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Shipowners need to change perception – LR
Lloyd’s Register says that looking for profit alone will not be enough in the future – ship owners and operators will need to concentrate on responsibilities to society as well as just making money.
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NewsElectric AC drives offer true ‘no loss’ operation
Norwegian AC drive company Stadt’s recently- introduced range of drives has been developed specifically for fully-electric ship propulsion systems, with either diesel- or gas-fuelled prime movers.
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NewsFuel-efficient inland ship design unveiled
Swedish engine company Volvo Penta reports that a new inland waterway cargo ship concept, based on its high speed engines, has recently been launched in The Netherlands.
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NewsThe case for multiple engines
There is a case developing where the use of multiple engines – usually several high speed units - can be justified on deep-sea ships on the grounds of both improved safety and improved economy, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsGulf repairers face new competition
Middle East ship repair is set for a major shake-up, with sweeping management changes at Drydocks World Dubai (DWD) and new repair docks coming on stream which will raise regional capacity by a significant margin.
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NewsCummins power for worldwide ship projects
USA-based high speed engine company Cummins Marine reports a number of significant recent projects undertaken in Malaysia and Europe.
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NewsNew wind turbine ship concept developed
Wärtsilä is to combine with Aker Solutions to develop a new and environmentally sound concept for offshore wind farm installation vessels.
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NewsGE looks to add Converteam to portfolio
US company GE has announced that its GE Energy division has entered into an agreement to acquire about 90% of the shares of electric power specialist Converteam.
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NewsSalvage patches redesigned
A fourth generation of Miko Salvage Patches has been introduced following upgrades to the design of the Norwegian company’s ''hat-shaped patch''.
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NewsThe future of factory ships
Factory ships are not a new concept, writes Dag Pike. Probably the best known examples are the whaling factory ships of the post war days that followed the whaling fleets into the Southern Oceans.
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NewsFinnish newbuildings to be fitted with Hyde BWT systems
The German shipbuilder, Flensburger Schiffbau, is building two 195m ro-ro ships to LR Ice Class and ‘green passport’ notation for Rettig Group, Bore of Finland which will be fitted with ballast water treatment systems supplied by US-based Hyde Marine.
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FMEA tool for lifeboat release gear
Mad Rock Marine Solutions of Canada, which develops and builds marine emergency evacuation systems, is joining with Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) to develop a FMEA tool for lifeboat release gear systems.
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NewsNew SOLAS rescue boat and first order for new liferafts
Zodiac SOLAS’s latest rescue boats is the RIBO 450N, which at 4.5m overall length replaces Zodiac’s RIBO 420 and provides ship owners with a high quality RIB that is fully compliant with the revised IMO MSC 81(70) SOLAS requirements that came into force in 2010.
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NewsFuture-proofing for fuel systems
Under scrutiny from regulatory, legislative and environmental bodies, as well as consumer groups, the pressure remains on the shipping industry to address the continuing challenge of delivering against fuel emission regulations. Martin Lucas, managing director, Kittiwake Developments, looks at the impact of this challenge on onboard fuel systems.
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NewsLarge-scale coating removal with environmental benefits
UK company Mac’Ants Group has announced a new system for stripping coatings from ships and other large structures which is claimed to be both effective and to reduce waste material for disposal by up to 90%.
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NewsDetector automatically releases safety gear on capsize
Swedish maritime safety company CM Hammar has introduced new technology claimed to ensure that liferafts and Epirbs can be released automatically so that they float freely when a vessel is in listing condition.
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NewsAward for 3D forward sounder
At Mercator Media’s recent Seawork exhibition, the product that won the Spirit of Innovation award as well as the award for underwater technology was Echopilot, for the latest version of the forward looking sounder.
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NewsHull monitoring for military success
UK instrumentation company HBM says that its products are being used by QinetiQ to monitor real-time operational performance of the PACSCAT landing craft demonstrator vessel.
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NewsTier 3 compliant two-stroke engine unveiled
MAN Diesel & Turbo has reported that a 6S46MC-C8 engine with integrated SCR has been successfully tested in Japan to the forthcoming IMO Tier 3 emission standards.
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New VHF becomes available
Radio Holland, Sailor distributor for The Netherlands and several other countries, has announced the availability of the new Sailor 6248 VHF radio.
