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NewsFifth gas-fuelled PSV for Harvey Gulf
Wärtsilä has announced a further contract to supply a complete LNG package, including the propulsion, auxiliaries and controls, for a new STX-designed PSV for US company Harvey Gulf International Marine.
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NewsViking orders 10 more river cruise ships
Following close behind the order for small cruise ships for Viking Ocean Cruises, Basel-based Viking River Cruises has placed an order for 10 new Longship class river cruise vessels with Neptun Werft in Rostock-Warnemünde.
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NewsRescue underway after 'Baltic Ace' collision
A rescue search for missing crew from the 148m cargo ship, the ''Baltic Ace'', is underway following its collision with a containership in the North Sea on Wednesday evening.
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NewsMLC checklist backed by mobile app
Lloyd’s Register and the UK P&I Club are jointly launching another pocket checklist, the latest being intended to help prepare for MLC 2006 inspections, and for the first time it will be available as a smartphone app.
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NewsMAN propeller upgrade for gravel dredger
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s PrimeServ division has performed a propulsion upgrade for a 900 m³ dredger in cooperation with owner, Saudi shipowner and constructional engineering company, National Chemical Carriers (NCC).
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NewsNew hope for insolvent German yard group
After months of growing concern over the fate of insolvent German shipbuilder P+S Werften, solutions appear likely which could mean the survival of both of the group’s yards, reports Tom Todd
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NewsFirst order for LNG-fuelled two-stroke
MAN Diesel & Turbo has confirmed the first order for its low-speed, dual-fuel ME-GI engine – the two 3,100TEU containerships to be built at NASSCO for USshipping company TOTE will be powered by 8L70ME-GI main engines.
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NewsNASSCO to build first LNG containerships
USA based shipbuilder, General Dynamics NASSCO, has finalised a contract with American group TOTE Inc, to build the world’s first LNG powered containerships.
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Wärtsilä wins order for LNG ferry
Finland’s Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply the gas powered propulsion machinery, gas storage and handling systems for North America’s first LNG powered passenger ferry.
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NewsStena looks to methanol
Stena Line has unveiled its plans to use methanol to meet emission standards for Europe’s Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) coming into effect in 2015.
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NewsFincantieri picks up more cruise orders
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has announced the signature of a memorandum of agreement with Viking Ocean Cruises for the construction of two more ocean cruise ships with an option for another two.
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New LNG containership concept
Finland’s Cargotec is involved in a new containership design called the STREAM development concept, which features LNG fuelled propulsion, optimised hull and efficient cargo handling.
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NewsNautical Institute launches security guide
The UK''s The Nautical Institute, has launched a practical security guide in a bid to create a security culture for the maritime industry that works both onboard vessels and ashore.
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NewsEngine pressures, operator problems, paints, the environment – and dual fuel
In December 1962, ‘The Motor Ship’ was in contemplative mood. Writers and correspondents alike, had put their minds to thinking about developments in the industry, several of which have a familiar sound today.
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NewsPiston seals for high-viscosity cylinder oils
The RDPS Alpha piston sealing system has been developed to counter problems resulting from the effects of emission regulation and slow steaming on cylinder lubrication, as described by Ernie Terry of Marine Sealing Services, UK.
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NewsNew ACL series advances con-ro concept
Long in gestation, ACL’s project for a new breed of deep-sea ro-ro containership (con-ro) finally reached the contractual stage in August, whereby the US-based owner entrusted the building of five 45,000dwt vessels to a Chinese yard, writes David Tinsley
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NewsHeat exchangers designed for simpler maintenance
Earlier this year, Norwegian company Sperre, best known for its compressors, set up a new subsidiary, Sperre Coolers, to deal with its newly-developed plate coolers and box coolers.
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NewsBallast and bilge form integrated treatment solution
Alfa Laval’s ‘pure thinking’ concept includes, alongside exhaust gas cleaning systems, crankcase gas cleaning and waste fuel recovery, systems for ballast and bilge water treatment.
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NewsFilters attract attention of Norwegian BWTS industry
Two Norwegian companies are looking at filters, components which have proved troublesome in some ballast water treatment systems so far.
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NewsSystem solutions for economical welding
In shipbuilding, as in other metalworking industries, weld processes have to combine top-quality results with high cost efficiency, says Christoph Kammerhuber, of Austrian company Fronius International.
