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First NK-classed ship with special construction for liquefiable cargoes
Japanese class society ClassNK says that a new vessel is the first to receive approval from the Panama Maritime Authority in accordance with IMBSC Code part 7.3.2.2, governing carriage of cargoes which may liquefy.
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NewsUK arms up against piracy
British merchant ships sailing off the coast of Somalia will be allowed to carry armed guards to deter pirates in future.
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NewsTwo new LNG carriers for Osaka Gas and Mitsui OSK Lines
Osaka Gas has entered into an agreement with Mitsui OSK Lines for joint ownership of two new LNG carriers and a placement of ship-building orders to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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New 'Kamsarmax' bulk carrier launched for 'K' Line
Japanese operator ‘K’ Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) has announced the launch of an 82,000dwt bulk carrier, the ‘Zen-Noh Grain Magnolia’, at the Fukuyama Tsuneishi yard.
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Contract for boxship propulsion packages
An order for supply of engines and propulsion equipment for six new ro-ro container vessels being built in Korea for NSCSA, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, has been placed with Wärtsilä.
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NewsSecond Irish Sea ro-ro launched at FSG
Irish Sea ro-ro freight operator Seatruck has launched and named the second in its series of four new vessels building at FSG Flensburg in Germany. The ship has been named ‘Seatruck Power’.
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NewsQM2 to visit B+V for interior refit
Cunard has announced that its flagship cruise vessel, the ‘Queen Mary 2’, is shortly to dock at the Blohm & Voss repair yard in Hamburg, Germany, for an extensive interior refit.
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NewsLargest Italian cruise ship enters service
Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy, recently delivered the largest cruise ship flying the Italian flag to Costa Cruises.
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NewsWorld’s first hybrid turbocharged bulk carrier
The Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) recently took delivery of a new 180,000dwt bulk carrier, Shin Koho, from the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation’s Tsu Shipyard.
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NewsVersatile, gas-fuelled design for northern waters
Norway’s geography and its distribution of communities and industry has ensured a continuing, important role for coastal and short-sea transportation, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsZF on a roll with several large contracts
Friedrichshafen-based ZF Marine, in conjunction with Dutch company HRP (now ZF Marine Krimpen) has secured a contract with Aberdeen-based global shipping and energy firm, the Craig Group, to supply retractable azimuth thrusters for four 50m stand-by type vessels.
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NewsAvoiding the slippery slope to lubricant pollution
Environmental lobby groups are pressing the shipping industry, and its regulators, to move away from traditional oil-based lubricants which are causing significant harm to the global marine environment.
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NewsTanzania gets new catamaran ferry
The Hobart, Tasmania, shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine (RDM) recently delivered the 38m aluminium catamaran passenger ferry Kilimanjaro III to Coastal Fast Ferries in Tanzania.
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NewsMarine evacuation systems: a viable alternative to lifeboats
With MES now in its fourth decade it is now a well-proven system with clear advantages in certain applications, says Richard McCormick, Marin-Ark sales manager, Survitec Group.
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NewsBaltic operator to use biofuel in new project cargo carrier
Finnish-based industrial products and general cargo transport group Meriaura added a new dimension to its Baltic and North Sea fleet in 2008 when it commissioned the 4,700dwt multipurpose open deck carrier Aura, targeted at regional heavy-load opportunities.
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NewsGetting lifeboats off the hook
Lifeboat launching systems may finally be getting upgraded but is there a problem with lifeboat maintenance? asks Mark Langdon
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Combating piracy
There are lots of meetings being held on how to combat piracy but how do you go about making your ship less of a target for pirates and how do you stop them getting onboard?
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NewsNon-invasive draught measurement technology from Canada
Dr Iain Weir-Jones, PhD, PEng, of Vancouver-based Weir-Jones Engineering, looks at a system for determining actual draught measurement to improve safety, shiphandling and fuel economy.
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NewsCaution remains in hull and machinery insurance
The year 2011 has seen the cost of nautical-related marine insurance claims return to former high levels, and new technology is doing nothing to reassure underwriters, as Denzil Stuart reports.
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Keep damaged ships afloat
Salvage companies and marine underwriters are keeping an eye on a new initiative that could prevent a damaged ship from sinking.
