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  • OceanSaver's Mark II BWTS system for bulk carriers
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    Approval for next-generation BWTS

    2012-01-03T16:29:00Z

    OceanSaver of Norway has announced the grant of DNV type approval certification for its next generation ballast water management technology, known as the OceanSaver Mark II system.

  • Koji Sekimizu
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    Changes in Secretariat at IMO

    2012-01-03T15:48:00Z

    After taking office on 1 January 2012, the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, Koji Sekimizu, has announced a number of changes in the structure of the IMO Secretariat.

  • BigView ERS configuration at Kalmar Maritime Academy
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    DNV approval for engineroom simulators

    2012-01-03T15:23:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime says that a total of 14 engine room simulator models have recently received new DNV statements of compliance, in accordance with the latest revised DNV and STCW standards.

  • Julie Lightfoot MBE, managing director of Solar Solve Ltd
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    New year’s honours for UK marine industry

    2012-01-03T12:13:00Z

    Some well known names from the UK marine industry have featured on the Queen’s new year’s honour’s list – including awards for the top bods at the NCI, Solar Solve Ltd and Halyard (M&I).

  • BAE Systems 90m Ocean patrol vessel
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    Buyer found for ocean patrol ships

    2012-01-03T07:52:00Z

    UK shipbuilder BAE Systems says that it has secured a £133 million deal to sell three 90m patrol vessels, originally ordered in 2007 by Trinidad and Tobago but cancelled in 2010, to the Brazilian Navy.

  • The efficient feeder ship concept from Knud E Hansen, in collaboration with ABB and Maersk Broker
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    Green feeder ship concept from Denmark

    2012-01-03T07:52:00Z

    As container ships get generally larger, Danish Naval Design and Marine Consultancy Knud E Hansen reports that, in cooperation with ABB, it has developed a design for a fuel efficient 2,000TEU container feeder vessel.

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    A new look for 2012

    2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Keen-eyed readers may have noticed a brighter appearance to The Motorship, which we hope will reflect the small changes we have made across the board in our goal to continue improving the brand.

  • A Fiat 600mm-bore crosshead engine on test – one then-prominent name in marine engines that has moved on to other things
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    Not a year of great engineering progress...

    2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The January 1962 issue of The Motor Ship contained a vast array of reviews of the relative states of various activities in the previous 12 months.

  • Seatek’s latest high-performance V12 engine is being adopted for patrol craft applications
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    12-cylinder engine designed for high power and light weight

    2011-12-31T23:45:00Z

    Italian engine manufacturer Seatek is probably the only diesel engine builder in the world that builds engines dedicated to the marine market, writes Dag Pike.

  • Reintjes’ Fortjes drive is intended to fill the gap between the smaller commercial pod drives and leisure craft-derived units
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    New fixed podded drive

    2011-12-31T23:45:00Z

    Gearbox manufacturer Reintjes is the latest company to enter the developing market for pod drives for smaller vessels, writes Dag Pike.

  • Lockheed Martin’s proposal for the Littoral Combat Ship is powered by Rolls-Royce gas turbines and Kamewa waterjets, with Pielstick-designed diesels completing the CODAG plant (Picture: Lockheed Martin, prime contractor)
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    Europeans supply propulsion for US Navy

    2011-12-31T23:45:00Z

    Rolls-Royce and Converteam have recently secured multi-ship high-power propulsion contracts with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics NASSCO, writes Henrik Segercrantz.

  • Seatruck Progress nears completion at the FSG yard in Flensburg
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    First of an innovative ro-ro quartet from FSG

    2011-12-31T23:45:00Z

    German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has recently delivered the ro-ro freight ferry ''Seatruck Progress'' to Seatruck Ferries in the UK.

  • Model illustrating the compact architecture of MAN two-stage turbocharging with intermediate cooling
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    Turbo developments major on increased airflow and greater efficiency

    2011-12-31T23:45:00Z

    Advances in turbocharger design allow smaller frame sizes, energy savings, higher efficiency, reduced emissions and cost savings, writes David Tinsley

  • A 22-shipset patrol craft order for MJP waterjets from French yard OCEA has resulted in further global orders
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    Success for Swedish waterjets

    2011-12-31T23:45:00Z

    Swedish waterjet maker MJP reports several recent significant military orders for its products.

  • ‘QM2’ returns to Blohm & Voss
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    Yards home-in on repair as newbuild work sags

    2011-12-31T23:00:00Z

    A lack of newbuilding is again nudging larger German shipyards into repair, writes Tom Todd.

  • Image showing the proprietary Mitsubishi air lubrication system (MALS) fitted to the bottom of the new grain carriers ordered by USA shipowner
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    MHI develops ‘ultra green’ bulk carrier

    2011-12-31T23:00:00Z

    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.

  • Rendering of the Emax Deliverance VLCC concept
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    Eco-friendly tanker design unveiled

    2011-12-31T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • One of the new MTU 1163 TB 73L is craned onboard a Colombian navy frigate
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    Colombian Navy modernisation project

    2011-12-30T23:00:00Z

    After 30 years of service, the Colombian Navy’s Almirante Padilla class frigates are being modernised at the Cotecmar naval dockyard.

  • The new generation of MTU’s series 1163 engines sees a newly developed version of the engine, without exhaust after-treatment, seen here in the: 20-cylinder version
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    Ready for the next emissions stage

    2011-12-30T23:00:00Z

    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.

  • Meyer’s ‘Disney Fantasy’ is ready for the off, and one of 20 for Meyer Group
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    Meyer news lifts poor year for Germans

    2011-12-30T15:33:00Z

    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.