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MHI develops ‘ultra green’ bulk carrier
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has developed a new bulk carrier which the Japanese shipbuilder claims will enable reductions in carbon emissions by about 25% compared with conventional standard bulk carriers.
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Eco-friendly tanker design unveiled
Sauter Carbon Offset Design has released details of a VLCC design, which the company claims will be the largest and ‘greenest’ Post-Panamax vessel, and which will provide the most economic form of crude oil transport.
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Colombian Navy modernisation project
After 30 years of service, the Colombian Navy’s Almirante Padilla class frigates are being modernised at the Cotecmar naval dockyard.
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Ready for the next emissions stage
The further development of MTU’s series 1163 engine for the IMO Tier II limits is described by Christoph Fenske, senior manager, application center marine, naval surface craft at MTU Friedrichshafen.
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Meyer news lifts poor year for Germans
German newbuilding yards in general can look back on a depressing production year in 2011, but leading facility Meyer Werft reports good business and work in hand on 20 ships up to 2014, writes Tom Todd.
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Marine software partnership established between developer and shipowner
Miami-based maritime technology company Intellocorp has partnered with Sea-Flex, a Danish ship owner, to launch a new software and management package in January 2012.
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ClassNK issues Tier III NOx certification
ClassNK has awarded its first Statement of Fact for Tier III nitrogen oxide (NOx) reductions to a marine diesel engine incorporating a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system.
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GL names new global sales vice-president
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has appointed Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen to the newly created position of senior vice president global sales.
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Keppel announces new contracts to wrap up a good 2011
Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiaries Keppel Singmarine and Keppel Verolme have announced newbuilding and upgrade contracts worth a total of S$150 million.
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Novel approach to vehicle transport
Recent retrospective looks at The Motor Ship of 50 years ago have tended to concentrate on the development of large-bore diesel engines, and the December 1961 issue is no exception.
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Indian yard benefits from Japanese support
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has agreed with L&T Shipbuilding Limited (LTSB), the shipbuilding arm of India''s Larsen & Toubro Ltd to provide a range of technological support for construction of commercial vessels.
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Cruise demo for new BWM system
Japanese companies Sumitomo Electric Industries and NYK Cruises have agreed to install a Sumitomo ‘Ecomarine’ ultraviolet ballast water management (BWM) system on one of NYK’s cruise ships.
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Evergreen to strengthen Asia-European offering
The Evergreen Line has announced today that it will be cooperating with CKYH-the Green Alliance in 2012 to provide more sailings between Asia, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean each week.
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IPS power for Russian pilot boats
Volvo Penta´s Inboard Performace System (IPS) drives, claimed to increase performance and reduce fuel consumption, have been chosen to power six 14m pilot vessels ordered by Russian state owned company Rosmorport.
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Big new Chinese-built series for Germans
The first of a series of 14 new Chinese multi-purpose heavy-lifters for Emden shipping group Bockstiegel has gone into local charter service, demonstrating the cost advantage for Asian builders over German yards.
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Support contract for GE gas turbines
GE Marine’s three-year contract to provide maintenance and logistics support services for the Royal Canadian Navy’s fleet of LM2500 aero-derivative gas turbines that power Halifax-class patrol frigates has been renewed.
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Steamships Shipping installs planned maintenance and stock systems on fleet
UK-based Marine Software Ltd has recently supplied Steamships Shipping with MPM - Marine Planned Maintenance and MSK - Marine Storekeeper software for the control and management of 13 vessels.
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New President for Volvo Penta
Volvo Penta has a new President - Björn Ingemanson will assume the position on 1 April 2012 succeeding Göran Gummeson, who will retire next year.
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DSME’s Brazilian PLVs to Wärtsilä design
Wärtsilä says it has been contracted to supply ship design and propulsors/positioning system for a series of two new flexible pipe laying vessels to be built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea.
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Imtech gets CalMac ferry hybrid contract
Imtech Marine has been awarded a contract to supply the hybrid propulsion system, based on a diesel electric plant in combination with battery technology, to the first diesel electric, hybrid seagoing ferries.