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NewsMHI confirms order for Aida cruise ships
The memorandum of understanding between Carnival Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has now been converted into a contract. The order, for two cruise vessels for Carnival’s Aida brand, was signed on 2 November.
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NewsIcebreaker production starts in Helsinki
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard says it has started production of a second icebreaking supply vessel for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot at the Helsinki Shipyard. Both vessels will be delivered in April 2013.
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Boxship newbuilding to Greek operator
Container ship operators Danaos Corporation reports that it has recently taken delivery of the 8,350 newbuilding ‘CMA CGM Bianca’, from Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry in China.
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NewsCummins’ 4,000bhp challenges medium speed
Cummins is to launch a new QSK95 engine with 4,000bhp (2,983kW) output in the commercial marine market. The company says this will be the most powerful high-speed diesel for marine propulsion and gensets.
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NewsMagnetic patches aid emergency salvage
Norwegian company Miko Marine says it has been confirmed that the rapid availability of the company''s magnetic patches ensured the speedy closure of sea chests during pumping operations to save the cruise ship ‘Nordlys’.
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DNVPS issues fuel sulphur reminder
DNV Petroleum Services wants to remind ship operators that as from 1 January 2012, the MARPOL Annex VI global fuel sulphur limit for fuel oil will be reduced from 4.50% to 3.50%.
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Ulmatec acquires Cetix group
Norwegian company Ulmatec has agreed to acquire the Stavanger-based Cetix Group, an oil and gas technology group with subsidiaries in Stavanger, UK and Lithuania.
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Development concludes for lifeboat release technology
Canadian company Mad Rock Marine Solutions has announced the completion of its new RocLoc MkII technology, which its says is the next evolution of the company’s on-load lifeboat hook product range.
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NewsMAN's oldest licensee marks centenary
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) has celebrated the 100th anniversary of its engine-manufacturing license with MAN Diesel & Turbo.
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Partner agreement for BWTS installation
Alfa Laval has appointed Dutch company Leemberg Piping and Machine Construction as a PureBallast installation partner for the Benelux region. The agreement covers a three-year period
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NewsYards seek repair as newbuilding dries up
Several German shipyards have revealed they are turning to repair to help fill gaps left by a shortage of newbuilding orders, but that the competition for repair is also growing.
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Norway gets it right
The Motorship has recently returned from a week-long trip to Norway’s west coast, on a press trip with colleagues from other maritime and energy publications.
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NewsBritish owners order ships overseas
The Motor Ship’s November 1961 issue carried the rather alarming news that British ships were being ordered from abroad, rather than owners patronising their domestic shipyards.
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NewsGerman newbuilding: time for the specialists
Times remain hard but German newbuilders are not giving up, writes Tom Todd. Specialist production changes underway almost everywhere to meet changing demand are being reflected in impressive newbuildings and in some unexpected new orders.
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NewsJapanese marque puts more resources into R&D
Complementing its production of low-speed machinery under licence from Wärtsilä, with whom it has a history of collaboration, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ sustained in-house development of the UE range ensures that European designs do not completely dominate the world market for large, two-stroke marine engines, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNew generation quickly extends market reach
Regarded as the most significant development in the MAN low-speed portfolio since the introduction of the ME electronically-controlled generation of engines, the release of the ultra long stroke G-type has proved timely and apposite to market needs, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsEmulsified light distillate fuel for low-NOx large engines
Anders Andreasen, senior research engineer at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Denmark, describes how emulsifier development enables water-emulsified light distillate fuel for reducing nitrous oxide emissions in large marine engines.
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NewsMix of marques for bulker record-breakers
An emergent fleet of ore carriers of record-breaking capacity provides references for electronically-controlled ‘cathedral’ engine designs originating from the two main fountainheads of two-stroke diesel technology in Europe, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsChanges of course in boxship power
Efficiency optimisation trends in the containership sector, prompting a shift to lower vessel speeds, have fostered new solutions to powering arrangements and hull design based on the use of larger propellers and machinery with slower running speeds, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWärtsilä move widens choice in mid-size engine market
Through a major initiative to swell its range of low-speed, two-stroke marine diesels, Wärtsilä is set to provide owners, shipyards and designers with greater choice in the mid-size engine category, writes David Tinsley.
