Latest News – Page 581
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NewsWhen rigs need relief
Work aboard the ''Farstad Solitaire'' continues apace, with, says Steinar Norbovik of the STX OSV shipyard, the involvement of around 200 technicians a day - and a very intense schedule.
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NewsStaying home
Brunvoll is just one of a very successful set of companies that haven’t succumbed to the pull of outsourcing to Asia, but despite the cost have kept the heart of their manufacturing at home in Norway.
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NewsAn alternative to the alternative
Island Offshore’s new LNG-diesel support vessel is a pragmatic response to a number of drivers – including emissions - but the Rolls-Royce power solution might not be quite what you’d expect.
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NewsICS wants changes to ballast water convention
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address some critical issues concerning the imminent implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.
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NewsGL installs new monitoring prototype
GL Maritime Software, part of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), has installed the first prototype of its GL MachineryManager software to ''CSAV Rio Blanco'', a car carrier owned and managed by German shipping company F. Laeisz.
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NewsHigh charge air pressure for clean engines
ABB Turbocharging, of Switzerland, recently released for sales and production the first frame size in its A100-L series of high pressure turbochargers for low speed, two-stroke engines.
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NewsShell joins all-purpose cylinder lube market
Shell Marine Products has announced the launch of Alexia S4, intended for use across a range of vessel and engine types, fuel specifications, loads and climates, from the Antarctic to the Amazon or Suez.
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NewsShipbuilding downturn hits GL
The COO of Germanischer Lloyd, Torsten Schramm, has said restructuring and job losses are now likely in the classification society as a result of a continuing global decline in ships on order, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGerman repair flurry is cross-board
Repair activity in widely diversified German yards this summer has involved a famous sailship, a cruise liner, luxury yachts and offshore installation vessels, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNeptun adds to bulging cruise newbuild list
Busy German shipbuilder Neptun Werft in Rostock-Warnemuende has booked another two Viking Longship river cruise newbuilds bringing the number of orders taken for the popular new vessel type to 14, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsStep change for container ship propulsion
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that its first super-long-stroke, 90-cm bore Mk 9 engine has successfully completed test bed trials at licensee Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division in Korea.
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NewsVoith propulsion for second turbine ship
German propulsion system supplier Voith Turbo says it has received an order for a second propulsion system for a wind turbine installation ship, having supplied a shipset to A2SEA for the ‘Sea Installer’.
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NewsSinopacific sees first OSV order from Africa
The Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group is entering the African market with an order for six OSVs from Slok Nigeria Ltd - the first African client to order medium and large sized PSVs from China.
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Drillship thruster order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced orders worth over £70 million to supply large thrusters for offshore drilling vessels, for several different customers who have ordered new vessels for deep water and harsh conditions.
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NewsWärtsilä contracts for Kleven PSV newbuilds
Wärtsilä reports that it has been contracted to supply the ship designs for three new platform supply vessels to be built in Norway by Kleven Maritime AS, two for Atlantic Offshore and the other for Remøy Shipping.
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NewsICS wants action over low sulphur switch
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called on the IMO to fast track a critical study into the global availability of low sulphur fuel for ships.
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NewsLNG fuel for Norwegian cruise ferries
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with shipowner Fjord Line to install four-engine LNG-based power plants with Promas propulsion systems in two cruise ferries being built at the Bergen Group Fosen yard in Norway.
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NewsNew tool to map the US ECAs
The imminent arrival of Emission Control Areas (ECAs) in the US is providing ship operators with new challenges in providing cost effective operation - but there is a new market opening up to address the issue.
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NewsCylinder oil delivered in China by barge
ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants says it has completed the first bulk delivery of Mobilgard 570 cylinder oil, using a double-hulled barge, in the Port of Shanghai, said to be the world’s busiest port.
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NewsPump order for Maersk Triple E
Austrian pump and flowmeter manufacturer Kral has announced that its is to supply a total of 600 screw pumps to DSME, which is building 20 low-emissions 18,000TEU container ships, known as the Triple E class, for Maersk.
