All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 515
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Box cooler antifouling system designed for Australian tugs
UK company Cathelco says that it has designed special box cooler anti-fouling systems for two tugs which are used by Rio Tinto to berth iron ore carrying vessels in the port of Dampier, Australia.
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NewsLightweight deck material used on tanker refurbishment project
UK company Euro Resin Solutions says that its ultra-lightweight, corrosion-resistant materials help cut both costs and weight, and so meet many current requirements for newbuild and refurbishment projects.
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NewsBIMCO forecasts challenging times in 2012
Shipowner organisation BIMCO has asked for stronger leadership for the industry in the face of critical issues, and asks for closer cooperation between shipowners and shipbuilders.
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NewsNew product in marine CAD portfolio
Aveva has announced the release of Surface Manager 12.1, a new product in the Aveva Marine portfolio, which allows the transfer of surfaces to and from external systems, by the use of neutral standards.
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NewsDye pinpoints leaks in marine fluid systems
US company Tracer Products says that it has developed a fluorescent dye, known as TP-3405CS Dye-Lite All-In-One, which is claimed to improve leak detection in all oil and oil-based fluid systems in ships.
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Approval for ballast tank coating system
ClassNK has awarded type approval for what it believes to be the first alternative coating system under PSPC for ballast tanks to a single coating system manufactured by Nippon Paint Marine Coatings.
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NewsDutch yard orders complete bridge system
Alewijnse Marine Systems reports that it has fulfilled an order for the delivery of a complete Raytheon Anschütz bridge system to Bodewes Shipyards, for its hull number 762, an 8,250dwt cargo vessel newbuild.
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MOL places order for ISHIN-III bulker
Mitsui OSK Lines has contracted a new Capesize bulker from Universal Shipbuilding Corp, that will adopt element technologies of the company’s next-generation vessel programme ISHIN-III to achieve high fuel efficiency.
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NewsABB brings diagnostics to UK marine market
ABB in the UK is making available to its marine customers a suite of services designed to accurately pinpoint the condition of large induction motors and electrical generators.
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Class NK releases new free strength assessment software for container ships
ClassNK has released of a revised version, 2.5.0, of its direct strength assessment program for container carriers, PrimeShip-HULL (DSA)/Guideline for Containers.
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NewsNew technical manager at DNVPS
DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) has appointed Charlotte Rojgaard as global technical manager, taking over from Dag Olav Halle who has returned to Norway to become a principal consultant with DNVPS.
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NewsEvacuation system ordered for fast ferries
Western Australian specialist in aluminium ship design and construction Austal has selected Survitec Zodiac escape slides for two47m fast ferries recently completed for Caribbean operator L’Express des Iles.
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NewsGibdock pulls out the stops on repair project
Gibraltar repair yard Gibdock says that it was tasked with going the extra mile to complete a recent cruise ship drydocking within a very tight two-week timeframe.
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NewsSeawater scrubber ordered for LPG carrier
Hamworthy Krystallon reports that it has agreed a significant contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to supply a scrubber system on an 84,000m3 Liquified Petroleum Gas tanker being constructed for Solvang.
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NewsBridge simulator ordered by Danish Navy
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), acting on behalf of three naval training centres in Denmark, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to supply new bridge simulation facilities.
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Keppel’s US subsidiary to build and upgrade deepwater semisubmersible
Keppel AmFELS, a US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, has secured a contract from Diamond Offshore to construct and upgrade a moored semisubmersible rig with delivery scheduled for 2013.
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NewsShareholders approve Hamworthy takeover
Wärtsilä has announced that, at the Court Meeting and General Meeting of Hamworthy plc held on 9 January in relation to its acquisition of Hamworthy, all resolutions received the strong support of shareholders.
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Bunker supplier launches German brand
Marine fuel supplier OW Bunker has launched a new unified German brand, OW Bunker Germany, following the merger of its parent Wrist Group’s companies Wrist Bunker Supply and Wrist Worldwide Trading.
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NewsABS classes US dual-fuel OSV newbuilds
Harvey Gulf International Marine has selected ABS as the class society for its two new dual fuelled LNG-powered offshore supply vessels (OSVs) being constructed at Trinity Offshore.
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NewsElsflether wins battle over special repair
The small Elsflether Werft in north Germany has won a tender reportedly involving nine shipyards to bag the coveted €1million repair of the German Navy’s sail training ship ‘Gorch Fock’, writes Tom Todd.
