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  • The upgraded LNGPac is more compact
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    Wärtsilä unveils new LNG solution

    2014-08-26T16:32:00Z

    Wärtsilä has upgraded its fully integrated fuel gas handling system, LNGPac, and made improvements to its Gas Valve Unit (GVU) as the use of LNG as a marine fuel becomes increasingly popular.

  • The new vessels will all be built on Ulstein’s X-BOW hull line design
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    Ulstein platform supply order

    2014-08-26T15:39:00Z

    Ulstein Design & Solutions has entered into an extensive contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd, China, to design and supply equipment for four PX121 type platform supply vessels.

  • Jim McColl: “Fergusons has the potential to grow into a leading marine engineering business”
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    Preferred bidder announced for Ferguson businesses

    2014-08-25T18:01:00Z

    The Joint Administrators of the Ferguson Shipbuilders Group have announced that Clyde Blowers Capital has been chosen as preferred bidder for the group’s business and assets.

  • The Hull Vane can be installed on newbuild ships or retrofitted to existing vessels
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    Vane is claimed to cut fuel consumption

    2014-08-25T16:28:00Z

    A Dutch company, Hull Vane, has developed a foil which can be fitted below a ship’s stern, and which is said to significantly reduce fuel consumption.

  • Wärtsilä's test facility, where full scale testing of the LLH integrated with a Wärtsilä distribution system, has been carried out
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    Control system designed for hybrid ships

    2014-08-25T09:03:00Z

    Wärtsilä is launching a hybrid control system, designed to combine different power sources with energy storage devices resulting in fuel savings and lower emissions.

  • New LNG barge under build in Hamburg
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    German LNG bunker barge draws interest

    2014-08-23T17:20:00Z

    A lot of interest has been reported in a new German LNG bunker barge design - TB-X- developed by a Hamburg shipyard for a wide range of applications, reports Tom Todd.

  • MacGregor will supply a range of equipment including two of its subsea cranes
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    MacGregor wins Chinese offshore orders

    2014-08-22T13:04:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured two orders for its offshore equipment from Chinese shipbuilders Wuhu Xinlian and Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd.

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    Russia plans to acquire large Crimean shipyard

    2014-08-22T10:41:00Z

    The Russian government and a group of Russian investors are in negotiations for the acquisition of the Zaliv shipyard, one of the largest in Eastern Europe, writes Eugene Gerden.

  • Cunard's 'Queen Victoria' will dock at B+V for propulsion and other repairs
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    Pod troubles bring forward QV yard stay

    2014-08-22T10:18:00Z

    Cunard’s 90,000gt Queen Victoria will dock at Blohm + Voss Repair in Hamburg in January - nearly a year earlier than planned - because a propulsion unit bearing needs replacing, Tom Todd reports.

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    Evoqua BWMS accepted by US Coast Guard

    2014-08-21T16:46:00Z

    Evoqua Water Technologies’ SeaCURE ballast water management system (BWMS) has received alternate management system (AMS) approval, giving shipowners more choice for type approved and AMS approved solutions.

  • The hull for newbuild number 118 is of Havyard 832 Service Operation Vessel (SOV) design
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    Havyard windfarm vessel fit-out

    2014-08-20T11:13:00Z

    Havyard is fitting out the first of two newbuild offshore windfarm vessels for new customer, shipping company, ESVAGT, opening a door to the new market of renewable energy for the shipbuilder.

  • De Hoop’s fast supply vessel for the Gulf of Mexico features a novel hybrid diesel and electric propulsion system
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    Combining best features of diesel electric and mechanical propulsion

    2014-08-20T11:03:00Z

    Dag Pike looks at a Dutch innovation in diesel electric propulsion, fitted to an offshore supply vessel for service in the US, which is claimed to provide substantial fuel savings and increased flexibility.

  • Foreship says its new BlueTech 42 design is eco-friendly and has a number of benefits
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    BlueTech design for Bulgarian carriers

    2014-08-20T11:00:00Z

    Finnish naval architecture company, Foreship BlueTech, has been contracted by Bulgaria’s Navibulgar to design four bulk carriers to be built at Hongqiang shipyard.

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    Orders rush in for OceanSaver

    2014-08-19T14:34:00Z

    Norway’s OceanSaver is seeing a rise in orders for its ballast water treatment (BWT) system as shipowners rush to ensure they comply with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention.

  • The Switch and Yaskawa have cemented their working relationship after securing a new order for PMM 1000 shaft generators
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    Switching ownership

    2014-08-19T13:49:00Z

    The Switch, a Finnish based supplier of permanent magnet (PM) generator and converter packages for renewable energy applications, has received a repeat PM shaft generator orders from WE Tech Solutions of Finland.

  • ‘Ville de Bordeaux’ employed a high level of machinery automation and relied on automatic filters for main engine fuel purification rather than centrifugal separators, allowing a 25% cut in manpower
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    US embraces Diesel power at last

    2014-08-19T10:12:00Z

    The September 1964 issue of The Motor Ship led with news that a US company was to build a European-designed large marine Diesel engine. This may not seem a particularly newsworthy story in a magazine devoted to large Diesel-powered ships, but as the US had resolutely stuck to steam turbines ...

  • NAMEPA members including the Teekay Corporation, stand to benefit from the adjustment
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    Green boost for NAMEPA members

    2014-08-18T18:09:00Z

    The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) members have been awarded an automatic positive adjustment (+5 points) towards member vessels’ RightShip Environmental Rating.

  • The Harvey Gulf fuelling facility will be the first source of LNG in the Gulf of Mexico
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    Wärtsilä control system for US facility

    2014-08-18T11:12:00Z

    Wärtsilä is to supply a control system for a shore-based LNG fuelling facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA, owned by Harvey Gulf International Marine.

  • Ferguson Shipbuilders – in administration (geograph.org.uk, Thomas Nugent)
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    Scottish shipyard goes into administration

    2014-08-15T13:47:00Z

    Ferguson Shipbuilders, which operates from the Newark Works and is the last remaining shipyard on the lower River Clyde in Port Glasgow, has gone into voluntary administration following cash flow problems and lack of new orders.

  • The hybrid CNG ferry is said to be the 'greenest' in the Netherlands
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    Corvus storage for hybrid CNG ferry

    2014-08-15T10:41:00Z

    US-based Corvus Energy has been awarded a contract by Spanish shipyard, LaNaval, for high power energy storage systems for an advanced hybrid CNG ferry said to be the ‘greenest’ in Holland.