Latest News – Page 491
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NewsSlow steaming sea trials verify hybrid turbocharger concept
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Marine Machinery & Engine Co has run sea trials of its hybrid turbocharger with electric-assist function and variable turbine inlet, proving that power consumption can be further reduced at slow steaming
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NewsLNG carrier concept project
DNV GL is leading a new joint industry project to design a new next generation LNG carrier in conjunction with Gaztransport & Technigaz, Hyundai Heavy Industries and GasLog.
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NewsMHI delivers “super eco ship”
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has delivered the “super eco” passenger ship ‘Tachibana-Maru’ to Tokai Kisen Co Ltd’s Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works in Japan.
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NewsLWB to carry out further cruise upgrade
German repair yard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has announced that it has received an order to carry out a comprehensive package of conversion work on the V.Ships/Phoenix Seereisen cruise ship ‘Artania’.
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NewsAmericas LNG cooperation
LNG America and Liquiline have signed an agreement to jointly develop commercial offerings for LNG marine fuel markets in the North American Pacific Northwest.
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NewsNew scrubber from Finland comes to market
A new exhaust gas cleaning unit has been launched to the market by DeltaLangh, a joint venture between Finnish companies Oy Langh Ship and Deltamarin.
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NewsNordic American agrees Vard PSV deal
Vard Holdings has announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Nordic American Offshore for the design and construction of two Platform Supply Vessels with an option for a third.
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NewsEAL partnership
US company RSC Bio Solutions and Aegir Marine of the Netherlands have signed a partnership agreement to increase the availability of VGP-approved environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) for stern tube seal applications.
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NewsWärtsilä unveils new design
Wärtsilä has revealed its new Aframax tanker design, developed to offer a practical solution to meeting current and upcoming emission regulations.
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NewsGibdock Greek repair job
Gibraltar’s repair specialist, Gibdock has completed its first shiprepair project for Tsakos Shipping & Trading, one of Greece’s leading ship owners.
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NewsClass stepping up with solutions for increasing fuel efficiency
Wendy Laursen explains how, with CO2 emissions measurement on the IMO agenda, class is developing new solutions for fuel efficiency.
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NewsUS and EU take different path in 2016 NOx emissions regulation
MEPC 66 agreed greater flexibility in the timing for Tier III NOx requirements, but the US timeline will remain, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsStephan Timmermann: A quiet revolution
“Despite people sometimes thinking you are crazy if you talk about a real and fundamental change, you have to realise how far everyone, not just the maritime business, but the whole world has come,” says Stephan Timmermann of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.
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NewsFailsafe sealing solutions boost performance
A growing range of sealing solutions aim to improve safety and reduce the risks of oily emissions, by Wendy Laursen
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NewsPiston rod sealing systems to combat high-BN cylinder oil side effects
Engine builders and oil companies are agreed that in order to avoid the effects of cold corrosion when slow steaming with new-generation long-stroke low speed engines, a high base number cylinder oil is needed – Ernie Terry of UK company Marine Sealing Services looks at overcoming the possible problems.
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NewsFirst LNG bunkering operation in Rome
Recently, Rome has seen its first instance of LNG bunkering, carried out by Dutch company LNGEurope, using a road tanker to refuel a Turkish-built gas-fuelled tug vessel on its delivery voyage to Norway.
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NewsSweden’s Wisby Tankers orders two from 3 Maj
Swedish shipping company Wisby Tankers has ordered two 1,500dwt product tankers from Croatian shipbuilder Brodogradiliste 3 Maj, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsIsland orders large OSV package from Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced a contract to worth around £35 million to design and equip a large offshore support vessel for Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore, to be built by Vard for mid-2016 delivery.
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NewsRussian contract ends German yard stalemate
The long stalemate surrounding the bankrupt Volkswerft has now officially ended with its formal sale to Nordic Yards, meaning that four German shipyards are now in Russian hands, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsDamen to launch mobile BWTS
Damen Shipyards Group reports that it is to introduce a mobile ballast water treatment unit, under the ‘InvaSave’ name, which the company describes as “pioneering”.
