Latest News – Page 521
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News'Sonne' floats out
Germany’s newest and most advanced ocean research ship, the €124 million ''Sonne'' has been floated out at Meyer Werft in Papenburg for fitting and transfer in May to Emden for North Sea trials, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsCroatia’s Uljanik shipbuilder receives two-tanker contract
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has signed a deal to build two 49,500dwt tankers for local shipping company Trogir Maritime, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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LNG bunkering on its way, says Lloyd’s Register survey
Lloyd’s Register has published an analysis of ports, looking into the current LNG bunkering infrastructure situation.
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Rolls-Royce secures wave piercing contract
Rolls-Royce is to supply another wave piercing offshore vessel to Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping as part of a £11m contract with Spanish shipyard, Gondon.
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IMO Conventions mobile app from KR
Classification society Korean Register (KR) has announced the availability of what it claims to be the first mobile app containing all up-to-date IMO conventions.
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NewsTailoring hull coatings to specific operations
International Paints has announced a new software system, claimed to be the first allowing ship owners and operators to assess and predict the risk of hull fouling dependent on the routes their vessels are transiting.
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NewsWärtsilä power and ship design for harsh conditions
Wärtsilä has announced a contract for design and power for a new platform supply vessel for operating in arctic conditions.
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NewsCaterpillar ships first of 3500 series
Caterpillar Marine has shipped its first Cat 3500 series marine gas engines, destined for and LNG hybrid barge – the world’s first LNG-powered barge in the Port of Hamburg.
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NewsDrydocks World gets ABB turbocharged
Dubai’s Drydocks World is to have global power expert’s ABB first ever Middle Eastern turbocharging service point.
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NewsEekels awarded for 'slow steaming' solution
Netherlands-based Eekels Technology BV has been awarded the TBI Innovation Prize 2013 for its ''slow steaming'' entry, which helps vessels reduce fuel by 50% at a 25% lower speed.
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NewsRussia’s Okskaya shipyard to build five tankers
Russia’s Okskaya shipyard has obtained an order to build five 5,589dwt tankers. The vessels are intended for both sea and river traffic, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsUlstein wins largest contract yet
The Ulstein Group has entered a new market and achieved its highest value contract yet by securing design and equipment packages for four ocean going tugs with Japan’s Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair.
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NewsMore scrubber orders from HHI for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä says that following new contracts it now has orders for exhaust gas cleaning systems for 10 ships to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea.
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NewsAccidents and the compelling need for more technology
There is debate about how much more lifesaving equipment next generation shipping will need, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsMitsubishi raises its game with new two-stroke generation
Mitsubishi is sometimes overlooked in the area of large two-stroke engine design and development, but the Japanese company is keeping up with current trends by introducing a super-long-stroke family in keeping with current operational practices, as discovered by David Tinsley.
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NewsAutomation enters the fray
Automation was the hot topic in 1964. The April issue of The Motor Ship devoted several articles to the subject.
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NewsKeeping it all moving
A new breed of offshore support ship - the seismic support vessel - is entering service, with three such ships, headed by the ''Bourbon Petrel'', designed by OSD-IMT and now in operation with Bourbon; Stevie Knight reports.
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More resident engineers for MHI-MME
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co. Ltd. (MHI-MME) is to station additional marine machinery resident engineers in London (UK), Singapore, and Los Angeles (USA) to expand its global service network.
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NewsTaking shore side power to the next level
Schneider Electric’s new ShoreBoX™ system aims to set a new benchmark in the industry because it’s portable and modular and suited to all types of vessel.
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NewsFire statistics are good, but flooding still an issue
Fire safety has never been better thanks to today’s ship designs and technology, but regulatory changes are on the horizon to improve flooding risks, writes Wendy Laursen.
