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NewsAll-electric ro-ro ships enter service
According to Cargotec’s MacGregor division, the first vehicle carrier ships to features all-electric ro-ro equipment are now entering service, with Japanese carrier Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
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Vacon launches new AC drive OEM portfolio
Vacon is to announce a new product family of compact AC drives which it says are optimised for the needs of original equipment manufacturers, and strengthens Vacon''s foothold in the high-volume AC drives market.
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NewsIndustry briefs governments pre-COP17
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has produced a briefing document for government climate change negotiators, in advance of the next UN climate change conference (COP 17), held in Durban at the end of November.
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Shipowner opts for ‘green’ routing system
Tolani Shipping’s Singapore division is to use the Maritime Information Systems (Maris) of Norway voyage decision support system as part of an initiative to adapt green technology to its owned and operated vessels.
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Underwater support company and propeller repairer join forces
Underwater ship maintenance specialist UMC International and Dutch based marine propeller repair specialist Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR) have signed an agreement to cooperate for workshop and in-water propeller repairs.
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Harris Pye appoints senior boiler metallurgist
The Harris Pye Group, which is developing techniques for assessing and extending the life of steam plant, has appointed Dr Dave Mumford as Senior Metallurgist .
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Survitec adds new liferaft service package
Survitec Service & Distribution (SSD) has launched a new type of liferaft service package aimed at major shipping companies, which includes fixed price servicing for new liferafts arranged to run over several years.
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NewsNew FleetBroadband products announced
Cobham has announced its plans to introduce a new Sea Tel FX line of FleetBroadband products, scheduled for availability in March 2012.
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Demand-based ventilation for cruise ship
Finnish HVAC company Halton has announced a new system, known as Marvel, targeted at ventilation of the galley areas onboard cruise vessels.
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RINA acquires engineering consultancy
Italian classification society RINA has taken control, through the acquisition of an 80% holding, of the D’Appolonia Group, a global engineering consultancy headquartered in Genoa.
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ClassNK recognised as RO by Norway flag
The Norwegian government has officially recognised ClassNK as a Recognized Organization (RO) which allows the Japanese classification society to perform surveys and issue certificates for Norwegian flagged vessels.
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NewsSecondary safety systems for IMO hooks
Lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding has completed all tests required by IMO to ensure that its SeaCure lifeboat release and retrieval systems meet new IMO guidelines for existing and new lifeboats.
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NewsNew Dutch tanker type underway at Meyer
Work has begun in Germany on an environmentally friendly Dutch LNG tanker type which will run on both heavy oil and low emission LNG fuel and is the first of her kind for both her owners and her builders.
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NewsHamworthy wins FSRU re-gas orders
Hamworthy has secured a contract for the supply of re-gasification technology on board what are understood to be the world’s first newbuild floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs).
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Voith enters waste heat recovery market
Voith reports that it has developed a new technology in order to respond to fuel price rises and environmental concerns, with the launch of its Voith SteamTrac compact waste heat recovery system.
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NewsFirst order for two-stroke with EGR
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the first order for its second-generation EGR system, to be employed on the 6S80ME-C9 main engine onboard a Maersk Line 4,500TEU newbuild container vessel.
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NewsWärtsilä scrubs up well at Europort
Wärtsilä has signed a cooperation agreement at Europort with Finnish and Dutch shipyards to facilitate installation of scrubbers in the marine market.
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NewsEuroport ‘Maritime Odyssey’
The Europort maritime exhibition in Rotterdam has opened with a clear vision for the maritime industry by 2041.
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NewsClassNK guidelines for NOx reduction
ClassNK has announced the launch of new guidelines for Selective Catalytic Systems (SCRs) and Redundant Agent Supply Systems for commercial vessels.
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NewsInstrument detects particles in lubes
The Amot metal particle detector (MPD) is an on-line continuous wear debris monitor that signals the presence of metal particles in lubricating oils, thus alerting operators to perform oil condition checks.
