All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 512
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CIMAC young engineers look at LNG or scrubbers as Tier III options
CIMAC – the International Council on Combustion Engines – says that its second ‘Cascades’ younger engineers’ event took place in November in Tokyo.
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GL launches pocket guide for MLC 2006
To support the maritime industry in its endeavour to prepare for the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has developed what it describes as an easy to use pocket guide to MLC 2006.
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NewsMore troubled waters ahead for shipping
It’s more doom and gloom from the forecasters when it comes to the state of the shipping industry as we near the end of 2011 - but there may just be a glimmer of hope too.
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NewsMAN receives waste heat recovery order
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that it has received a firm order for two turbo compound systems including power turbine and generator (TCS-PTG) from Samjin Shipbuilding in Weihai, China.
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NewsNew island ferry for French West Coast
French shipbuilder Chantiers Piriou, of Concarneau, in Brittany, has delivered a new ship for passenger and goods services between the mainland and islands off Brest to local departmental authority Conseil Général du Finistère.
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NewsTwo join US naval architect firm
Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates has appointed Joseph E. Payne as the electrical department manager and chief electrical engineer, and Eric Engelbrecht as project manager.
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NewsGPA wins research ship design contract
Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Guido Perla & Associates (GPA) has announced the award of a contract to deliver the regulatory design and detail/production design for a new US research vessel.
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Acquisition of satcom provider Vizada by EADS Group’s Astrium completed
The takeover of satellite communicatuions service provider Vizada by aerospace communications company Astrium has now been completed, and Vizada’s activities will now be integrated into EADS Group company Astrium Services.
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Norwegian group in BWTS and pump agreements
Norwegian company Ing Per Gjerdrum AS (PG Marine) has entered into an agreement with offshore support operator DOF for the implementation of ballast water treatment systems on a “large number” of ships in the 70-strong fleet of DOF and its subsidiaries.
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Ro-pax ship to be converted for offshore use
Sembawang Shipyard of Singapore has secured a $140 million contract from Equinox Offshore Accommodation to convert a ro-pax vessel to a DP2 accommodation and repair vessel (ARV).
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Bunker supplier warns of impending Turkish fuel sulphur limits
OW Bunker, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, has highlighted potential safety issues that ship owners and operators will face in Turkish waters when new local sulphur legislation comes into force from 1 January 2012.
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NewsNew CAD/CAM module cuts risk in design
Aveva has released a new product, as part of its marine portfolio, which aims to simplify complex ship designs through the managed subdivision of ship spaces and automatic layout drawings.
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NewsDNV helps raise offshore energy efficiency
Det Norske Veritas reports that a project, involving seven Norwegian offshore shipping companies, has been established to identify energy efficiency and fuel saving initiatives for the offshore shipping industry.
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Jurong Shipyard breaks ground for new facility in Brazil
Singapore group Sembcorp Marine reports that its subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has broken ground at its Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz facility, the Group’s first overseas integrated new yard in Espirito Santo, Brazil.
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NewsGoing to the rescue
Dag Pike was aboard an 80ft catamaran in the wide open Atlantic when it started to crack. Here he explains how a container ship’s answer to the distress call underscores a very modern problem.
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NewsInnovation answers the call
There’s a couple of companies that keep coming up time and again in connection with good, innovative safety devices that not only save lives, but money.
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NewsThe right to bear arms?
The fight against piracy has been heating up, with increasing numbers of arms and live ammunition deployed on commercial vessels – but there are still very divided opinions on the matter.
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NewsNavigating the safety rulebook
Further than just making the process of keeping crews safe with well maintained equipment easier, companies like Schat-Harding are promising to help owners navigate the turbulent waters of legislation and IMO rules.
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NewsJan De Nul moves into renewables
The Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a project for the design, construction and installation of 16 concrete foundations for an E.ON offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
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Regs4ships surveyors approved to represent Flag State of Malta
Digital ship documentation company Regs4ships has announced that its senior surveyor Mark Robinson and surveyor Robert Aldous have been appointed as government ship surveyors for Transport Malta (Maritime).
