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  • LM2500 packaged for marine propulsion applications
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    Gas turbines ready for merchant sector revival

    2013-11-11T15:27:00Z

    Gas turbines, after a quiet period, could be making a return to ship propulsion, according to Jeremy W Barnes, commercial marine marketing director of GE Marine.

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    Vinashin restructuring approved

    2013-11-11T13:58:00Z

    The ailing Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) is being renamed Shipbuilding Industry Corp (SBIC) and downsized to eight subsidiaries after approval by the Vietnamese government.

  • Horizon Lines will convert a container ship to run on LNG as part of the MARAD programme
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    MARAD to invest US$1.4m in LNG projects

    2013-11-11T12:10:00Z

    The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a total of US$1.4m funding for two projects supporting the increased use of alternative fuels and technology in the maritime industry.

  • MAN Diesel & Turbo ME-GI engines, built at Hyundai, will power Matson’s 3,600teu newbuilds
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    Highest power dual-fuel engines on order

    2013-11-11T11:40:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced an order for two 7S90ME-GI two-stroke dual fuel engines, capable of running on LNG or HFO/MDO, and which the company says are the largest-ever dual fuel engines to be ordered, at a rating of 42,700kW each.

  • The MOL containership was the first scheduled caller
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    London Gateway open for business

    2013-11-08T17:05:00Z

    After a false start when it became a port of refuge for a fire-struck containership in September, DP World''s London Gateway has today welcomed its first scheduled ship.

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    Vard survey vessel for Kazakhstan

    2013-11-08T16:25:00Z

    Vard Holdings is to build a survey vessel for Kazakhstan’s Circle Maritime Invest JSC (CMI) as part of a NOK 55m (US$8.94m) contract.

  • ’Mein Schiff 3’ takes shape in Turku
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    Cruise launch at STX Turku

    2013-11-08T15:19:00Z

    ‘Mein Schiff 3’, an environmentally friendly cruise ship being built for TUI Cruises, has been floated out at STX Turku Shipyard.

  • Capt Kapil Dev Bahl will join Bibby Ship Management from Murray Fenton India as director – technical services
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    Bibby Ship Management acquires Murray Fenton (India)

    2013-11-08T15:18:00Z

    Bibby Ship Management Group has announced the acquisition of Murray Fenton (India) Surveyors Limited.

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    Data logging system simplifies fuel savings

    2013-11-08T15:18:00Z

    A Dutch company, RRIsis, says that its intelligent fuel monitoring system can help cut fuel consumption and emissions without increasing the workload onboard.

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    Reliable PSM level transmitters

    2013-11-06T16:31:00Z

    PSM Instrumentation is flying the flag for robust and reliable PSM level transmitters to replace older obsolete technology for level measurement such as bubbler systems.

  • Schottel and Topec are joining forces to engineer and manufacture the new-generation Nav propulsion units
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    Schottel launches new Navigator with Dutch partner

    2013-11-06T16:23:00Z

    Schottel of Germany has announced that for its revamped Navigator (Nav) propulsion unit, it will be partnering with Dutch company Topec.

  • Operations will be closed down at Rauma shipyard
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    STX negotiates shipyard restructuring

    2013-11-06T12:17:00Z

    STX Finland has completed major restructuring negotiations that will see a shift in operations to safeguard the future of the company and Finland’s extended maritime industry.

  • Hatlapa's sales contribution to MacGregor is expected to be around €20m
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    MacGregor completes Hatlapa acquisition

    2013-11-06T11:00:00Z

    Cargotec’s MacGregor business has completed the acquisition of Hatlapa in a transaction valued at approximately €160m.

  • Alexia 80 relative performance vs closest operating conditions in Bolnes corrosive regime (reference oil Alexia 50)
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    Two new high base number cylinder oils from Shell

    2013-11-05T18:13:00Z

    Shell Marine Lubricants is introducing two new products to the Shell Alexia range of cylinder oils for large high-performance two-stroke marine engines.

  • Installation and implementation of MMC ballast water management system onboard ‘Sanco Swift’
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    Norwegian BWTS successes

    2013-11-05T18:13:00Z

    Norwegian company MMC Green Technology says that its ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has achieved 28 orders so far and has received approval from DNV as well as being AMS certified for use in US waters.

  • Pistons for medium-speed diesel and gas engines are to be produced in China
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    New large-bore piston plant in China

    2013-11-05T18:13:00Z

    German company KS Kolbenschmidt, a subsidiary of automotive components group KSPG, has established a large-bore piston factory specifically for the Asian markets.

  • Melanie Schultz: "Intelligent, clean shipping is the future."
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    Level playing field at Europort 2013

    2013-11-05T16:24:00Z

    This year’s Europort was opened this week by Melanie Schultz van Haegen, minister of infrastructure and the environment of the Netherlands, who called for a sustained innovation and an “international level playing field”.

  • The ‘MOL Comfort’  incident is being used to establish countermeasures to prevent the occurrence of similar casualties in the future
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    MOL Comfort preliminary findings

    2013-11-05T15:19:00Z

    The ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team has released preliminary findings and safety measures following the loss of the container vessel MOL Comfort.

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    Maersk orders new MR vessels

    2013-11-04T17:35:00Z

    Maersk Tankers has ordered four new MR vessels with South Korea’s Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering as part of its strategy to gradually update its fleet.

  • GE's DPS is more "mariner friendly"
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    GE Power advanced Hornbeck subsea vessels

    2013-11-04T09:30:00Z

    GE Power is to supply its latest generation dynamic positioning (DP) technology for Hornbeck Offshore’s four new multipurpose supply vessels (MPSVs).