Latest News – Page 510
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NewsHamburg Süd ships equipped for US regulations
Seven container ships currently chartered by Hamburg Süd have been equipped with L-3 SAM Electronics’ SAMCon high-voltage onshore power connection facilities, enabling them to meet strict US regulations.
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NewsWärtsilä sells stake in two-stroke business to China
Wärtsilä has announced its intention to form a joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corporation, in which CSSC will hold the larger share, to take over Wärtsilä’s two-stroke engine business.
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NewsRemoving water from emulsified oil in biodegradable lubricants
Danish lubrication specialist C.C. Jensen says it has a solution to one of the major disadvantages of environmentally acceptable lubricants, and has tested its system in a supply ship operating in US waters.
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NewsPoland’s PZM eyes two new LNG-powered ferries
Polish shipping company PZM is planning to award a contract for the construction of two new LNG-powered ferries. The investment is esti-mated to be worth as much as €200 million, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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Hatlapa secures Marco Polo order
Hatlapa, part of MacGregor, is to supply deck equipment for two 76m, 9,000 kW anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels being built for Marco Polo Marine.
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NewsTwin fins add efficiency benefits to diesel electric installations
Caterpillar recently formally launched its Cat Propulsion Twin Fin system, designed to save fuel and emissions for diesel-electric installations while improving overall vessel performance.
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NewsEngine monitoring for Maersk supply ship
A Maersk AHTS vessel has been fitted with the Royston Enginei system to monitor its fuel consumption, which will enable both crew onboard and technical staff onshore to understand how the ship is being worked, hopefully leading to lower fuel costs and reduced environmental impact.
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NewsRugged computers - more than just ‘hard shells’
A truly rugged computer suitable for maritime applications should be much more than just a normal computer wrapped in a tough outer case, as Jerker Hellström, CEO of Swedish company Handheld, explains.
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NewsCargo overpressure prevention now mandatory
Mark Jones, sales director of PSM, looks at a case study showing how one ship operator managed to comply with the latest regulations.
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NewsECDIS needs to comply with latest VDR standards
A new voyage data recorder (VDR) Performance Standard (MSC.333 (90) entered into force on 1 July 2014: ECDIS supplier PC Maritime of the UK says it has upgraded its ECDIS to ensure compliance.
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NewsMore NCL orders for Meyer
Meyer Werft has booked in two more 164,600 gt cruise ships worth €1.6 billion from Norwegian Cruise Lines bringing to four the number the German yard is now building for NCL, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsVoyage optimisation supersedes traditional weather routing
An improvement on the traditional concept of weather routing, known as vessel and voyage optmisation solution (VVOS) has been introduced by Jeppesen: chief naval architect Dr Henry Chen introduces the system.
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NewsTransition to digital navigation gathering pace
Jason Scholey, senior product manager, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office tells Wendy Laursen about the transition to digital navigation.
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NewsDenmark’s Fayard picks up Scandlines ferry work
The two ro-pax ferries for Scandlines, started by the former P&S in Germany, rejected by the customer and moved to Blohm & Voss, will be completed by Fayard.
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NewsIn petro Veritas…
Veritas Petrolem Services is the name of the new Singapore-based entity that has grown out of the former DNV Petroleum Services.
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NewsOctopus-Onboard two heavy lift vessels
ABB subsidiary Amarcon says that Korean based company Pan Ocean has ordered its Octopus-Onboard ship monitoring and advisory system.
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NewsGerman operator orders from Vard
Vard Holdings has secured a contract for the design and construction of a 4,000dwt PSV for German company E.R. Offshore, the offshore arm of the Rickmers group, with delivery scheduled for mid-2016.
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NewsWartsila to provide CBM for 20 dual-fuel Greek LNG tankers
Wärtsilä reports that it has signed technical management agreements with four Greek LNG carrier operators, covering maintenance of 80 dual fuel engines in 20 ships, for a five year period.
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NewsSetting standards in pipelaying and heavy lift
There is palpable excitement at EMAS Singapore. The flagship of the fleet, ‘Lewek Constellation’ has entered service in full splendour and has set off for West Africa for a heavy lift job with Vaalco Energy.
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NewsMacGregor equipment for Malaysia
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply equipment for three 80m ice-class vessels and a 96m shallow water pipe laying barge, for Malaysia’s Bumi Armada Berhad.
