore activity, and sales particularly high in the Middle East, Australia, Central Europe and the UK.
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NewsEU backs German LNG ships
The European Union is contributing a total €7.2 million towards the realisation of innovative projects involving LNG propulsion on two ships for north German ferry operator AG Ems, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsWärtsilä DF engines for Russian LNG carriers
Wärtsilä is to supply 54 of its dual-fuel engines for 172,600m³ icebreaking LNG carriers being built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
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New IBIA training MPA accredited
The International Bunker Industry Association''s (IBIA) new Mass Flow Metre training course has been accredited by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
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NewsEbola advice needed for pilots
“The pilots are the first onboard, but as yet they don’t have direct guidance as to what to do, what is the best way to protect themselves from the Ebola virus,” said Don Cockrill, chair of the UK Maritime Pilots'' Association.
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Russia may resume imports of banned ship equipment and technologies
The Russian government may legalise parallel imports of some shipboard equipment and components, with the aim of averting shortages in the national shipbuilding industry, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsGetting better with transparency
The secretary of the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) has outlined the need for transparency of carbon emissions so that shippers can identify and act on their own carbon footprints.
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NewsNeptun bags a dozen more for Viking
German shipyard Neptun Werft has taken firm orders for six more inland cruise ships with Caterpillar/Schottel propulsion systems and secured options for a further six, reports Tom Todd.
