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  • ‘MTS Martinique’; an electric hybrid powered bunker barge for Belgian ports
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    Bunker barge uses electric propulsion

    2014-03-15T23:30:00Z

    With ever-tighter emissions limits in port areas, there are pressures on vessels operating mostly within harbor confines, like tugs and bunker barges, to be as clean as possible; Dag Pike describes an electric Belgian bunker barge.

  • Bourgas shipyard – to be auctioned in April
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    Bulgaria’s Bourgas Shipyards put up for auction

    2014-03-14T16:11:00Z

    Bourgas Shipyards, a shipbuilding and repair yard located on the country’s Black Sea coast, has been put up for sale, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

  • Two Vard 1.08 PSVs have been ordered by offshore contractor Mermaid Marine Australia
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    Australian owner orders two Vard PSVs

    2014-03-14T15:40:00Z

    Vard Holdings has announced contracts for the design and construction of two Vard 1.08 PSVs for offshore contractor Mermaid Marine Australia (MMA), which is based in Fremantle, WA.

  • The equipment package includes MacGregor VDF electric cranes
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    MacGregor secures “substantial” contract

    2014-03-14T11:22:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply deck equipment for a series of eight 58,500 tonne bulk carriers under construction at New Times Shipbuilding in China.

  • Transas has established itself as one of the world’s leading e-maritime innovators Photo: Transas
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    E-maritime solutions partnership

    2014-03-13T18:35:00Z

    France’s high-technology group, Orolia, has signed a strategic partnership with the global hardware and software provider, Transas, to develop new e-maritime solutions for the shipping industry.

  • The ABB PLCs and drives went through detailed testing at Vard Electro’s test facility in Norway
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    ABB supplies drive systems to Vard Electro for PSVs

    2014-03-12T16:55:00Z

    ABB reports that its modular liquid-cooled drives and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are part of an application-specific propulsion and thruster power system for offshore supply ships from Vard Electro.

  • Even lube oil in the engine needs to be declared to customs in Argentina, says the American Club
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    Insurer warns of ‘oily business’ in Argentina

    2014-03-12T16:55:00Z

    Insurer The American Club has warned its members that customs authorities in Argentina are becoming particularly strict regarding declaration of ships stores.

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    UASC completes largest ever order

    2014-03-12T16:38:00Z

    The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has completed its largest ever newbuild order by exercising the final option for one 18,000 teu vessel with Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

  • ClassNK regroups
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    ClassNK responds to boxship safety concerns

    2014-03-12T12:17:00Z

    ClassNK, the Tokyo-based classification society, has established a new inspection panel into large containership safety, following the Japanese government investigations into the ‘MOL Comfort’ incident.

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    Two more OSVs from Vard

    2014-03-12T11:38:00Z

    Vard Holdings, the Singapore-based Fincantieri subsidiary formerly known as STX Offshore, has announced contracts for two more offshore support vessels, following the announcement on 11 March of a large subsea construction vessel order.

  • Lloyd’s Register’s ‘Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030’ sees HFO maintaining a significant market share into the foreseeable future
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    HFO still dominant in 2030, says LR study

    2014-03-12T11:08:00Z

    Classification Society Lloyd’s Register has issued a new study, ‘Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030’, as a follow-up to its 2013 report ‘Global Marine Trends 2030’.

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    Major new Asian contract for Stadt

    2014-03-11T15:29:00Z

    Nam Cheong Group in Malaysia has ordered more electric propulsion system from Stadt, a sustainable electric propulsion expert based in Norway.

  • A new local operating panel from CMR
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    Improved control panels for electronic engines

    2014-03-11T15:13:00Z

    Engine control and instrumentation company CMR has launched new local operating panels (LOPs) for ship machinery, designed to marine standards.

  • A new OSCV ordered from Vard will be the largest in Solstad’s fleet
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    Solstad orders large sub-sea construction vessel

    2014-03-11T11:59:00Z

    Vard Holdings says that it has entered into a letter of intent with Solstad Offshore of Norway for the design and construction of a large offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV), said to represent the largest single vessel order in Vard’s history.

  • Sinopacific of China has received more orders for its Crown 82 bulker
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    New contract for Chinese bulkers

    2014-03-11T11:41:00Z

    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group of China has announced a new contract with Shandong Bohi Industry for two Crown MHI 82 bulk carriers, with an option for a further two vessels.

  • The contract was signed by Eng Ali Bin Towaih, vice president - business development, commercial and project management and Alireza Ramin Majid, country manager of DNV GL
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    DNV GL to re-certify DDW quality systems

    2014-03-11T11:41:00Z

    Dubai-based Drydocks World and Maritime World says that it has appointed DNV GL to provide re-certification services for its Quality Management Systems, in order to verify compliance with ISO 9001:2008 and to identify potential process improvement opportunities.

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    New shiprepair branch for Unithai

    2014-03-11T11:41:00Z

    Thai shipyard Unithai Shipyard and Engineering has announced the opening of a new branch in Songkhla province, intended to support the steady growth of operations in one of the busiest offshore markets in the region.

  • Damen has received a second order for its 138m DOC 8500 offshore construction vessel design
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    Maersk orders Damen cable layer

    2014-03-11T11:41:00Z

    Damen Shipyards has announced a new order for a DOC 8500 Offshore Carrier vessel, contracted by Maersk Supply Service for charter to DeepOcean.

  • Trojan Technologies’ Marinex BWT system
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    Type approval for Canadian BWT system

    2014-03-11T11:41:00Z

    Trojan Technologies of Canada has announced that its Marinex BWT product suite has obtained IMO type approval from DNV on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.

  • UECC said these are the first PCTC’s of their kind to be fitted with an LNG fuel propulsion system Photo: UECC
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    Newbuild dual fuel pure car and truck carriers

    2014-03-10T19:33:00Z

    United European Car Carriers (UECC), jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, has signed a contract to construct two dual fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs).