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NewsKittiwake Group acquired by Parker Hannifin
The UK-based Kittiwake Group, which includes Kittiwake Developments, Kittiwake Procal and Kittiwake Holroyd, has been acquired by the Parker Hannifin Corporation.
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NewsDNV approval for scrubber system
Green Tech Marine’s compact exhaust gas scrubber, recently installed onboard Royal Caribbean International’s ‘Liberty of the Seas’, has received a Statement of Compliance certificate according to MARPOL regulations.
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ABB acquires software company to expand its process automation division
ABB says it has reached agreement to acquire Dutch company Amarcon, which develops and markets software solutions for the shipping industry.
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NewsWärtsilä engines for nine Kuwaiti newbuilds
Wärtsilä has been picked to supply the main engines for a series of vessels being built for Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.
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NewsIACS in the next 12 months
The new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies, Tom Boardley of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, who took up the post on 1 July, has spoken to ‘The Motorship’ about his vision for the year ahead.
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NewsOcean Signal gets Irish distributor
UK based communications and safety specialist, Ocean Signal Ltd, has appointed Dublin based Martek Ltd as its Irish distributor.
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NewsOrder for wave-piercing offshore vessel
Rolls-Royce says that it has secured a contract worth around £10 million to supply vessel design and an equipment package for a new offshore vessel for Simon Møkster Shipping, for use on a Statoil contract in the Arctic region.
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NewsRemøy orders gas-fuelled PSV from Kleven
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with Remøy Shipping for a LNG powered platform supply vessel, to be built at the Kleven Verft yard. The contract includes an option for a further vessel of the same type.
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NewsSolar Solve kits out Stena vessels
UK based Solar Solve Marine, the anti-glare and heat rejecting roller screen expert, has equipped the new vessels ''Stena Transporter'' and ''Stena Transit'' with its Solasafe sunscreens.
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NewsMHI licenses machinery to Imabari
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) recently singed a contract with Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Japan under which MHI licenses production and marketing of deck machinery.
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NewsContract for Viking and Fincantieri
Viking Ocean Cruises and cruise ship constructors Fincantieri have signed a joint contract for the construction of two luxury cruise liners.
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NewsOSD secures new Asian PSV contracts
Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers has received two contracts for platform supply vessel designs, from customers in China and Japan.
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NewsNew EU-certified bilge treatment systems
Parker Racor has launched two new bilge water treatment systems, which carry the European ‘MED Wheelmark’ certification in accordance with EU Directive 96/98/EC as amended by Directive 2010/68/EU.
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Replacement magnetic HFO pump order for Italian ferries
US-based pump company Colfax says that Italian ferry operator, Moby Lines, has purchased 14 of its Optiline magnetic coupling pumps, to be used for heavy oil transfer in the engine rooms of a number of vessels.
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NewsWesmar thruster for Georgian ferry
Savannah Georgia’s newest passenger ferry will be kitted out with a Wesmar model V2-18-inch stainless steel dual prop counter rotating bow thruster for accurate docking and positioning.
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NewsRaytheon Anschütz opens in Brazil
German bridge and navigation supplier, Raytheon Anschütz has opened a subsidiary, Raytheon Anschuetz do Brasil Sistemas Marítimos Ltda, in Rio de Janeiro.
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JF Lehman acquires ACR
American safety and survival specialist, ACR Electronics Inc. has been acquired for a sum of US$73m by an investment fund managed by JF Lehman & Company - the private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors.
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NewsHyde Marine names sales agent
Hyde Marine Inc, a subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation, has named Scanunit Ab as the agent for sales of Hyde GUARDIAN Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) Systems in Sweden.
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NewsNew MD for Damen Shipyards Singapore
Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) has appointed Maarten Jongen as its new managing director.
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NewsGas Fuelled Ships 2012 programme now available
The provisional programme for The Motorship’s Gas Fuelled Ships conference 2012, to be held in Bergen, Norway, 12-14 September, is now available. The event includes technical visits to LNG marine fuel facilities.
