Latest News – Page 512
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NewsNiche markets still keep Germans afloat
Niche and specialist newbuildings again dominated German ship deliveries in 2013, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMarine coating looks to plant life for inspiration
Research from Harvard University, reported by IChem E, suggests that a tropical carnivorous plant could provide new technology for fouling-free and low resistance coatings for ships’ hulls.
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NewsNew MPV launched in Germany
A new ice-classed multi-purpose vessel named ''MV Reggeborg'' has been successfully launched at the Ferus Smit yard in Leer, Germany.
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NewsPoland’s PZM orders eight bulk carriers from China
Polish cargo ship operator Polska Zegluga Morska (PZM) has awarded an order for eight new bulk carriers to an unnamed Chinese shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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Treating ballast may not solve the problem
One of the main bones of contention with the BWM convention is the view that invasive species can be transferred by other means than ballast water.
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NewsFour more gas-fuelled PSVs for Siem
Poland''s Remontowa shipyard is to build four more dual-fuelled PSVs to the Wärtsilä Ship Design VS 4411 DF design for Siem Offshore.
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NewsTurbocharger flow capacities continue to improve
Two-stroke turbochargers continue to evolve with the latest developments focusing on flow capacity, says Wendy Laursen.
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Epic Gas expands its services
Epic Gas Ltd’s recent order of two 11,000m³ vessels from Japan’s Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has increased its fleet size to better target the LPG and petrochemical markets.
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DSME ends year on a high
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is to build what is thought will be the world’s largest LNG floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) for Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
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NewsIntroducing the truly innovative Edda Ferd
The latest addition to the Ostenso Rederij fleet claims that it’s capable of cutting the typical PSV energy draw by between 25% and 30% - while still running plain ordinary diesel, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsBaseline management of coatings and fuel consumption
Wendy Laursen speaks to Jesse Millar, naval architect at BMT Design and Technology, to see how his company''s Baseline Management System can assist shipowners as they tackle the demands of energy efficiency and hull coating performance.
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NewsThe choreography of ship building
Offshore support vessels are becoming more and more densely engineered, especially in the North Sea where the oil majors play a large part in driving the technology relentlessly upward, says Stevie Knight.
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NewsComplete separator solutions
Dutch company KET Marine International, which specialises in providing complete solutions for separation requirements, says that it is now able to offer ‘plug and play’ solutions for electronic separator control units.
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NewsNew coatings compete on operational benefits
Investment in hull coatings is on the rise, and manufacturers are responding with a range of new performance promises, writes Wendy Laursen
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NewsMaking a good marriage
Stevie Knight says that holding hands with a Brazilian collaborator who knows the water may be the best way to negotiate the ‘local content’ directive and the mire of other regulations that Brazil is known for.
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NewsJapan’s first LNG-fuelled vessel to be built by NYK
Japanese company NYK has revealed plans to build a tug featuring a dual fuel engine that can run on either LNG or HFO.
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NewsRotterdam tug is first to use synthetic diesel
Dutch company Royal Boskalis has announced that the tug ‘Smit Elbe’, which is based in the port of Rotterdam, has become the first tug in the Netherlands to be fuelled with Shell GTL.
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NewsMAN looks at alternative fuels and optimising the existing fleet
MAN Diesel & Turbo was first to the market with an LNG-fuelled two-stroke engine, and is now looking other low flash point fuels, as well as helping existing vessels save fuel and meet emissions limits in order to remain competitive.
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NewsSecond Damen ice-class ro-pax for Canada
Damen Shipyards has been awarded a second contract from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government for an 80m ice-class ro-pax ferry.
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Russian billionaire may acquire troubled shipbuilding assets
Mikhail Gutseriev, Russian billionaire owner of the Russneft company, one of the country’s leading oil producers, is reported to be considering purchasing the Red Sormovo shipyard and the Proletarian factory in St. Petersburg, writes Eugene Gerden.
