Latest News – Page 552
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NewsCutting manning levels to an absolute minimum
The dream of operating ships with no crew on board has been a long term quest for ship operators and now technology is moving towards a solution, suggests Dag Pike.
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NewsFincantieri’s largest-ever continues cruise tradition
The new flagship of the Carnival Group’s Princess Cruises fleet, ‘Royal Princess’, is the largest ship to have been built by the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
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NewsMTU power for US Coast Guard
The US Coast Guard’s latest class of fast response cutter relies, as did several of its predecessors, on MTU engines. Adapted from an article by Mike Principato, first published in ‘MTU Review’
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NewsFuel cells plagued by immature fuel choices
According to Wendy Laursen, fuel availability will be a key factor in the success of fuel cells for ocean-going vessels.
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NewsBattery added to 'Viking Lady' power mix
Eidesvik Offshore’s supply vessel ''Viking Lady'' now has a battery on board in preparation for testing fuel savings, emissions reductions and the future potential of operating in DP mode using just a battery fuel cell hybrid combination, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsHigh speed PSV diesel power
Cummins has picked up some useful references for its larger high-speed diesels from applications that normally represent solid medium-speed territory, writes Alan Haig-Brown.
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NewsMore LM2500s for US Navy LCS
GE Marine’s Evendale, Ohio, facility is currently busy building four LM2500 aero-derivative gas turbines for delivery to Austal USA. The engines will power the next two Independence class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), the 14th and 16th LCS vessels.
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NewsPlanned maintenance status view
UK-based company Marine Software has upgraded its Marine Planned Maintenance, Marine Storekeeper and Marine Purchasing software products with a new system ‘Status’ feature.
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News‘MOL Comfort’ investigation taking longer than expected
ClassNK executive vice president Toshitomo Matsui has announced that the Tokyo-based classification society’s casualty analysis and investigation into the ‘MOL Comfort’ sinking will take longer than initially expected.
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NewsNew software for CSR assessment from ClassNK
Classification society ClassNK has announced the release of the latest versions of IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) structural assessment software.
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NewsHHI wins US$1.4bn order
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is to build ten containerships for the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) as part of a US$1.4bn order.
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NewsSecond Damen PSV for WWS
Damen Shipyards Galati has handed over the second platform supply vessel (PSV) in a six series order heralding a new era in offshore construction for Damen Shipyards Group.
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NewsMLC not just for passenger ship and bulkers, says DNV
Det Norske Veritas has advised shipowners that the major port state control bodies will go beyond International Labour Organisation Resolution XVII recommendations to initially just concentrate on passenger ships and bulk carriers in implementation of MLC 2006.
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NewsStadt gains four-ship AHTS order from Asian yard
Norwegian company Stadt, which specialised in electric propulsion systems, recently won an order from Asia for four shipsets of full electric propulsion technology.
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NewsSyncrolift for Vietnam
Shipbuilding and ship repair at New Song Thu shipyard in Vietnam is set to improve with the installation of Rolls-Royce’s Syncrolift shiplift – the largest to be built in the country.
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NewsNew head of Wärtsilä four-stroke
Roger Holm has been appointed as Wärtsilä senior vice president, four-stroke, and member of the ship power management team.
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NewsRS signs agreement with Nordic Yards Wismar
The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) says it has concluded an agreement with Nordic Yards of Wismar, Germany, to provide classification services and engineering input for two newbuild Russian icebreakers.
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NewsABS forms global gas team
ABS is meeting industry needs with the formation of a Global Gas Solutions team to control its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) capabilities.
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NewsKRS leads green-ship equipment certification centre project
The Korean Register of Shipping says it is leading a project to build and operate the first-ever green-ship equipment certification centre.
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US-based society reaches tonnage milestone
ABS recently announced that its registered fleet has surpassed 200 million gross tons, made up of about 12,000 vessels sailing under 105 different flags.
