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NewsProduction of Dutch vessel starts at insolvent German yard
The Sietas shipyard in Hamburg has made a start on the construction of the first sections and blocks of the offshore wind power jack-up vessel for Dutch marine engineering company Van Oord.
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Controls and joysticks distribution agreements for Asia
Norwegian marine and offshore controls company Lilaas has reached its first direct service and distribution agreements in Asia, with Z-Power Automation in Singapore and Shanghai EJH Group in China.
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NewsPropulsion & Emissions Conference 2012
The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to discuss plans for upcoming sulphur emission targets.
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New staff appointments at DNV Petroleum Services
Singapore-based DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) is pleased to announce that several highly experienced individuals have joined its offices in Piraeus and Oslo.
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NewsFerry delivered as investor interest grows
The first of two new double-ended ferries from the troubled German Sietas shipyard goes into service in the Baltic this month while the yard, still in receivership, reported new investor interest.
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NewsZF launches new transmission family
ZF has introduced a marine transmission, the 5000 series, intended to address today’s market requirements for power capacity, available ratios, low noise, shifting comfort and short engagement times.
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NewsThird Hamworthy contract for Höegh FRSU
Wärtsilä Hamworthy company Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems says it has secured a contract to supply its LNG regasification technology for the third Höegh LNG FSRU under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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Order for new-generation BWTS
Norwegian company OceanSaver has secured a contract to supply two Mark II ballast water treatment systems for two newbuild chemical tankers owned by Greek tanker operator CMM, to be built in Korea.
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NewsKleven delivers Eidesvik gas-fuelled OSV
Kleven Maritime in Norway has delivered another LNG-powered offshore supply vessel, the 90m 6,500dwt ’Viking Prince’, powered by four dual-fuel engines, to Norwegian operator Eidesvik Offshore.
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California tightens discharge restrictions for its marine waters
According to an American P&I Club alert to its members, the State of California has introduced a No Discharge Zone (NDZ) that prohibits vessel sewage discharge in all California marine waters. The US Coast Guard will enforce compliance.
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NewsGas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012 – Call for papers
The call for papers has been announced for Mercator Media’s third Gas Fuelled Ships Conference this year, being held from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.
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NewsShipowners need to be in possession of the facts to face up to the 2015 challenge
Hamburg is the place to be on 23-24 May 2012 when the Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference returns to the lavish surroundings of the Atlantic Kempinski Hotel. With a speaker list including several notable shipowners, plus some prominent names from regulatory organisations, it''s an event that no shipowner can afford ...
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NewsTankers pioneer waste heat recovery
The phrase ‘nothing is new’ seems to crop up regularly in this feature, where we look back through our archives to the copy of The Motor Ship dated exactly 50 years ago.
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NewsIce research aims to cut uncertainty in design and operation
Wendy Laursen explains that ice design is a case of brute force, but not ignorance, as classification societies turn research into safety for ships operating in the Arctic.
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NewsRemote controlled helicopter to inspect cargo holds
Italian classification society RINA is currently nearing completion of a three-year, EU co-funded R&D project on marine inspection robotic assistant systems (MINOAS). The project includes the development of a small, remote-controlled, four-rotor helicopter which is able to carry out overall surveys within the cargo holds of ships by taking photographs ...
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BV focuses on container ship springing
Bureau Veritas has introduced a new family of additional class notations, WhiSp, that give special attention to whipping and springing of container ships. Since the vessel’s natural frequency decreases with size and the wave encounter frequency increases with speed, large and fast container ships run the risk of encountering resonant ...
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NewsOutlook positive for LNG even when the charterer pays
Wendy Laursen says that LNG’s CO2 performance may be debatable, but it will improve EEDI values and take shipowners beyond compliance.
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NewsPutting solar technology into the hybrid mix
Wendy Laursen reminds us that there are solar-collecting sails on the horizon but it may be some time before they make their way into the emissions reduction plans of most shipowners.
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NewsProductive outcome from Pan-European engine research project
As the third phase (Hercules C) of the European engine research project gets the go-ahead, David Tinsley reports on the work undertaken so far.
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NewsGerman yards eye offshore but pallet remains broad
Eyes may be sharply focussed on offshore in German yards but the repair and conversion pallet remains as wide and flexible as ever – and has to be if even small work is to be won against stiff competition all round, writes Tom Todd.
