Latest News – Page 588
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NewsSales for Sea Axe offer encouragement
Dutch shipyard group Damen has developed a bow form that is said to improve seakeeping for fast craft with minimal detrimental effect on performance. Dag Pike explains.
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NewsElegant new expression of Finnish technology
David Tinsley looks at ‘Viking Grace’, the first large passenger ship to run primarily on LNG fuel, built by STX in Finland, and which is entering service this month in the Baltic.
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NewsShipowners and industry establish private training centre
Recently, Henrik Segercrantz visited the new MTC Marine Training Centre in Hamburg where he spoke to managing director Heinz Kuhlmann.
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NewsSafety and service take priority despite economic and regulatory pressures
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Umoe Schat-Harding says the prolonged worldwide industry and economic downturn has led some owners to look for cheaper alternatives when it comes to sourcing safety equipment and expertise.
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NewsMachines do not discriminate
Jon Tipton, president of Triskelion Alliance, warns ship operators that focusing on the newest, latest anti-piracy technology can be a trap, as he explains to Wendy Laursen.
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NewsThere's no turning a cargo ship into a battle ship
The sophistication of onboard anti-piracy technology is increasing but the design and operation of cargo vessels remains a challenge to its deployment, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsGermans stay afloat with offshore repair
Offshore vessel conversions top the news at Germany’s two biggest repair yards at the start of the year while some other facilities also went into 2013 with useful conversion and overhaul work in hand, Tom Todd reports.
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NewsSurface drive principles applied to large ships
In recent years, surface drives have been applied almost solely to small, fast, specialist boats, but, as Dag Pike recounts, the concept is being revisited for large vessel propulsion.
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NewsInland waterway tanker produces ‘up to 90% less NOx’
Volvo Penta of Sweden reports that its propulsion and genset engines are used onboard the ‘MTS Duandra’, described as the first semi-hybrid inland waterway tanker.
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NewsShipbuilding in 2012
Shipbuilding did not enjoy the best of years in 2012. Although on the surface things seem satisfactory, with many yards reporting that production is still high and order books are full, the realisation that far less healthy times are just around the corner.
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NewsFuel saving and low emissions are priorities across the board
All sectors of the maritime market are concentrating on cutting costs and regulatory compliance, and even markets such as naval vessels, largely coming outside MARPOL jurisdiction, are showing a desire to be environmentally responsible.
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NewsComposites make for propeller efficiency
A composite propeller for smaller ships has been launched by UK-based Axiom Propellers. The Axiom propeller’s composite construction is design primarily to save fuel and increase efficiency, through its light weight and optimised blade profile.
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‘World’s First’ electric car ferry
Norwegian shipyard, Fjellstrand, shipping company, Norled, and engineering giant, Siemens, have developed what they call the ‘World’s First’ completely electric car ferry.
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NewsWaste heat recovery uses 'supercritical CO2'
GE Marine has announced an agreement with US company Echogen Power Systems to supply Echogen’s heat-to-power system for use on commercial and military marine vessels.
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NewsNew IHC Merwede ‘Packhorse’
IHC Merwede has extended its product range with the introduction of a new series of IHC Packhorse offshore support vessels at an official launch event in Singapore, organised by IHC Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of IHC Merwede.
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NewsEU funded study for LNG vessels
The European Union is supporting a new study aimed at rectifying potential barriers to the construction and operation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled vessels with €1.2 million from the TEN-T Programme.
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NewsFirst Capesize bulker EEDI for Chinese MAN B&W powered ship
MAN Diesel and Turbo says that its customer, Chinese shipowner Centrans (Tianjing) Ocean Shipping, has received EEDI compliance certificates for two 180,000dwt bulkcarrier newbuildings, each powered by a single 6S70MC-C8.2 main engine.
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NewsOnboard engine training book updated by ISF
The International Shipping Federation (ISF) has relaunched its onboard training record book for engine cadets, in line with the latest STCW 2010 requirements.
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NewsLatest North Sea IMR ship is named
Ulstein of Norway, and joint owners Subsea 7 and Eidesvik Offshore, unveiled and named the inspection maintenance and repair (IMR) ship ‘Seven Viking’ on 30 January.
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NewsDamen launches new PSV for Norway
Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has launched the ‘World Diamond’, the first of a series of six fully equipped Platform Supply Vessels for Norwegian offshore company, World Wide Supply (WWS).
