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NewsNew investment in Mercator’s responsive websites
Mercator Media has made another significant investment in its online offering and redesigned all 14 of its magazine and event websites. All of the sites have been re-engineered to incorporate ‘responsive design’ which ensures the best possible display of content on any device.
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NewsThird ship for Atlantic Offshore from Zamakona
Bilbao-based ZamaKona Yards reports that Atlantic Offshore has ordered a new vessel valued at €25 million. The contract provides for a second option.
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GE claims IMO Tier III and EPA Tier 4i NOx limits without aftertreatment
GE Marine says that it has completed an emission testing programme on its 12V250 four-stroke medium speed engine, and the company says that this has shown the engine can meet the US EPA Tier 4i and IMO Tier III emissions limits without the use of additional after-treatment systems.
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NewsBore extends use of ClassNK software
Finnish shipping company Bore has made a second order for ClassNK-NAPA’s Green ship efficiency software for installation on its 13,625dwt ro-ro vessel ‘Bore Song’ after successful sea trials aboard sister vessel ‘Bore Sea’.
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NewsMarin Teknikk gets DCSV order from Asia
Norwegian ship designer Marin Teknikk has announced a contract for design and engineering of an MT6024 diving and construction vessel for Kreuz Subsea Marine of Singapore.
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News20,000 slide fuel valves retrofitted to MAN engines
MAN PrimeServ, the service division of MAN Diesel & Turbo, says that its has recently retrofitted its 20,000th slide fuel valve.
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NewsType approval tests conclude for Wärtsilä’s X40
Wärtsilä’s X40 two-stroke engine has successfully passed its type approval test (TAT) programme, which was carried out at Chinese licensee Yuchai Marine Power.
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NewsWärtsilä BWMS for LPG vessel
Wärtsilä has been contracted by Italy’s Carbofin SPA, part of the Carboflotta group, to retrofit its Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessel, ‘Marola’.
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LNG bunker ship ordered in China
On the closing day of Nor-Shipping, Jahre Marine of Norway announced that it had signed a newbuilding contract with Chinese yard Avic Dingheng to build what is claimed to be the first seagoing LNG carrier for bunkering and small-scale distribution.
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NewsRolls-Royce Promas system for Aida Cruises
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply Germany’s Aida Cruises with its Promas Lite propulsion system as part of a technical upgrade to the company’s Sphinx series cruise ships.
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NewsWärtsilä to design heavy construction ship for Subsea 7
Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide the design for a large heavy construction vessel (HCV) to be built for Subsea 7 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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NewsNew Thordon shaft seal
Canadian grease and oil-free bearing solutions provider, Thordon Bearings Inc, has launched a new water lubricated mechanical face seal, TG100.
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NewsMore power for mid-range dual-fuel engine
Wärtsilä has announced a higher-output version of its dual fuel four-stroke 34DF engine, for which lower fuel consumption and improved environmental performance are also claimed.
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NewsSecond gas conversion for Rolls-Royce
At Nor-Shipping, Rolls-Royce announced a contract to convert 95m tanker ship Bergen Viking to run on engines powered by LNG, replacing the current liquid fuelled diesel-electric power plant.
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NewsEco-Ships and retrofitting: GL’s solution for the future
At Nor-Shipping 2013, classification society Germanischer Lloyd launched a manual aimed at shipowners wishing to explore retrofitting solutions to ensure that existing vessels remain economic, and announced that, in the society’s opinion, the Eco-Ship concept is here to stay.
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NewsGas-fuelled ships pick up Nor-Shipping awards
The 2013 Nor-Shipping Awards for energy efficiency and innovative ship design were presented at the Nor-Shipping Opening Conference.
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NewsNew LNG conversion partnership
Rolls-Royce announced at Nor-Shipping 2013 that it will partner Spanish shipping company Baleária in a new LNG conversion project for its high speed ferries - the propulsion expert’s first LNG project in Spain.
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News‘Seven Viking’ wins Ship of the Year
Inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel, ‘Seven Viking’, designed and built by Norway’s Ulstein, has been announced as the winner of ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ at this year''s Nor Shipping.
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NewsDNV-GL merger proceeds
The merger between DNV and GL, announced in December 2012, is proceeding smoothly, albeit slowly, with the integration-planning in process in both companies, and the competition filing being undertaken on a global basis.
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NewsAnother UT design for Island Offshore
Rolls-Royce reports the delivery of ‘Island Crown’, the latest of several ships to the company’s UT 776 CD design of platform supply vessel for Island Offshore.
