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More gas engine options come to the market
Medium speed engine designers are looking harder still at gas fuelled options – gas-only or dual fuel - while China, rather than continuing to rely on European designs built under licence, is stepping up its domestic engine design programme, as David Tinsley reports.
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X-Bow proves effective on seismic survey ships
On our recent visit to Norway’s West Coast offshore shipbuilders, we inspected the Ulstein SX120 ship ‘Oceanic Sirius’, second of a pair of large, high-specification seismic vessels.
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Establishing true emission levels for ECA compliance
Martin Lucas, managing director, Kittiwake, asks how shipowners will know the true level of pollution from their vessel exhausts, as the stricter sulphur limits in emission control areas are now less than three years away.
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An eco-friendly alternative gear oil
Klüber Lubrication’s Dirk Fabry describes the development of a readily biodegradable, non-toxic gear oil, undertaken by Klüber Lubrication with SIMRIT and Merkel Freudenberg.
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Short payback claimed for integrated propulsion solution
Some things may sound too good to be true, and many are – but some have been proven to work, such as the Promas integrated propeller and rudder from Rolls-Royce.
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What do shipowners need to know about 2015?
With the 0.1% fuel sulphur cap entering into force in ECAs on 1 January 2015, owners need to be prepared. The new rules are now less than three years away, and there is still some confusion.
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Ship machinery and system production in Russia
A joint venture between a Russian shipyard and a major European marine manufacturer hopes to take advantage of the development of shipping in the Arctic region during the next few years, as Eugene Gerden reports.
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Second of two ‘green’ PSVs from Kleven
‘Rem Fortress’ is a new PSV delivered in the last quarter of 2011 by Kleven Maritime. She is sister to ‘Rem Commander’, delivered earlier in the year. Both ships were ordered in July 2010 and replace older ships with the same name in the Rem Offshore fleet, also built by ...
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New ‘green’ Handysize contract signed
With mounting commercial and environmental pressure on the shipping industry to reduce emissions and fuel consumption, it’s encouraging to see that an increasing number of shipowners are ordering more efficient vessels.
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Environmentally-sound hybrid ferries to be built on the Clyde
In a rare reversal of fortunes for the UK shipbuilding industry, Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow, Scotland has been selected to build the world’s first two sea-going ro-ro diesel electric hybrid ferries.
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Integrated control – the ‘whole ship’ system
Dag Pike looks at the variety of systems which combine control of several onboard systems in a fully-integrated fashion.
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'Better than good' after fifteen years
A 300,000 dwt crude oil tanker has made 15 years with very little wear on its cargo tanks, thanks to the durability of an epoxy shield.
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Specialist title for propeller engineer
Propeller engineer Kåre Jonsson has been appointed by Volvo Penta as group senior specialist.
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Type approval for GEA ballast system
GEA Westfalia says that its newly-launched ultraviolet radiation system for the treatment of ballast water, the BallastMaster ultraV, has received type approval in accordance with IMO guidelines and regulations.
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DNV restructures following KEMA takeover
Det Norske Veritas is establishing a new group structure; following the recent transfer of the majority shareholding in KEMA, it aims to merge some activities to strengthen its industry position.
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Distrust and disbelief over carbon
Part of the problem seems to be there is some distrust between governmental bodies and the shipping industry. It’s flared up again with a UK Energy and Climate Change Committee report accusing shipping of “delaying tactics” with regard to its calls for a global IMO emissions scheme, and winding up ...
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A market economy
To be clear, even the move to 0.5% low sulphur fuel in 2020 or 25 requires a step change, as it means a switch over to distillates, rather than just cleaner fuel oil says John Aitken of SEAaT.
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Cutting off the leg you stand on
“There are many who feel a growing unease about the fact that the EU’s new draft Sulphur Directive is going a lot further than the IMO’s Marpol Annex VI ruling”, says David Balston of the UK Chamber of Shipping.
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No-loss electric propulsion selected for gas-fuelled ships
Stadt of Norway reports that its patented Stadt Stascho no-loss drive system has gained a foothold in Korea with the country’s largest shipbuilder, Samsung, offering the system for its LNG-powered passenger ship designs.
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New lightering support ships near completion
US Gulf llightering support services provider AET says that following the entry into service of its first purpose-built LSV in October 2011, it will take delivery of two similar newbuildings in April and June.