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  • Yasushi Nakamura, executive vice president, ClassNK and Juha Heikinheimo, president, NAPA Group
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    SEEMP package from NAPA and ClassNK

    2012-05-09T16:10:00Z

    Japanese classification society ClassNK and Finnish marine software house NAPA are to collaborate on a comprehensive solution for realising the SEEMP requirements, which are due to come into force in January 2013.

  • POLA – pioneering green strategy in America
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    LA pioneers clean ship incentive

    2012-05-09T14:50:00Z

    The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt a clean air rewards programme for visiting green vessel operators.

  • Inland bulk carriers like this may soon be LNG powered
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    Waterways to gain LNG-propelled bulk ship

    2012-05-08T16:39:00Z

    A new, almost totally LNG-powered dry cargo inland waterway vessel will be operating on inland waterways in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France.

  • The new job tracker has an easy to use interface and can keep everyone updated
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    Fuel injection reconditioning in Amsterdam - and online

    2012-05-08T16:39:00Z

    PB Asher, which specialises in reconditioning fuel injection equipment for the maritime industry, has taken a novel approach to keeping its customers’ onboard.

  • The ‘Nils Holgersson’ collided with the ‘Urd’, causing extensive damage. Photo: DGzRS
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    Captain responsible for ferry collision

    2012-05-08T16:39:00Z

    The captain of the ''Nils Holgersson'' is to be prosecuted for the ramming of the ''Urd'' as it came into the ferry port of Travemünde in Lübeck, Germany last Thursday.

  • Alfa Laval PureDry installation onboard 'Silja Symphony'
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    More 'pure thinking' from Alfa Laval

    2012-05-04T12:00:00Z

    Alfa Laval has reinforced its ‘pure thinking’ concept ahead of the 2015 ECA sulphur rules by re-branding its exhaust gas scrubber as ‘Pure SOx’ and launching ‘PureDry’, a waste oil recovery system, in the market.

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    JV to investigate bio-based coatings

    2012-05-04T09:33:00Z

    US companies Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) and Reactive Surfaces have announced the signing of a letter of intent to combine technologies in a joint venture to develop marine underwater coatings with bio-based additives.

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    GL updates ship Rules

    2012-05-03T13:38:00Z

    Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has released updates to its Rules for seagoing ships and naval vessels. The updated Rules came into effect on 1 May 2012.

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    Way clear for Thrane & Thrane takeover by Cobham

    2012-05-03T13:37:00Z

    Cobham, a UK-based international group active primarily in defence and aerospace, says that it has reached agreement with the board of Thrane & Thrane of Denmark for the acquisition of Thrane & Thrane’s shares and warrants.

  • Places filling fast for P&E 2012
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    Delegates booking fast for P&E 2012

    2012-05-03T13:33:00Z

    The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2012 is pleased to announce attendance from a large berth of ship owners and operators for the event on 23–24 May, in Hamburg.

  • Tidetech currently offers tidal optimisation for over 25 locations through its GlobalTide catalogue
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    Tidal optimisation offers bunker savings

    2012-05-03T13:33:00Z

    According to oceanographic company Tidetech, tidal optimisation is a critical tool for improving efficiency on coastal shipping routes, so it is making its tidal data available for integration into ship bridge systems.

  • Load Out Transition Pieces
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    Jumbo installation at Anholt windfarm

    2012-05-03T10:50:00Z

    Jumbo Heavylift’s DP2 vessel Jumbo Javelin has recently installed the first transition pieces (TP) for the Anholt Offshore windfarm in Denmark.

  • Austal’s Henderson facility in Western Australia
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    Austal opens marine support base

    2012-05-02T19:00:00Z

    Austal has officially announced the opening of its marine support base in Henderson, Western Australia, intended to meet a growing demand for the company’s marine services and facilities.

  • Sanco has ordered a second seismic vessel from Kleven at Myklebust
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    Kleven to build second Sanco seismic ship

    2012-05-02T18:57:00Z

    Sanco Shipping has declared an option for a second seismic vessel to be built at Kleven Maritime’s Myklebust yard. ’Sanco Sword’ will be to Skipsteknisk’s ST324 CD design, and a sister to ’Sanco Swift’, currently in build.

  • Western Ferries currently operates two 1960s German-built ex-Amsterdam ferries as well as two newer opurpose-built ships from Ferguson Shipbuilders
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    Ferry company favours Cammell Laird

    2012-05-02T18:56:00Z

    Merseyside, UK, yard Cammell Laird looks likely to return to shipbuilding following the announcement that Western Ferries has appointed the company as its preferred bidder to build two new vessels.

  • Installation of BIMS on board the ‘Titania’
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    First installation for intelligent monitoring system

    2012-05-02T18:53:00Z

    The first new Intelligent Monitoring System from Becker Marine of Germany (BIMS) has been installed on Wilhelmsen’s newbuild car carrier ''Titania''.

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    More about the ‘75% more efficient’ ship propulsion system

    2012-05-02T13:36:00Z

    A little further information has come to light about the TGPS propulsion system from Australian company Gamma Light & Heavy Industries, which claims to offer a 75% reduction in fuel consumption.

  • Wind farm ships at LWB
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    Wind farm ships near completion at LWB

    2012-05-01T03:00:00Z

    Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) said on 30 April the two wind farm installation ships ‘Victoria Mathias’ and ‘Friedrich Ernestine’, at the yard since February for unspecified work, will be completed in May and June.

  • One of ‘Doric Ferry’s’ low-height Paxman main engines
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    Automation, longevity and early ro-ros

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The leading article in the May 1962 Motor Ship reminded us that, then, the USA was still lagging behind the rest of the world in adopting the Diesel engine in place of steam.

  • ME-GI test engine at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Copenhagen
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    Dual fuel gains credibility in the low speed market

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Both major designers of large low speed two stroke marine engines have demonstrated their commitment to gas as an alternative fuel and have demonstrated dual-fuel technology applied to their engine designs, while, additionally, two Asian licensees are demonstrating their commitment to LNG ship power.