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NewsStricken tanker repaired by BLRT shipyard
BLRT Grupp’s Turku Repair Yard has successfully repaired the 250m oil tanker, ‘Kyeema Spirit’, which was damaged during a storm when the vessel ran aground near Aegna Island, near Tallinn, Estonia.
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NewsDCV 'Balder' to dock at Verolme
The Keppel Verolme yard in The Netherlands has announced a contract from Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for the drydocking survey of the deepwater construction vessel (DCV) ‘Balder’.
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NewsDual fuel option for Greek LNG newbuilds
MAN Diesel & Turbo has won a contract to supply the engines for two 160,000m³ Greek LNG carriers. The installation of MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines represents the company’s first such reference in this segment.
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NewsThruster system fitted with new Lilaas technology
US based vessel control solutions company, Marine Technologies LLC, has ordered Lilaas AS’s new electronically controlled lever technology for a BridgeMate thruster control system, being built for a new Platform Support Vessel (PSV), ordered by Global Offshore.
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NewsWoes for shipowners and shipbuilders
The Motor Ship, January 1963, opened with a message from the UK Minister of Transport, the Rt Hon Ernest Marples. That reflects two facts: in those times this journal existed to promote the UK shipbuilding and marine engineering industry as well as the superiority of Diesel power over steam; and ...
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NewsCancellations sought at troubled shipyard
Receiver Berthold Brinkmann wants to cancel five newbuilding orders at insolvent German shipyard group P+S Werften in the hope of meeting EU conditions for approval of local credits to complete other orders.
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IMHA develops quality assurance programme
Maritime health body, International Maritime Health Association (IMHA), has developed a quality assurance programme to improve practice standards for seafarer medical examinations.
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Cargotec secures ro-ro equipment orders
Finnish headquartered cargo equipment specialist, Cargotec, has secured a large order for ro-ro cargo access equipment for four 45,000dwt container ro-ro vessels for Italian shipping company Ignazio Messina.
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NewsThousandth RT-flex engine order
Wärtsilä says that the 1,000th order has been placed for its low-speed two-stroke RT-flex marine diesel engines, which feature full electronic control and common-rail fuel systems.
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NewsNew German LPG series nears completion
A series of six 5,000m3 next-generation LPG tankers is nearing completion in China for Hartmann Reederei – the second German owner to expand its fleet of gas tankers in recent months, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsBiggest and best gas ships conference yet
Experts and users alike gathered in Bergen, Norway, recently for The Motorship’s third, and biggest, gas fuelled ships conference, and enjoyed three days – and one night - of discussion and site visits.
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NewsFuel savings and European unity
In 1962, fuel economy and general ship efficiency was rather less of an issue than it is today. Nonetheless, ship owners and designers wanting to save a bit of cash were looking at ways to cut fuel bills.
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NewsSmaller German yard work points up economic clout
Some of Germany’s smaller repair facilities have reported interesting and varied activity of late, demonstrating again how important they remain for the sector in general and for local economies in particular. Tom Todd reports.
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NewsCBM systems are getting smaller and smarter
Bandwidth is becoming irrelevant despite the huge amount of data being made available to condition based monitoring systems, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsImportant diagnostic calls lost on desensitised crew
Wendy Laursen explains how analysis of fault calls reveals how crew become desensitised to equipment alarms and how electrical equipment in particular is emerging as a problem.
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NewsMix of tools required for cylinder oil optimisation
There are many possible tiers of monitoring and control to facilitate cylinder oil feed rate optimisation, and the financial gains can be significant, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsA new wave of technology
Marine sensors are continually being refined and upgraded to support the consistent and efficient management of essential marine machinery, says Mike Powers, product marketing director for Gems Sensors and Controls.
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NewsMarket and regulators call for action, says GL
Henrik Segercrantz looks at how one classification society is helping shipowners meet energy efficiency targets and save fuel costs.
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NewsSuccess for Norwegian electro specialist
Norwegian Electric Systems says that since it was established in October 2009, it has achieved a sales turnover close to 1 billion NOK.
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NewsNew high-speed propulsion and gas-fuelled genset engines added to Cat high-speed range
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has announced a new high-speed propulsion engine based on its 3516 platform, but optimised to deliver clean-burn combustion along with an up to 15% power increase in its commercial ratings.
