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Korean Register launches CSR-H software
Classification society Korean Register (KR) has released new software, SeaTrust-HullScan, to analyse and appraise a ship hull structure in accordance with IACS harmonised common structural rules (CSR-H).
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First LNG tug for Asia
Rolls-Royce is to power Asia’s first LNG-powered tug, marking a “new era” for tug boat propulsion.
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Following a tough act
Both physical and legislative challenges have come together to give rise the first LNG icebreaker, writes Stevie Knight
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To err is... all too human
Some reported incidents of ‘DP technology failure’ are actually down to human error.
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Big ship, but a delicate balance
Bringing different capabilities together isn’t a question of just piling everything you can onto one ship, even if that ship is as big as the 215.9m Petrofac JSD 6000.
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DNV GL launches new Build2Design service
DNV GL has launched a new service called Build2Design to help shipyards and shipowners improve the fuel economy of their ships by reducing variations in the shipbuilding process.
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Cargotec secures ro-ro equipment contract
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to design and deliver key components for ro-ro access equipment for two Damen ice-class ro-Pax ferries.
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DP training can’t stand still
There are divergent forces at the heart of the DP certification: on one side is the need for capable and experienced operators, while on the other side there is a surge of new vessels with DP positions to fill.
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India looks for answers at home
A very sophisticated offshore support training facility has been built, housed not in a high end OEM R&D installation, but in a not-for-profit facility in Mumbai, India. By Stevie Knight
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LNG bunkering regulation report
Marine and offshore classification society ABS has released a report on LNG bunkering in North America.
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Shipbuilding features strongly in Russia’s plans for Crimea
Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s first deputy prime-minister, has said that Russia is considering the establishment of large commercial shipbuilding along the Crimean coastline, writes Eugene Gerden.
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€1.2m pledged to support African administrations
The European Union is funding a €1.2m grant contract, signed between the IMO and the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), to support training and capacity-building activities in Africa.
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Production shift for Australian aluminium ferry technology
A new lightweight passenger-vehicle ferry to an established Australian design has been built in the Philippines for service in French Polynesia is described by David Tinsley.
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PSV designs aimed at Asia-Pacific owners
Wärtsilä Ship Design (WSD) Singapore has unveiled a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) design package aimed at ship owners and shipyards in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Wärtsilä wins retrofit contract
Wärtsilä is to retrofit two Condor ro-ro ferries with its new Aquarius Ready ballast water management system (BWMS).
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Going the extra 9,000 miles
“People don’t want to interact with virtual world: providing a service is a ‘people business’ Pierpaolo Barbone of Wärtsilä tells Stevie Knight. “Professionalism can’t even begin to play a part unless it’s based on being human.”
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ABB order for Baleária ferry
Leading power group, ABB has won an order from a Spanish ferry operator to supply energy management systems for one of its largest vessels.
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SKF to launch cryogenic bearing
Among a number of new products from Sweden''s SKF Group is a new cryogenic bearing solution for LNG pumps, which the company says helps to increase flexibility and reliability in the handling of valuable cargo.
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Marine lubricants’ transition from commodity to speciality
As OEMs place increasing emphasis on the role of cylinder lubricants in combating the costly issue of cold corrosion, lubricants are steadily being viewed as more than simply a commodity product, argues Serge Dal Farra, of Total Lubmarine.
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Ferry re-enters operation with exhaust scrubber
AEC Maritime, based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, says that its closed-loop scrubber installation on the Scandlines ferry ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ has been commissioned and is now fully operational.