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NewsLifeboat service operation sharpened
Lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding has restructured its service division in moves to improve service to shipowners and ship and offshore operators globally.
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NewsLifejacket and MOB orders
Cosalt of the UK has announced two recent major orders for safety equipment for use on passenger ships.
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NewsPLB features digital display
ACR Electronics has launched a new personal locator beacon that it says adds a new level of assurance and instant information thanks to a breakthrough in digital display.
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NewsNew company debuts with EPIRB, SART and VHF
A new UK-based maritime safety company - Ocean Signal - made its debut at the recent SMM exhibition with three new GMDSS products.
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NewsIMO World Maritime Day message
Today (23 September 2010) marks the 33rd celebration of World Maritime Day, the annual occasion when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) highlights a key issue for IMO and the shipping industry.
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Training module from Seagull targets MLC
Norwegian maritime training specialist Seagull has been prompted by anticipated enforcement of the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) to augment its computer-based training packages with new modules detailing the responsibilities of shipboard officers, and focusing on compliance.
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New pump control systems boost efficiency
An integrated system of Allweiler frequency converters on board Stena Line’s latest fleet addition, the 62,000gt ‘Stena Hollandica’, promises to cut energy consumption, reduce wear and tear, and improve component efficiency.
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Bangladesh to built Danish ferry
In an interesting departure from the norm, a Danish ferry company, Hundested-Rørvig, has ordered a double-ended ferry from a Bangladesh shipbuilder.
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MAN PrimeServ introduces online service
MAN PrimeServ’s Online Service is a service solution that combines operating data from engines and turbochargers, data-processing technologies and the company’s own, expert knowledge to provide customers with regular reports, remote operation support and troubleshooting help.
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NewsMAN aims to introduce dry scrubber technology
MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a cooperation agreement, with an eye on upcoming emission regulations, with the German company, Couple Systems, to work together on dry exhaust gas scrubber systems.
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NewsCould LNG ships be powered by nuclear energy?
Babcock International Group Marine Division reports that it has completed a study to investigate the commercial implications of developing a nuclear-powered LNG carrier, something it claims as a first.
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DNV verifies vessels according to IMO emission reduction
DNV recently verified that two newbuildings at Oshima Shipyard in Japan have been built according to a guideline from IMO encouraging reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in shipping.
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Navy project could expand SA shipbuilding
South African shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Cape Town, part of the Dutch owned Damen shipbuilding group, would consider expanding its facilities in Cape Town if the South African Navy’s (SAN) Project Biro materialised.
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Leading container lines join forces against piracy
The world’s three largest container shipping companies, CMA CGM, MSC and Maersk Line, have decided to cooperate in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
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NewsReport backs Iridium for sat phone performance
Iridium says that a comparison report by Frost & Sullivan found that although the equivalent Inmarsat product was cheaper in terms of purchase cost and airtime cost, the Iridium satphone proved superior in all other respects.
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Differing judgements could influence class selection
A complex range of differing legal judgments in recent years has led to greater discrimination on the part of plaintiffs in identifying the most favourable regime for actions involving classification societies.
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News‘Maersk Lancer’ gets anti-glare treatment
South Shields based Solar Solve Marine recently received an order from LV Shipping & Transport to measure, supply and install 15 of its ‘Solasafe’ anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens to some of the wheelhouse windows on Maersk Lancer.
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NewsMAN to cooperate with gas-tank specialist
MAN Diesel & Turbo has reached agreement with TGE Marine Gas Engineering, market leader and specialist in the design and construction of cargo-handling systems for cryogenic gases, regarding their future cooperation.
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NewsMAN readies gas engine for full-scale testing
MAN Diesel & Turbo plans to carry out full-scale ME-GI testing on a gas fired engine at its Copenhagen test centre.
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NewsNew maritime broadband offering from Furuno
Furuno of Japan is joining with SpeedCast and Eutelsat Communications to launch a new VSAT antenna, the VSAT KU-100.
