Latest News – Page 470
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NewsGenset engine developed for variable speed diesel electric power
Cummins Marine in the US has launched a new version of its QSK50 marine engine, specifically configured for variable speed diesel electric applications.
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NewsNAPA software for more Stena vessels
Stena Line is to install Napa software onboard four further vessels – two ferries and two freight vessels – as part of its Energy Saving Programme (ESP).
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NewsSeawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings
The 47,800GT cruise ship, ‘Viking Star’, is one of three Viking Ocean Cruises’ newbuilds to opt for Thordon COMPAC seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings over oil lubricated ones.
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NewsHydroComp updates PropCad software
US-based HydroComp, Inc. has released an updated version of its industry-standard software for geometric modelling of marine propellers for design and manufacture, PropCad.
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NewsSCR for deepwater offshore vessel
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that a deepwater derrick-lay vessel ordered by Petrofac will be supplied with SCR systems on each of its six 16V32/44CR engines.
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NewsBetter cargo hold cleaning
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has a new upgraded cargo hold cleaning solution which combines high-performance cleaning agents and mobile equipment to help owners, operators and crews stay compliant with regulation.
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NewsMore repairs for troubled German pod ship
Germany’s trouble-plagued research ship ''Maria S Merian'' is in dock again for work on her Schottel drives after Berlin revealed she had cost €500,000 in repairs and lost 588 days work since she entered service eight years ago, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsRemontowa Shipbuilding signs Estonian ferry deal
Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding will supply two ferries to Estonia’s Port of Tallinn. The shipyard says the vessels can be converted to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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Bureau Veritas tackles acoustic pollution
Bureau Veritas has launched a voluntary notation developed to help shipbuilders and operators reduce underwater noise radiating from ships.
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NewsTank gauging problems
As more and more US suppliers merge manufacturing sites and withdraw slow-selling products from their range, customers are left stranded, says UK-based marine tank gauging specialist, PSM.
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NewsFlying low
A novel wing concept holds potential for the high flying offshore support industry, says Stevie Knight.
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NewsA ship with control issues
While control automation is desirable in ordinary vessels, its importance can’t be underestimated when it comes to innovative designs such as the asymmetric ‘Baltika’, says Stevie Knight.
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NewsCommercial monitoring systems based on high-end technology
Servowatch Systems of the UK has launched a suite of new alarm, control and monitoring systems aimed at the merchant marine market.
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NewsNew car carrier ships to be LNG-fuelled
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that it has been contracted to supply two 8S50ME-GI dual fuel two-stroke engines, one for each of a pair of newbuild pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) ships.
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NewsWhy so long for two-stage turbos?
Two stage turbocharging is, as Joachim Bremer of ABB explains to Stevie Knight, “just the next evolutionary step”, poised on the brink of manufacture and expected to reach the market sometime in 2016.
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NewsCaterpillar looks offshore with enhanced four-stroke range
Caterpillar Marine has introduced several significant updates to its four-stroke engine range, targeted primarily at the flourishing offshore sector.
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NewsDNV GL launches performance portal
DNV GL has introduced ECO Insight, its performance management portal for the shipping community.
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NewsGas fuelled ships into the future
The Motorship discusses the way forward for LNG at sea with Oskar Levander, vice-president of innovation, Rolls-Royce.
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NewsScrubbing technology; proven, market ready and evolving to meet operators’ needs
Sigurd Jenssen, director EGC of Wärtsilä Environmental Solutions, looks at the current state of the exhaust gas cleaning systems market and its application to ships required to comply with very low sulphur emissions regulations.
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NewsThe articulated tug and barge expands into offshore waters
Dag Pike examines how the tug and barge concept, so popular on North American inland waterways, has grown into a viable proposition for deep water transport to and from the US and elsewhere.
