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Tristar invests in the shipping market
Tristar Transport Company is investing €200m in new tonnage in a bid to expand its marine portfolio as the shipping market heats up.
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Russian consortium to acquire stake in DSME
Russian oil giant Rosneft in consortium with Gazprombank and shipping company Sovkomflot, plans to acquire a 31% stake in South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsFlooding protection for ships
UK company PSM Instrumentation says that another major shipbuilder has recognised the vital role a reliable flood detection system plays on its vessels, with a major order for bilge level switches.
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NewsExxonMobil launches cylinder oil to address cold corrosion
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has launched its own 100BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard 5100, which the company says id designed to mitigate the effects of cold corrosion in new design two-stroke marine engines operating on HFO.
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News“One of the worst examples of substandard shipping”
UK-based trade union for maritime professionals Nautilus International has released details of a vessel detained in port, and which has been described as a ‘Mickey Mouse operation’.
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NewsHHI orders Clean Marine systems
Norway’s Clean Marine is to supply its exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) for a very large gas carrier (CLGC) being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Dorian LPG.
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NewsNew Russian shipbuilding cluster MoU
Rosneft, Sovcomflot and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new shipbuilding and industrial cluster in Russia’s Far East.
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NewsWärtsilä exhaust gas system retrofit
Wärtsilä has been contracted by TT-Line, the German-Swedish ferry operator, to retrofit an exhaust gas cleaning system to its Ro-Pax vessel, the ‘M/S Robin Hood’ as part of TT-Line''s Green Ship strategy.
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NewsBallast water system sales for BIO-UV
BIO-UV, the French ballast water treatment systems manufacturer, has won a contract for six BIO-SEA100 systems from a Spanish shipyard.
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NewsWorld Wide delivery
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the fourth platform supply vessel (PSV) in a series of six to Norway’s World Wide Supply.
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NewsJO Tankers places largest ever order
China’s New Times Shipbuilding is to build eight 33,000 tonne stainless-steel chemical tankers for JO Tankers – an order estimated to be worth around US$320m.
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New energy demand forecast system
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the NEC Corporation are collaborating in the development of an energy demand forecast system for ships to enable energy savings for operators and increased environmental efficiency.
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NewsWärtsilä launches gas-fuelled two-stroke to the market
Wärtsilä has announced that it has successfully conducted full scale testing of its low-speed two-stroke dual-fuel engine running on LNG as fuel.
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Aker wins US$418m containership order
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is to build two 3,600 teu containerships for Matson Navigation Company – an order with a total value of US$418m.
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NewsGas turbines ready for merchant sector revival
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
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.
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NewsMARAD to invest US$1.4m in LNG projects
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.
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NewsHighest power dual-fuel engines on order
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.
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NewsLondon Gateway open for business
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
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.
