Latest News – Page 479
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NewsHigh speed unit meets EPA Tier 4
Caterpillar Marine has begun taking orders for the US EPA Tier 4 compliant 3516C large high speed engine series.
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NewsCNG in shipping as an LNG alternative
Transporting natural gas has become big business for the shipping industry, says Dag Pike, who looks at the opportunities in compressing, rather than liquefying, gas for transport and fuel.
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NewsGermans lose Scandlines conversions
The biggest surprise at Blohm + Voss Repair so far this year has been the decision by Scandlines not to convert its two unfinished ro-pax ferries Berlin and Copenhagen at the Hamburg yard after all, writes Tom Todd.
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German yard co-operation praised
Yard personnel co-operation has come in for praise at Germany’s Privinvest group of companies after a ship repair job at Lindenau Schiffswerft proved more difficult than originally thought, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsRetrofits spice up German yard work
Routine dockings in quite a few German yards of late have been complemented by complex scrubber, ballast water plant and LNG retrofits as owners move to meet new environmental regulations, reports Tom Todd
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NewsMeyer/Finland talks: a refreshing change
Meyer Werft talks with the Finnish Government about the possible acquisition of STX Oy and its cruise ship building facilities in Turku were still going on when ''The Motorship'' went to press, says Tom Todd.
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News‘Sonne’ kicks off German research fleet revamp
German Chancellor Angela Merkel put the finishing touches to the building of Germany’s biggest and most expensive research ship to date by naming and launching the €124.4 million ‘Sonne’.
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NewsVariety marks flexible German newbuilding
Meyer Werft’s delivery of its biggest-ever cruise ship and its mind-boggling €1.6 billion order for two more 164,600gt Breakaway Plus newbuilds highlight German newbuilding this autumn: but they are not the only highlights in an active year which has seen a variety of orders and deliveries as the dust settles ...
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NewsOptimarin BWT system for IMR vessel
Optimarin is to supply its ballast water treatment (BWT) system for the Institute of Marine Research’s (IMR) new NOK 450m (US$72.3m) flagship, ‘Dr Fridtjof Nansen’.
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NewsNanotechnology applied to fuel emulsion to cut NOx and PM
A UK company, SulNOx Fuel Fusions, says that application of nanotechnology to emulsified fuel could cut emissions of NOx by 50% to 60% and particulates by up to 90%, as well as “slash the emissions of green house gases”.
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NewsFlow meter benefits for shippers
Marine fuel distributor, OW Bunker, says that quantifiable financial benefits have been shown as a result of the use of a Coriolis Flow Meter on board the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore barge, the ‘Marine Noel’ and they’re significant.
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NewsVan Oord goes to China for new installation vessel
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group is to build a new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel for Dutch marine contractor Van Oord.
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NewsNew Chinese two-stroke licensee for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä has added another Chinese licensee with the conclusion of a licence agreement with Jangsu Antai covering the manufacture and sales of two-stroke engines.
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NewsBoiler plant order boost for Parat Halvorsen
Parat Halvorsen AS has seen a rise in the number of boiler plant orders over the past month – four from Vard Group and two from Turkey’s Tersan shipyard.
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NewsGreener Ecoships bulk carrier design
The technical ship management arm of the Newport Shipping Group, Ecoships, has launched a new generation bulk carrier design which it says is a “game changer” for green shipping.
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NewsWärtsilä and Yuchai inaugurate new four-stroke factory
The joint venture company set up by Wärtsilä and Yuchai Marine Power Co, known as the Wärtsilä Yuchai Engine Co, has announced the inauguration of its new facility in Zhuhai City, China.
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NewsFirst CFRP propeller installation on merchant vessel
International classification society, ClassNK and Nakashima Propeller say they have installed ‘the world’s first’ carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) propeller on the main propulsion system of a merchant vessel.
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NewsUltra Deep vessel contract for ZPMC
Singapore-based Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) has signed a contract with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) for the construction of a US$200m Ultra Deep Installer – Multipurpose Diving Support Construction vessel.
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NewsHavyard design breaks Brazil
Havyard Group is to deliver ship design and equipment for Grupo CBO, marking its breakthrough into the tough Brazilian market and the largest ever contract for Havyard Design and Solutions.
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NewsRolls-Royce cranes for Brazilian PSVs
Rolls-Royce is to supply offshore cranes for nine platform supply vessels (PSVs) currently under construction at Detroit Brasil Ltda shipyard.
