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NewsAlternative fuels drive eco-craft developments
There are strong moves to make progress in reducing global warming, also reducing harmful engine emissions on smaller vessels, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsOnboard video training helps crews plan for energy-efficient voyages
UK-based Videotel Marine International says that it is helping to spread the ‘green’ message with its new training course ‘The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan’ which guides seafarers through the practical and legislative steps needed for onboard energy planning.
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NewsManned training models move to new lake
UK training provider Warsash Maritime Academy’s manned model fleet has left its Marchwood base and journeyed inland to its new location at one of the UK’s oldest existing reservoirs.
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Hatch cover service grows in importance
According to Dutch company Cargo Care Solutions, there is a growing move by ship owners and managers to effect essential and non-essential repairs to their hatch covers as they start to react to changing market conditions.
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Do not scrap VHF radios
New products under development by UK company Sartech are claimed to offer shipowners a significant potential saving in servicing and replacement costs.
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NewsGerman yard bags second major order in a week
P+S Werften in eastern Germany has announced a big order for five ice-strengthened container/supply ships - just a week after bagging another for a unique offshore construction vessel.
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Product-specific onboard ECDIS training launched
Electronic navigation specialist MARIS and the training company Seagull have reached an agreement to develop a comprehensive product-specific computer-based training ECDIS module.
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NewsKeel laid for Antarctic research vessel
The keel was recently laid for the Antarctic research and supply vessel ordered by the South African department of environmental affairs at STX Finland’s Rauma shipyard.
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NewsKey US ports back Krystallon system
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have selected Hamworthy Krystallon exhaust gas cleaning as the preferred technology to take forward trials aiming to cut sulphur emissions and particulate matter from ships burning heavy fuel oil in port.
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NewsFirst K-Chief 600 equipped ship delivered
The first ship with Kongsberg Maritime''s latest K-Chief 600 automation system was recently handed over. The K-Chief 600 features integrated vessel performance system (VPS), for lower fuel consumption and emissions.
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Major Indian coast guard order for waterjets
Swedish company MJP Waterjets claims to have won one of the largest-ever waterjet orders, with a contract worth about €12 million.
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NewsTop man at Wärtsilä announces his retirement
Wärtsilä Corporation has announced that its president and CEO, Ole Johansson, has decided to retire after reaching 60 years of age in June 2011.
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China retains No 1 place for shipbuilding
According to the latest figures from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry the country’s many shipyards completed a record volume of vessels during 2010.
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NewsAustal launches its largest cat
Austal recently launched its largest catamaran to date when the 113m ‘Leonora Christina’ was lowered into the water at the Western Australian shipyard.
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NewsNew LPG engine from MAN
MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced a new Liquid ME-GI (liquid gas injection) engine which is powered by LPG (liquid petroleum gas).
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China clinches French bulk carrier octet
The French bulk carrier operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) recently placed an order for eight bulk carriers with the Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyard in China at a cost of $330 million.
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World’s first guidelines on friction stir welding in shipbuilding
Classification society ClassNK has released the guidelines on the application of friction stir welding to the construction of commercial maritime vessels.
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Design contract awarded for six Canadian ferries
Six new ferries for the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada are one step closer to construction with the awarding of a design contract to Fleetway, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based naval architecture, marine and electrical engineering firm.
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NewsMAN PrimeServ’s EMC makes breakthrough
Nakilat’s wholly owned fleet of LNG ships is now covered by MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division, after an EMC maintenance agreement signed with STASCO, the shipping division of Royal Dutch Shell, which manages the Nakilat ships.
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ClassNK sets new record
ClassNK announced its final register statistics for 2010, revealing that nearly 20 million gross tons were added to the class society’s register this past year.
