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Two Ulstein PSVs to be built in China for Golden Energy
Ålesund-based offshore operator Golden Energy Offshore has ordered two Ulstein PX121H PSVs to be built at Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipments (ROC) in China.
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NewsHyde Marine sells 300th Guardian BWMS
US-based Hyde Marine is to supply its Hyde Guardian HG150 ballast water management system (BWMS) for VT Halter Marine – the 300th Hyde Guardian unit sold.
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NewsRolls-Royce engines and anchor handling for Bourbon newbuild
Rolls-Royce says it has been contracted to deliver an engine and deck machinery package worth over £17 million for an Arctic AHTS vessel to be built by Vard for Bourbon Offshore Norway.
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NewsBroadband comms for Korean boxships
South Korea-based satcoms company Intellian has announced a contract to supply Hanjin Shipping, also of South Korea, with FleetBroadband FB500 terminals for its fleet of 38 container ships.
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Yara acquires Green Tech Marine
Norwegian group Yara International is expanding its emissions control business by acquiring a majority 63% stake in marine exhaust gas scrubber supplier Green Tech Marine (GTM).
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NewsWärtsilä PCMS gains recognition
Wärtsilä’s Propulsion Condition Monitoring Service (PCMS) has received service level recognition by DNV-GL, making it the first company to attain this type of recognition from three major classification societies.
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MEPC completes 66th session at IMO
IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London.
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Alfa Laval acquires pumping system manufacturer
Alfa Laval has agreed the acquisition of submerged pumping system manufacturer Frank Mohn, which is based in Bergen, Norway, for a cash consideration of about NOK 13 billion.
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News'Sonne' floats out
Germany’s newest and most advanced ocean research ship, the €124 million ''Sonne'' has been floated out at Meyer Werft in Papenburg for fitting and transfer in May to Emden for North Sea trials, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsCroatia’s Uljanik shipbuilder receives two-tanker contract
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has signed a deal to build two 49,500dwt tankers for local shipping company Trogir Maritime, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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LNG bunkering on its way, says Lloyd’s Register survey
Lloyd’s Register has published an analysis of ports, looking into the current LNG bunkering infrastructure situation.
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Rolls-Royce secures wave piercing contract
Rolls-Royce is to supply another wave piercing offshore vessel to Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping as part of a £11m contract with Spanish shipyard, Gondon.
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IMO Conventions mobile app from KR
Classification society Korean Register (KR) has announced the availability of what it claims to be the first mobile app containing all up-to-date IMO conventions.
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NewsTailoring hull coatings to specific operations
International Paints has announced a new software system, claimed to be the first allowing ship owners and operators to assess and predict the risk of hull fouling dependent on the routes their vessels are transiting.
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NewsWärtsilä power and ship design for harsh conditions
Wärtsilä has announced a contract for design and power for a new platform supply vessel for operating in arctic conditions.
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NewsCaterpillar ships first of 3500 series
Caterpillar Marine has shipped its first Cat 3500 series marine gas engines, destined for and LNG hybrid barge – the world’s first LNG-powered barge in the Port of Hamburg.
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NewsDrydocks World gets ABB turbocharged
Dubai’s Drydocks World is to have global power expert’s ABB first ever Middle Eastern turbocharging service point.
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NewsEekels awarded for 'slow steaming' solution
Netherlands-based Eekels Technology BV has been awarded the TBI Innovation Prize 2013 for its ''slow steaming'' entry, which helps vessels reduce fuel by 50% at a 25% lower speed.
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NewsRussia’s Okskaya shipyard to build five tankers
Russia’s Okskaya shipyard has obtained an order to build five 5,589dwt tankers. The vessels are intended for both sea and river traffic, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsUlstein wins largest contract yet
The Ulstein Group has entered a new market and achieved its highest value contract yet by securing design and equipment packages for four ocean going tugs with Japan’s Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair.
