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Carbon reduction agenda goes global
A significant step forward in reducing carbon emissions in the global maritime supply chain was taken recently when the Freight Transport Association (FTA) joined forces with Heriot-Watt University (HWU) to begin developing definitive best-practice guidance on reducing cargo emissions in global maritime supply chains.
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On-board fire and flooding risk reduced
FLAGSHIP, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has successfully delivered the first advanced emergency situation management tool for fire and flooding with integrated ship to shore real time reporting.
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NewsAlewijnse electric drives for OSVs
Alewijnse Marine Systems in the Netherlands is to design and install a new electric propulsion drive using a DC bus system for the main electric installation in three vessels to be built at Shipkits B.V.
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Croatian yard finds buyer
Jadranska Ulaganja is to buy the Croatian government’s share of the 3 Maj shipyard in the port of Rijeka as part of the country’s efforts to overhaul its shipbuilding industry.
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NewsHHI reaches HiMSEN production milestone
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world largest shipbuilder and marine engine manufacturer, has produced its 5,000th HiMSEN engine ten years after manufacturing its first unit in 2001.
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NewsAnother cruiseship order for Meyer Werft
Royal Caribbean reports on its web site that it has signed a letter of intent with German shipyard Meyer Werft to build a 4,100-passenger cruise ship with an expected delivery in autumn 2014.
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NewsLloyd Werft to build new cable-layer type
Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) will build the 7,000 dwt ‘Beluga Connection’, the first cable-layer for new German company Beluga Offshore Cable.
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NewsUlstein secures major newbuild contract
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore ASA recently placed a newbuilding contract worth over NOK 800 million ($138 million) with Ulstein Verft for the construction of a 165 m offshore IMR/ construction vessel.
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NewsGRE pipe retrofit completed on Swedish icebreaker
Future Pipe Industries Group (FPI) in the Netherlands, a major player in the fibreglass pipe industry, has completed the replacement of 1,200m of corroded steel pipe with glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe systems (GRE) onboard Swedish icebreaker ‘Atle’.
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NewsHyundai wins order for ‘Type 0’ vessel
The Dutch heavy-lift company Dockwise BV has appointed Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build a 117,000 dwt ‘Type 0’ (T-0) semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel for delivery by the end of 2012.
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NewsNew steering control system introduced
German navigation system supplier Raytheon Anschütz has introduced Nautosteer, described as a new advanced steering control system. Availability is expected by the end of 2011.
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ABB to power largest German built cruise ships
ABB has won an order worth over $50 million to provide power and propulsion systems for two next-generation cruise ships to be built by Meyer Werft at its shipyard in Papenburg, Germany for Norwegian Cruise Line.
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DSM invests in wind propulsion firm Skysails
The corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM, DSM Venturing, is investing an undisclosed sum in Skysails, a Germany-based manufacturer of wind propulsion systems for the marine industry.
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NewsEnergy monitoring programme advances
FLAGSHIP, a part EU-funded maritime transport project, has achieved major advances in accurately measuring on-board power requirements and thereby enabling a reduction in fuel consumption through the development of FLAGSHIP-EEM (Energy Efficiency Monitoring).
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NewsIndonesian yard launches AHTS vessel
Drydocks World recently launched the anchor handling offshore support vessel ‘Olympus Crest’ at its shipyard in Nanindah, Indonesia.
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VLOC newbuilding contract for Japanese yard
Tokyo-based NS United Kaiun Kaisha has concluded a contract to build a 335,000 dwt ore carrier with Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding for delivery in the first half of 2014.
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NewsNoumea orders second Austal ferry
Tourism operator Mary D Enterprises has selected Austal to design and construct a 35.20m high-speed monohull passenger ferry, the second Austal-built vessel for the Noumea-based company.
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NewsSea SA confirms building delay
Construction of Sea SA’s much anticipated new ferry, the Australian-designed Aurora, has slowed due to difficulties experienced by the Indonesian shipbuilder, a subsidiary of DryDocks World, Dubai.
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NewsColor Line to use dynamic trimming system
Eniram, a Finnish developer of dynamic decision support systems, says that Norwegian ferry operator Color Line will be deploying the first installation of its dynamic trimming assistant (DTA).
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Financial crisis threatens Turkish shipyards
Since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, the number of operating Turkish shipyards has decreased by 60%, posing a threat to the survival of the nation’s shipbuilding industry.
