Latest News – Page 574
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NewsNew premises for MPR
Dutch propeller expert, Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR), is doing so well that it has recently moved from its old workshop at Asperen to a new premises in Drunen, The Netherlands, to achieve more capacity.
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NewsSHI delivers ‘GasLog Santiago’
International LNG carrier operator, GasLog, has received its latest LNG carrier, ‘GasLog Santiago’, from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
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NewsRepair and overhaul flurry at German yards
A flurry of big ships calling for repair and overhaul has been reported at front-running German shipyards, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNew president for UK Chamber of Shipping
Kenneth MacLeod, chairman of Stena Link (UK) Ltd, has become the new president of the UK Chamber of Shipping and has called on the UK Government to utilise the shipping industry to support economic growth.
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NewsClass approval for Tier III engine
Hyundai Heavy Industries says that it has been granted type approval for its 35,300bhp HiMSEN H46/60V engine from nine classification societies: ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, GL, KR, LR, NK, and RINA.
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NewsSevern sewage system for Oz patrol boats
US based water disinfection system provider, Severn Trent De Nora’s Mariner Omnipure sewage treatment system has been selected for use onboard new patrol boats for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
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NewsAlfa Laval equipment for ‘Norwegian Breakaway’
Sweden''s Alfa Laval’s marine equipment has been installed on Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest cruise ships, being built by Germany’s Meyer Werft.
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NewsNew Comnav night vision cam
Canada’s Comnav Marine has launched a new thermal and low light camera system – the V2, suitable for coast guard and search and rescue operations, large yachts, fishing craft, tugs and freighters during loading and unloading of cargos.
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NewsLosses continue to cause concern to insurers
Preliminary marine casualty statistics for 2012 indicate a somewhat topsy-turvey situation, according to the International Union of Marine Insurance, as Denzil Stuart reports.
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NewsItalian yard changes direction
Italian shipyard Nuovi Cantieri Apuania (NCA) has been acquired by a yacht building company and will switch its focus from ship building to refit and repair, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsOpex needs greater consideration in bilge choices
There is often a lack of connection between owner and yard when installing bilge technologies which can lead to increased operating costs. By Wendy Laursen
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NewsRolls-Royce power for ferry of the future
Rolls-Royce plc has signed a contract for the delivery of its highly efficient Azipull propulsion and control system for the ‘World’s First’ completely electric car ferry.
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NewsPropulsion & Emissions Conference offers shipowners and industry viewpoints
The very successful 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference, held in Hamburg in 2012, was a hard act to follow. But the Mercator Media conference team believes it has managed to put together an even better event for the 35th conference, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 24-25 April ...
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Sailing by wind and tide
As this issue closed for press, we learned, via Danish shipowner Norden’s newsletter, that a 47,400dwt product tanker sailed 280 nautical miles with the main engine stopped, using nature’s free forces as the sole driving power.
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NewsABS focuses on environmental performance
US classification society ABS has recently formed an Operational and Environmental Performance department.
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NewsHull coating performance standard gains momentum
There may be a benefit to both shipowners and suppliers for establishing a global standard for measuring how hull coatings affect vessel performance, but it is going to take time to achieve, says Wendy Laursen.
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More coatings added to fire protection range
US company Sherwin-Williams is launching the next generation of its Firetex M90 series of passive fire protection coatings on the European market.
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NewsSembawang bags cruise ship refits
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard began 2013 with a series of four cruise ships, and has secured similar work on a further eight vessels, worth a total of around S$60 million.
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NewsFSRU conversion finalised in Dubai
Drydocks World reports that it is in the process of completing the ''FSRU Toscana'' conversion project.
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NewsBrest yard re-establishes itself in LNG carrier market
Damen Shiprepair says that since it acquired the former Sobrena yard at Brest, Northwestern France, around a year ago, it is continuing to recover its share of the LNG carrier repair business, a sector in which the yard was previously well known.
