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NewsBroad shoulders and thoughtful design
The MO1, Mainprize Offshore’s new vessel, is the first of a pair of support craft being built at the Buckie Shipyard; Bob Mainprize says it has benefited from “a lot of hard thinking” as well as one or two design changes along the way.
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NewsRussian commercial shipbuilding faces serious crisis
In spite of concerted support and increased funding by the state, the Russian shipbuilding industry is plunging into serious crisis, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsEfficiency drives two-stroke developments
Slow steaming, fuel sulphur limits and desires to cut fuel costs and ship weight all provide challenges for two-stroke designers, builders and lubricant suppliers.
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NewsGas detector can be calibrated onboard
Martek Marine has released a MED-certified portable gas detector that can be recalibrated onboard, providing tamperproof certification to meet the relevant regulations.
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NewsBiofouling regulations on the table
IMO seems reticent to legislate on biofouling and its influence on hull performance, explains Wendy Laursen.
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NewsVEKA and DEEN Shipping LNG venture
Inland shipping companies, VEKA Group and DEEN Shipping, have joined forces and combined experiences in a bid to develop the small scale LNG market under the name VEKA DEEN LNG.
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NewsMAN power for Brazil
After being fitted with a MAN B&W 6S70ME-C type prime mover and three MAN 7L23/30H auxiliary engines, Suezmax tanker, ‘Zumbi dos Palmares’, has been delivered to Brazilian hydrocarbon transportation company, Transpetro.
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NewsGE Power systems for Dalian Shipyard
International advanced motor, drive and control technologies supplier, GE Power Conversion, has been chosen by China’s Dalian Shipyard to supply the complete drive and automation system for its Goliath crane.
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NewsCummins power for new crewboat
Global power expert, Cummins Marine, has supplied three Cummins KTA38-M3 HD engines to power the first of two crewboats newly built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard in China.
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NewsABB wins US$12m propulsion contract
Global power and automation group, ABB, has won a US$12m contract to power a new deepwater pipe laying vessel being built in Singapore.
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NewsLloyd Werft bags offshore newbuild
Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has bagged a contract to build a 33,000gt construction and pipe-laying vessel for delivery to London-based CEONA, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsCruiser fire in Bahamas
A fire broke out onboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the ''Grandeur of the Seas'', yesterday, which put paid to over 2,000 holidaymakers’ holidays.
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NewsNew Wärtsilä Yuchai production facilities
The joint venture owned by Wärtsilä and Yuchai Marine Power Co Ltd, Wärtsilä Yuchai Engine Co Ltd, has begun construction of its new production facilities in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province of China.
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NewsOffshore crane R&D programme launched
A joint three-year research and development project has been inaugurated between Hamburg University of Technology, Mareval AG Hamburg and HeavyLift@Sea.
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NewsNew R&D project to enhance safety
A new three year European Research Project, CASCADe (model based Cooperative and Adaptive Ship based Context Award Design), has been launched to help increase safety onboard vessels.
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NewsIMO looks at West and Central Africa piracy
The International Maritime Organization has pledged its support to assist with the implementation of a new Code of Conduct concerning the prevention and repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in west and central Africa.
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NewsGermans lash out at MEPC proposal
The German shipbuilding industry has criticised an “enormously damaging” recommendation at the IMO to delay the introduction of stricter emission limits, saying it jeopardises efforts to develop eco-friendly and economic ships and systems, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsOutputs exceed 30,000bhp ceiling
In 1963 the marine engineering industry was certainly obsessed with power and bore size.
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NewsGreen technology partnership
There’s a new green technology partnership in Japan – Eco Marine Power (EMP) has teamed up with KEI System Ltd to launch a new system capable of monitoring and controlling eco power devices and fuel consumption onboard vessels.
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NewsGibdock gets seismic
Gibralta ship repair yard Gibdock has completed a refit of the seismic vessel ‘WG Cook’ for WesternGeco, a contract said to reflect the yard’s growing ability to attract return customers in the specialised offshore vessel market.
