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NewsDenmark’s Fayard picks up Scandlines ferry work
The two ro-pax ferries for Scandlines, started by the former P&S in Germany, rejected by the customer and moved to Blohm & Voss, will be completed by Fayard.
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NewsIn petro Veritas…
Veritas Petrolem Services is the name of the new Singapore-based entity that has grown out of the former DNV Petroleum Services.
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NewsOctopus-Onboard two heavy lift vessels
ABB subsidiary Amarcon says that Korean based company Pan Ocean has ordered its Octopus-Onboard ship monitoring and advisory system.
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NewsGerman operator orders from Vard
Vard Holdings has secured a contract for the design and construction of a 4,000dwt PSV for German company E.R. Offshore, the offshore arm of the Rickmers group, with delivery scheduled for mid-2016.
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NewsWartsila to provide CBM for 20 dual-fuel Greek LNG tankers
Wärtsilä reports that it has signed technical management agreements with four Greek LNG carrier operators, covering maintenance of 80 dual fuel engines in 20 ships, for a five year period.
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NewsSetting standards in pipelaying and heavy lift
There is palpable excitement at EMAS Singapore. The flagship of the fleet, ‘Lewek Constellation’ has entered service in full splendour and has set off for West Africa for a heavy lift job with Vaalco Energy.
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NewsMacGregor equipment for Malaysia
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply equipment for three 80m ice-class vessels and a 96m shallow water pipe laying barge, for Malaysia’s Bumi Armada Berhad.
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NewsMerkel turns out for Sonne launch
Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched and named Germany’s latest, biggest and most expensive research ship to date – the €124.4 million ''Sonne'' - as builders Meyer Werft seek a “final settlement soon” in their bid to acquire STX Finland.
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NewsInnovative Nor Lines duo to raise the bar in shortsea trade
As the first of a pair of LNG-burning general cargo ships for operation in ECAs is nearing completion in China, David Tinsley looks at what could prove the future for European coastal and shortsea ships.
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NewsNew technologies to deal with cat fines in HFO
Remains of cat fines in the fuel oil entering the engine account for a considerable part of the wear of the combustion chamber components in two stroke engines; GEA Westfalia Separator, MAN Diesel & Turbo and NanoNord have joined forces to offer a solution.
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NewsChoice of sulphur emissions abatement technology depends on payback time
In deciding the best option for dealing with the upcoming ECA sulphur emissions limits, and, in the longer term, the global sulphur cap, the likely payback period is a critical factor: Garrett Billemeyer and Melanie Davidson, Belco Technologies Corporation, look at the economics of the scrubber option
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NewsBunker procurement strategy: comply with ECAs and remain competitive
Alok Sharma, head of marine at system development company Inatech, which specialises in fuel procurement strategy systems, explains how proper planning can reduce the financial pain of compliance with sulphur emissions regulations.
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NewsMicrobial growth set to increase with lower sulphur fuels
According to Conidia Bioscience of the UK, changes to EU fuel specifications coupled with shortages of supply are set to further increase risk for vessel operators in 2015.
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MOL venture signs LNG carrier contract
A joint venture between Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and China Shipping Group has signed a contract for three ice class LNG carriers.
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NewsDNV GL looks at LNG bunkering risks
DNV GL is setting up a joint industry project (JIP) that will look at the risks exposed at small scale LNG bunkering and filling stations.
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NewsPortsmouth port looks to LNG bunkering
Lloyd’s Register and the Port of Portsmouth are working together to establish the port as the UK’s first LNG bunkering facility and hub.
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NewsNYK orders a ‘world first’
Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) is to build what it said to be the world’s first LNG bunker tanker for Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK).
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ExxonMobil responds to ECA fuel challenge
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has announced the introduction of a marine fuel designed to help marine operators comply with the 0.10% ECA sulphur limit set which will apply in ECAs from 1 Jan. 2015.
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NewsAnother shipyard for Simplex-Turbulo
UK-based Simplex-Turbulo has added another dry dock to its portfolio, Fujian Huadong in China, which it says ‘ticks all the boxes’ in terms of location, facilities, efficiency and quality.
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NewsSovcomflot signs icebreaking contract
Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Sakhalin Energy have signed an agreement for the construction and long-term operation of three multifunctional icebreaking standby vessels to serve the Sakhalin-2 offshore energy platforms.
