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NewsGreen award for MSC
Global cruise company, MSC Cruises, has been awarded the prestigious ‘7 Golden Pearls’ award by classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), for its latest flagship ‘MSC Preziosa''.
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NewsHavyard gets contract for Iceland‘s first PSV
Norway‘s Havyard Group has announced the award of a contract from Icelandic oil service company Fafnir Offshore for a type 832L L WE platform supply vessel, said to be Iceland‘s first PSV.
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NewsMaintenance software for Baltic ferries
UK-based Marine Software Ltd reports the delivery of an MPM - Marine Planned Maintenance upgrade to Tallink-Silja, for installation on-board ‘Silja Symphony’ and ‘Galaxy’.
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NewsMaersk Line’s Triple-E vessels
Maersk Line has announced a new CO2 reduction target of 40% over the next eight years and this will largely be realised by its new Triple-E vessels, due for completion in June 2013.
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NewsShell launches first LNG barge
Global energy company, Shell, has launched the first 100% LNG powered tank barge, ‘Greenstream’ – a first for the company and the inland marine industry.
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AET’s second eco-design VLCC
Global petroleum tanker operator, AET, has taken delivery of a second eco-design VLCC built at Korea’s DSME Shipyard, that is fully compliant with the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention.
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NewsEngine overhaul for Subsea 7 OSV
UK company Royston has completed the first stage of a 30,000h engine overhaul of the Subsea 7-owned ‘Rockwater 1’ dynamically positioned dive support vessel.
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MHI and Hakata team up on container carrier
Japanese company’s Mitsubishi Heavy industries (MHI) and Hakata Shipbuilding Co have teamed up to develop a 1,000 teu container carrier and have received their first order.
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NewsBow thrusters for Australian ferry
Western Australia company Wesmar has announced an order from Hydraquip of Tasmania, for two bow thruster systems for retrofit installation on a steel-hulled car/passenger ferry.
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NewsOne Canal lock re-opens for big ship business
Engineers on the Kiel Canal have succeeded in getting one of the two damaged main locks in Brunsbuettel back into operation, re-opening the nearly 100km-long waterway to some of its big ship traffic for the first time in more than a week, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsEnvironship wins green technology award
Rolls-Royce says that it has received the International Green Ship Technology Award for its Environship concept, a design and system solution for cargo ships that reduces CO2 emissions by up to 40% compared to similar diesel-powered vessels.
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NewsAsia - a key market for shipping
According to a new survey by the Norton Rose Group, the Asia Pacific is catching up with Europe in terms of being a key market for the shipping sector.
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NewsStadt propulsion for offshore vessels
Norway''s Stadt AS, has won an order to supply diesel electric propulsion systems for seismic support vessels, owned and operated by the Faroe Islands’ Thor Offshore.
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NewsBulker safety advice from P&I Club
“There is an insistent need to create awareness of the circumstances which have too often resulted in the death or injury of crew members entering enclosed spaces on board ship.”
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NewsKleven to build expedition vessel
Norwegian shipbuilder, Kleven, has secured a contract to build a high specification expedition support vessel, designed by fellow Norwegian company, Marin Teknikk.
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Wärtsilä plans new factory in Brazil
Wärtsilä has announced that it will set up a new fully-owned manufacturing facility in Brazil to meet increasing demand, particularly in the offshore market.
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NewsBerg Propulsion support for ZF Marine
Following its decision in 2012 to exit the Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) business, global marine technologies company, ZF Marine, has signed a support agreement with Singapore''s Berg Propulsion.
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NewsGas-fuelled ferry maintenance contract
Wärtsilä says that it has concluded a five year maintenance agreement with Finnish ship owner, Viking Line, for maintaining and servicing the LNG-fuelled passenger ferry ''Viking Grace''.
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NewsIPA confirms support for GreenPort South Asia Conference
The Indian Ports Association (IPA) represents India’s 13 Major Ports, primarily to foster growth and development of all Major Ports which are under the supervisory control of the Indian Ministry of Shipping.
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NewsThe Motorship extends its footprint
The Motorship has recently added the social media platform Facebook to the various ways in which its content is being distributed.
