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  • News

    CSBC selects Siemens for propulsion packages

    2015-08-18T09:21:00Z

    CSBC Corporation Taiwan has chosen Siemens to supply diesel-electric propulsion systems and other equipment for four 65,000-tonne semi-submersible deck cargo vessels (SSDCVs).

  • The new CleanSewage Bio system offers space savings through its one-side access feature
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    RWO advances sewage treatment system

    2015-08-18T08:54:00Z

    Bremen-based water treatment manufacturer RWO has launched a new wastewater treatment system, CleanSewage Bio, which it claims offers significant space savings and ease of use.

  • News

    Evoqua completes low salinity BWMS test

    2015-08-18T08:31:00Z

    Evoqua Water Technologies has become the first company to complete low salinity (brackish) water testing for ballast water management solutions (BWMS), carried out by an independent laboratory under US Coast Guard (USCG) protocols.

  • News

    Maritime investors take over Imtech

    2015-08-17T16:48:00Z

    Imtech Marine is set acquired by Pon Holdings and Parcom Capital – a move that Imtech says will enable it to realise its growth ambition.

  • Construction is underway at Meyer Turku shipyard
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    Construction begins for Tallink LNG fast ferry

    2015-08-14T11:03:00Z

    Construction of Tallink Group’s new generation LNG-powered fast ferry has begun at Meyer Turku shipyard.

  • GEA BallastMaster ultraV uses filtration and UV-C radiation
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    GEA ballast water treatment for Hapag-Lloyd

    2015-08-13T17:20:00Z

    GEA’s chemical-free UV ballast water treatment has been installed onboard Hapag-Lloyd’s Panamax container ship, ‘London Express’.

  • News

    MAN Turbocharger maintenance agreement

    2015-08-13T16:33:00Z

    MAN PrimeServ’s turbocharger unit has signed a Premium Turbocharger Maintenance Contract with Associated Maritime Company (HKG) Ltd (AMCL).

  • The conversion will be carried out at Keppel's Singapore facility
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    LNG cargo vessel conversion

    2015-08-12T12:44:00Z

    Keppel Shipyard has secured a contract with Totem Ocean for what it calls the world''s first conversion of a large roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel to operate on a dual-fuel diesel LNG propulsion system.

  • Kinder Morgan Inc is expanding its fleet of Jones Act product tankers
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    Kinder Morgan acquires four LNG tankers

    2015-08-12T10:21:00Z

    US-based Kinder Morgan Inc is expanding its fleet of Jones Act product tankers after signing an agreement worth US$568m with Philly Tankers LLC to acquire four new 50,000 tonne Tier II tankers.

  • The Evergreen Group today has signed an agreement with CSBC Corporation to build ten newbuild boxships
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    Newbuild boxship order

    2015-08-11T12:27:00Z

    The Evergreen Group has signed an agreement with CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, to build ten newbuild 2,800 teu class B-type vessels.

  • The two GE gas turbines enable 'Francisco' to achieve speeds in excess of 50 knots during normal operation on LNG or Marine Gas Oil
    News

    GE service agreement for world's fastest ferry

    2015-08-11T11:16:00Z

    GE Marine has signed a 10-year customised service agreement with Argentina-based Buquebus’s fast ferry ‘Francisco’, covering the vessel''s two LM2500 gas turbines. .

  • The ‘Scheldt River’ will be the world's first dual-fuelled dredger
    News

    Wärtsilä to power world's first dual-fuelled dredger

    2015-08-10T15:09:00Z

    A new generation Antigoon class dredger, called ''Scheldt River'', being built by Royal IHC (IHC) in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines.

  • ‘MV Legionnaire’ will be delivered to Newfoundland in the spring of 2016
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    Damen ferry launch

    2015-08-06T17:23:00Z

    The second of two 80m ice class Ro-Pax ferries – the ‘MV Legionnaire’ - has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania.

  • Voith's Linear Jet is the culmination of a seven-year development project
    News

    The best of both worlds

    2015-08-06T14:54:00Z

    It has taken Voith over seven years of development – and a great deal of lateral thinking - to bring its Linear Jet system to market. Dag Pike reports on the German company’s innovative ship propulsion concept.

  • News

    Transas gains ECDIS type approval

    2015-08-06T14:39:00Z

    Transas Marine has become one of the few companies to hold ECDIS type approval from the Korean Registry.

  • Furetank vessel 'Fure West' is undergoing an in-hull retrofit to Caterpillar's dual-fuel engine platform
    News

    Dual-fuel retrofit for Furetank vessel

    2015-08-05T11:48:00Z

    Caterpillar Marine is conducting its second retrofit of a dual-fuel MaK diesel engine, onboard Furetank Rederi’s 143.9m tanker ‘Fure West’.

  • 'Euskadi Alai’ is the third tuna freezer vessel delivered by Zamakona Yards
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    Zamakona Yards completes Echebastar order

    2015-08-05T11:47:00Z

    Zamakona Yards has delivered the next-generation tuna freezer vessel, ‘Euskadi Alai’ to the Bermeo Group Echebastar, completing the three-ship order.

  • Oceanographic vessel 'Marion Dufresne II' will work for its French owners for another 20 years after its refit
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    Alewijnse completes ‘Marion Dufresne II’ refit

    2015-08-05T11:24:00Z

    Oceanographic research vessel ‘Marion Dufresne II’ has completed a major refit in its twentieth anniversary year, with work – including an electrical conversion by Alewijnse Marine Systems – set to extend the vessel’s life for a further 20 years.

  • Wärtsilä’s remote support services allow customers to receive real-time advice and support for their assets
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    Wärtsilä enhances virtual engineering offering

    2015-08-05T10:46:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been enhancing its remote service offering and asset performance optimisation solutions to keep up with how digitalisation is changing the way marine and power plant maintenance services are conducted.

  • Rolls-Royce Power Systems has invested some €40 million in the new testing facilities at MTU
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    Rolls-Royce invests in R&D site

    2015-08-05T09:09:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Power Systems is investing in the development of next-generation combustion engines at its MTU R&D site in Friedrichshafen, which has now officially gone into service.