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NewsFlaminia back in service as 'eco ship'
The German container ship ''MSC Flaminia'', heavily damaged in an accident in 2012 , is now back in liner service as an ‘eco ship’ after repair and modifications, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsABS and MPA collaborate on R&D
ABS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote maritime research and development (R&D) and innovation.
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NewsWärtsilä sells its share of Chinese two-stroke joint venture
Wärtsilä says that it intends to divest its shares in the Qingdao Qiyao Wärtsilä MHI Linshan Marine Diesel Co (QMD), a joint venture company for manufacturing large low-speed marine diesel engines.
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Inert gas system orders
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has secured multiple inert gas system orders for LNG carriers from Japan Marine United’s Tsu shipyard.
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NewsGE Marine and Lloyd’s Register join forces
GE Marine and Lloyd’s Register have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify potential gas turbine-powered commercial ship projects.
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NewsFresh approach to integration from Imtech
High revenue-earning ships need a fresh approach to systems integration to take full advantage of available efficiency gains, according to technical service provider Imtech Marine.
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NewsBWTS installation partnership
US based Hyde Marine Inc, a subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation, has established two partnership agreements for installation of the Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) for international markets.
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NewsAlewijnse secures another Asian order
Netherlands-based Alewijnse Marine Services has won its eighth offshore contact in Asia, just three months after opening its new branches in Singapore and Malaysia.
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NewsBelco marine scrubber demo
US based Belco Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of DuPont, has partnered with the Maersk Group to successfully demonstrate Belco marine scrubber technology onboard the container ship ‘Maersk Tukang’.
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NewsKleven moves into SE Asian offshore market
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has announced a contract to construct a PSV for Malaysian based Joint Venture Company IES Pioneer, scheduled for delivery in September 2015.
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NewsICS wants harmony from PSC on SECA implementation
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that it wants the Paris MoU on Port State Control to ensure that a harmonised approach to PSC inspections has been developed with respect to 0.1% Sulphur Emission Control Areas (ECAs).
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NewsBV’s LNG kickstart
Classification society Bureau Veritas has published a new set of guidelines on LNG bunkering, with it says should help to speed adoption of LNG as a ship’s fuel by kick-starting the LNG bunker chain.
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NewsEthane-fuelled ME-GI order for MAN
Norwegian owner Ocean Yield has placed orders for three liquefied ethylene gas carriers, each of which will be powered by a single MAN B&W ME-GI low-speed, dual-fuel engine running on ethane.
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NewsKongsberg technology chosen by Asia
Kongsberg Maritime is to supply Chinese and Korean shipbuilders with its ‘Full Picture’ solution for 13 advanced newbuild offshore vessels worth a total of NOK 330m (US$53.1m).
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NewsNewbuild L Class vessel launched
Singapore’s Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (SPO) has launched its second L Class platform supply vessel ‘Pacific Legacy’ built by Japan Marine United Corporation’s (JMU) Maizuru Shipyard.
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NewsThe nuclear age dawns
The big news in ‘The Motor Ship’, August 1964, was the US nuclear powered merchant ship, ‘Savannah’ undertaking its first voyages, including visiting several European ports.
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NewsTaking the safe path towards unmanned ships
DNV GL hopes to help the industry reduce seafarer fatalities by 90%: a goal which could ultimately result in taking crew off ships altogether, writes Wendy Laursen
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NewsHarmonised e-reporting procedures for all vessels in EU
A new era for global maritime is to be unveiled on June 2015. The European Commission adopted on June 25th the report on the functioning of the Reporting Formalities Directive (Directive 2010/65). The Directive aims to ensure that by June 2015, vessels entering in or departing from EU ports will ...
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NewsEnergy efficiency: regulatory impact and the role of technology
Shipping and offshore industries have gone through many changes in the last 10 years and it is likely that both will go through even more dramatic changes in the next decade and beyond, says Kirsi Tikka, president and COO, ABS Europe Division.
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NewsSMM focuses on attracting more marine engineers
It is an even-numbered year, which means that SMM will soon be upon us, once again: claiming to be the leading international trade fair for the maritime industry, the exhibition runs at the Hamburg Messe und Congress from 9 September to 12 September, with a special effort being made on ...
