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NewsMHI to develop dual fuel two-stroke engine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to begin development of dual fuel versions of its own low-speed marine diesel engines, to be known as the UEC-LSGi series, which will be capable of using both HFO and natural gas as fuel.
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NewsTwo more PSVs for Kleven
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with a new customer, Atlantic Offshore, for the delivery of two platform supply vessels to be built at Kleven’s Myklebust Verft yard.
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NewsFirst BWTS installation for Great Lakes
US company Hyde Marine reports that it has supplied the first ballast water treatment system on a dedicated Great Lakes Vessel, with a HG60 system installed on ‘Ranger III’, a 128 passenger ferry operating in Michigan.
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NewsOrder for small bulker design
Deltamarin has received its first order for the smallest, 28,000dwt, variant of its eco-friendly B.Delta bulk carrier designs, with a contract awarded by CSSC and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard of China for the B.Delta25 design.
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US$70m in new orders for Keppel
Keppel O&M yards in the US and Azerbaijan have secured new contracts recently worth around US$70m.
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NewsSuccessful sea trials for new Voith tug
The new Voith Water Tractor (VWT) ‘Ilan 1’ built for Haifa Port Authority has undergone successful sea trials in Valencia.
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NewsHybrid car carrier completed
Mitsui OSK (MOL) of Japan has announced the completion of hybrid car carrier ‘Emerald Ace’, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe shipyard.
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NewsPipelayer propulsion order for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä integrated power and positioning systems have been selected for six offshore pipe laying vessels (PLVs) for use by Petrobras of Brazil, to be built in yards in The Netherlands, Brazil and South Korea.
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NewsTwo new LNG carriers ordered by MOL
Mitsui OSK Lines has ordered two new LNG carriers, one each from Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, both with steam turbine propulsion and independent spherical Moss-type tanks.
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NewsWinch stress is ultimately the owner’s problem
It could be the crew, or class, or the shipyard, all have a part to play in preventing winch failures, but ultimately it is the owner left solving the problems, says Wendy Laursen.
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NewsMaintenance warning for cargo hatch covers
The Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on structural safety and load lines late last year has shown that cargo hatch opening are a major concern, writes Wendy Laursen. Serious deficiencies were found that could be the result of poor design, improper cargo operations or inadequate maintenance and repair.
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NewsResearch vessels push complexity envelope
Rapp Hydema is providing deck machinery to an Australian research vessel requiring a wire and cable holding capacity suitable for up to 8,800m water depth, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsGreater accuracy benefits owners and charterers
Accuracy and integration developments improve safety across a spectrum of vessel types, according to Wendy Laursen.
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NewsTransmissions for specialised applications
Transmission specialist ZF Marine says that it is involved in several specialist applications, supplying, in some cases, thrusters and propellers as well as reduction gearboxes.
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NewsEuropean hybrid tugs are coming to fruition
Tug owners worldwide have long recognised the need to meet future demands for more environmentally acceptable vessels, and Europe is joining the USA in making ‘green’ tug power a reality, writes Jack Gaston.
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NewsGerman yards tick over with wide range of work
German ship repair yards appeared to be enjoying a wide range of decent business and ticking over nicely mid year with some of the bigger facilities even enjoying full docks, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsEngine overhaul poses time and logistic challenges
One of the world’s most powerful self-propelled cutter dredgers, ''Leonardo Da Vinci,'' with over 20,000kW installed diesel power, recently required a full overhaul and reconditioning of its three main engines.
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NewsBourbon AHTS is first caller at Damen’s Brest yard
Dutch group Damen Shipyards recently announced the first order for its newly-acquired French shiprepair yard, known as Damen Shiprepair Brest, for work on Bourbon Offshore’s AHTS Alcyon.
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NewsSmaller vessels star at Middle Eastern repairer
Nico International, part of Topaz Ship Repair Division, reports a busy time at its strategically-sited Middle Eastern locations.
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NewsTwists and turns to an LNG story
The changeover of the ‘Bit Viking’to LNG propulsion has been an important environmental industry ‘first’, but behind the scenes, Scandinavian energy technology companies UWIRA, KWH and Mittel had a challenge on their hands.
