Latest News – Page 527
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NewsDrivers for Asian ECAs differ from Europe
Thailand-based James Ashworth of Energy consultancy TRI-ZEN explains to Wendy Laursen how the motivation for Asian emission control areas differs from the situation in Europe.
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NewsIndustry divided on ballast water convention
IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has expressed his disappointment in the progress made on the ballast water management convention at MEPC 66 in April 2014; he is not alone, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsHybrids – an answer to inefficiency
True hybrid solutions could, with the right push, go much further than their diesel electric forebears in answering some of the inefficiencies which lie at the heart of offshore support operations.
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NewsLNG bunkering for US coming soon
LNG’s longstanding ‘chicken and egg’ conundrum may be at an end as the very first US LNG bunkering vessels are in sight.
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NewsOld fashioned skills needed
A lack of consistency in newly trained mariners and the need to return to ‘old fashioned skills’ are factors leading some offshore support companies to think again, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsNorth Sea toolbox
After decades of boom on what seemed to be an unlimited North Sea oil and gas bonanza, production levels are beginning to finally beginning to dip.
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NewsDifferent work patterns for arctic OSVs
The arctic holds huge potential for the oil & gas industry although it looks like modifications will be necessary for hardware, processes and crew work patterns.
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NewsSteadily northward
“We’ve seen the oil and gas industry extending its reach steadily north in recent years,” says Ove Wilhelmsen of Wärtsilä, drawing with it a gradual change in support craft design.
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NewsMore than intervention for the UT777
Although Island Offshore want to keep the UT777 design’s ‘competitive advantage’ under wraps for as long as possible, Yrjar Garshol of Rolls-Royce gives Stevie Knight a sneak preview.
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NewsWärtsilä seals ‘industry first’ recognition
Wärtsilä has gained service level recognition for its Airguard and Oceanguard propeller shaft sealing systems from Lloyd’s Register and is said to be the first company in the industry to do so.
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NewsClass approval for marine Li-Ion battery banks
Corvus Energy of Canada says that it has received approval from three major classification societies for its energy storage system, as used in several hybrid and all-electric ship propulsion projects.
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NewsFirst new low speed duel fuel engine delivered
Korean engine builder Doosan Engine has delivered the first dual-fuel, low-speed ME-GI engine to the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego for the first of two 3,100teu container ships ordered by US operator TOTE.
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NewsMAN propulsion for new GEFO tanker
MAN Diesel and Turbo has supplied a complete propulsion system for an ultra-modern chemicals tanker operated by Germany’s Gesellschaft für Öltransporte (GEFO).
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NewsNew bulbous bows save fuel on slower ships
Fuel savings of 5% are being claimed for ships being fitted with new bulbous bows under a modernisation programme by north German ship charter and management concern NSB, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsFund launched to help seafarers in difficulties
Seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has launched a maritime emergency fund which aims to provide fast and modest cash grants to seafarers in difficulties.
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NewsGTT signs LNG carrier contract
French engineering and technology company Gaztransport and Technigaz, has signed an agreement for the design and construction of two LNG carriers to be built by Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding.
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NewsMacGregor alerts industry to safety
MacGregor has launched a new alert system, Soteria, designed to complement its Hatlapa and Porsgrunn range of steering gear.
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NewsCaterpillar power for Teekay Offshore
Caterpillar Marine will be providing complete propulsion solutions for four new ocean-going towing vessels designed by Ulstein Design and Solutions.
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NewsBulk carrier newbuilds opt for Kappel propellers
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that its MAN Alpha Kapel propeller design has been chosen by Cyprus-based Lemissoler Navigation for a series of eight 58,500dwt bulk carriers to be built in China.
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NewsTMC unveils new compressor series
Norway''s Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) is closing a gap in its compressor range with a new medium range compressor series for all application areas, TMC 86-124.
