Latest News – Page 496
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NewsFuel saving modification with payback in days
MAN Diesel & Turbo in Denmark has told ''The Motorship'' that it has been working on optimising the design of its fuel atomisers, starting with those for some designs of S50MC/MC-C engines.
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NewsDe Hoop launches ‘Deep Helder’
Netherlands-based De Hoop has launched its latest multipurpose offshore vessel, ‘Deep Helder’, destined for Norway''s DeepOcean BV.
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NewsOwners team up on new type from China
Three German shipowners have teamed up to develop and order six of a new type of multi-purpose ship in China, which they say could be the most efficient ship of its kind ever built and will be packed with European equipment and expertise, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsCMM receives first Damen PSV
Monaco-based Compagnie Maritime Monégasque SAM (CMM) has received its first Damn platform supply vessel (PSV) 3300, ‘CMM Gravity’.
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NewsDanes want strict ECA sulphur enforcement
The Danish Shipowners Association (DSA) has repeated the call from one of its member companies for proper enforcement of the upcoming ECA sulphur limits.
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NewsSinopacific new build christened
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has christened its latest vessel, an Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) SPA80, at its Zhejiang Shipyard.
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NewsNew owners at last for battered Volkswerft
Receiver Berthold Brinkmann and Nordic Yards have welcomed a decision by German state authorities to sell the bankrupt shipyard Volkswerft to Nordic Yards as of June 1st, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsShipowner speaks about ECA sulphur limits
A prominent Danish shipowner says that regulators must do more to ensure compliance with the 0.1% fuel sulphur content which will be mandatory in ECAs from January 2015.
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NewsArctech new build for Sovcomflot
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is to build an icebreaking supply vessel for Russia’s Sovcomflot as part of a €100m contract.
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NewsDamen bids for Montenegro’s Bijela shipyard
The Dutch Damen Shipyards group has submitted the sole bid in the tender to acquire a 61.57% stake in Montenegro’s Bijela shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsMAN prepares for Tier III era
With the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Tier III emissions regulation set to come in to force in the coming years, MAN Diesel and Turbo says it’s ready to support its customers “for this new era of environmentally efficient shipping”.
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NewsHybrid battery-powered PSV contract
Norway’s Havyard is to design and build a hybrid battery-powered platform supply vessel (PSV) for Fafnir Offshore HF as part of a NOK 350m (US$58.5m) contract.
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NewsLockheed Martin delivers first LNG tank
The first LNG tank manufactured by Lockheed Martin in the US for Harvey Gulf’s gas-fuelled PSVs has been completed in New Orleans.
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NewsNES adds energy storage to Quadro drives
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES), the Bergen-based integrator of marine and offshore electric propulsion systems, has launched two new hybrid systems to the market.
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New Russian oil tanker series
Armada Shipyard is to build two river-sea oil tankers to the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) class for the Palmali Group.
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NewsFree EEDI design support tool released by ClassNK
A new PrimeShip-Green software tool has been introduced by Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK to aid compliance with IMO requirements for EEDI.
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Gazprom opens new lubes plant in Russia
Gazprom Neft is expected to become a major supplier of marine lubrication oils to the Russian domestic shipping industry following the recent commissioning of a new production plant, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsHebridean ferry puts down a new marker for hybrid technology
Scotland’s ground-breaking, hybrid ferry project has been realised through the entry into west coast service of two double-enders incorporating a novel powering and propulsion concept, described by David Tinsley.
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Agreement reached on MLC amendments
An agreement has been reached for amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) to address abandonment of seafarers and crew claims.
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NewsMore clarity needed on dry film thickness
Dr Raouf Kattan of Safinah and John Fletcher of Elcometer have prepared a paper discussing the pitfalls in assessing dry film thickness; Wendy Laursen summarises the findings.
