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NewsUS company takes tank testing to open sea
US naval architecture and research company M Ship Co says that its REI (rapid empirical innovation) technology allows it to take hull testing away from the towing tank and test scale ship models at sea.
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NewsCO2 absorbing machine unveiled
A device that can absorb carbon dioxide directly from the air, equivalent to several thousand trees, is being showcased as part of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Air Capture Week.
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Thrusters for 15 Korean Coast Guard tugs
Rolls-Royce azimuthing thrusters have been chosen by the South Korean Coast Guard to power 15 new environmental protection vessels.
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NewsSecond Motorship GFS conference begins
The second Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships conference got underway on 26 October in Rotterdam, where a capacity audience gathered in the main meeting room at the top of the Inntel Rotterdam Centre hotel.
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NewsEnergy storage for eco marine projects
Eco Marine Power (EMP) has announced that it has selected Corvus Energy as a strategic technology provider for a range of ongoing development projects for environmentally-friendly ships.
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NewsMaK ‘green’ engine package for OSV
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is to provide four MaK engines - two 6 M 25 C and two 9 M 25 C - for the diesel electric system for an offshore supply newbuild, ordered from Astilleros Gondán in Spain.
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Imtech plays part in Canadian programme
Imtech says that its Imtech Marine subsidiary is to be involved in the Canadian government''s national shipbuilding procurement strategy (NSPS) programme as a technology partner of Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards.
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NewsEuropean area sales manager for bearing maker
Canadian specialist in water-lubricated stern bearings, Thordon Bearings, has appointed George Morrison as area sales manager for Western Europe replacing Campbell Cunningham, who is retiring.
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NewsModern diesel power for Columbus replica
A full size replica of one of Christopher Columbus’ three ships that crossed the Atlantic in 1492, has received 21st-century propulsion in the form of a Perkins M215C high speed diesel engine.
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NewsNew head for Havyard subsidiary
Johan Bakke has been appointed to the position of executive vice president of Norwegian company Havyard Power & Systems.
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NewsAnti-piracy package for simulators
The latest training aid from Transas aims to address the piracy problem, with the use of realistic simulation technology that aims to help identify potential threats and practice ways of avoiding trouble.
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NewsNOx reduction for Finnish icebreakers
Wärtsilä reports that it has been contracted by Arctia Offshore of Finland to fit combined NOx reducer (NOR) and oxidation catalyst (OXI) technology to two of Arctia’s multi-functional icebreaking vessels.
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NewsLatest SkySails prototype on charter ship
Hamburg-based SkySails says that it has concluded an agreement with German multipurpose and heavy lift operator BBC Chartering to fit a towing kite system to one of BBC’s ships.
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NewsPump system for onboard maintenance
UK company Hughes Pumps says that it recently supplied a specially designed and manufactured pumping system to MOL Tankship Management (Europe) for repair and maintenance use on the company’s methanol tankers, while at sea.
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ClassNK and NMRI examine damage stability
Classification Society ClassNK and Japan’s National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) have recently held an international workshop in Tokyo on risk-based assessment of ship safety.
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News2,000th DNV software package
DNV reports that its Navigator certificate number 2,000 has been installed on the 3,500TEU container ship ‘HS Chopin’ in Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsNew electronics facility in Singapore
KVH Industries of the US has officially opened its new Asia-Pacific headquarters, KVH Industries Pte, in Singapore. The new facility features a demonstration and training lab for KVH partners and customers.
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NewsSatcoms selected by Greek ship manager
Globe Wireless has announced that Marine Management Services (MMS) of Piraeus, Greece has selected the Globe iFusion system as the communication solution for its fleet.
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One-stop-shop for supplies in Straits of Gibraltar
Ship supplier Wilhelmsen Ships Service says that it has launched a new “integrated service solution” for vessels passing through the Straits of Gibraltar.
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US order for ‘green’ bulkers
US operator Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has placed an order with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation for the construction of three post-Panamax dry-bulk carriers, which will increase the strength of ADM’s deep-sea fleet to 11.
