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NewsFirst of four eco-design Suezmax tankers joins AET fleet
The Malaysian-headquartered tanker owner/operator AET took delivery of its first Suezmax vessel in April 2012 from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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Shipyard access equipment contracts for Harsco
Global industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation has announced new orders for its Harsco Infrastructure business group in Europe.
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NewsInterior refurbishment for cruise ship
Cruise vessel ''Island Escape'', operated by Thomson Cruises’ Island Cruises division, recently received an interior upgrade while in Spain, from Southampton, UK-based outfitter Trimline.
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NewsBetter prospects for UK repairer
UK repair yard A&P Tyne reports a good start to 2012 with a multi-million pound order book obtained for the first quarter of the year.
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NewsFloatel books into Gibdock
Norwegian-owned offshore accommodation vessel, Edda Fides, said to be one of the most advanced and sophisticated vessels of its type, has been dry-docked at Gibdock in Gibraltar for a week-long package of work at the yard.
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NewsZero emission cutter proposed for US Coast Guard
Technology devised for superyachts and merchant ships is now being offered to the US Coast Guard for a patrol vessel design. Is the world ready for low-carbon military vessels?
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NewsConceptual design avoids expensive delays
The importance of conceptual design and pre-engineering in the design of complex systems such as those for propulsion was recently reinforced for Alewijnse Marine Systems when the opening stages of a new contract took considerably longer than was originally anticipated.
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NewsInduction motors offer low noise signature
According to motor company Indar, up to now vessels complying with Silent class notation have had to use DC motors, but this has now changed.
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NewsMTU guards the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes that border the US northeast corner and Canada, as the world’s largest freshwater lakes holding 21% of the world’s surface fresh water, have a delicate ecological balance, which MTU is helping to safeguard.
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NewsTankers gain ECDIS from Transas
Transas Marine is to supply an ECDIS solution for a number of deep-sea chemical, petroleum and edible oil tankers.
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NewsGrand designs for Chinese yard
A complete FORAN package has been installed in Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co (GYOE) - formerly Yuexin Shipbuilding - after a three month trial.
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Lubmarine opens Copenhagen supply depot
Total’s marine lubricant supply company Lubmarine has extended its global network of service and supply centres with the opening of a dedicated commercial and supply hub in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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NewsNamibian research vessel delivered
STX Finland''s Rauma Shipyard has celebrated the flag-changing ceremony of a specialised vessel built for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia and classed by Bureau Veritas.
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NewsASRY accepts damaged vessel challenge
The 2004-built, 25,268dwt Liberian-flag chemical tanker ‘Stolt Valor’, has arrived at Bahrain’s ASRY yard for repairs, following a fire and explosion in one of her cargo tanks while transiting the Arabian Gulf in March this year.
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NewsEngine revamp could pave way for others
Germany’s Zeppelin Power Systems says the modernisation and re-engining of a 20-year-old Russian factory trawler could be a potentially viable cost alternative to newbuilding and a model for further such conversions.
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NewsABB Turbo boosts small ship efficiency
ABB Turbo Systems of Switzerland says that it has played a key role in bringing the benefits of Wärtsilä’s RT-flex technology to two-stroke engine installation onboard smaller ships.
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NewsGas Fuelled Ships programme announced
The provisional programme has been released for the Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, which will take place from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.
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NewsKorean Navy orders MT30 gas turbine
Rolls-Royce says that it has been selected to supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new FFX frigate for the Republic of Korea’s Navy, in a single engine installation rather than the more usual twin.
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NewsFurther orders for bulk carrier design
Finnish design company Deltamarin has announced a contract with Yangfan Group of China for the design of B.Delta37 Bulk Carriers to be built for the Italian shipowners d''Amico Societa di Navigazione.
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NewsNew company introduces BWTS filtration concept
Moss Hydro is a newly-established company in Drammen, Norway, set up by OceanSaver co-founder Stein Foss and three partners, to address the challenge of reliable and effective ballast water filtration.
