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Paris and Tokyo MoUs to launch PSC campaign on watchkeeping hours
The Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are to launch a new joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC).
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NewsFirst domestic offshore order for Chinese shipbuilding group
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has signed a contract with Shenzhen Huawei Offshore Shipping Transport, a subsidiary of Shanghai Salvage Company, for the construction of five offshore vessels.
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NewsGTT secures another LNG carrier order
Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), designer of membrane containment systems for LNG transport and storage, has secured an order for nine LNG carriers being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.
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NewsDanelec wins more Chinese orders
Denmark''s Danelec Marine has received orders to supply Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) and Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) for 18 offshore support vessels in China.
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NewsFlaminia back in service as 'eco ship'
The German container ship ''MSC Flaminia'', heavily damaged in an accident in 2012 , is now back in liner service as an ‘eco ship’ after repair and modifications, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsABS and MPA collaborate on R&D
ABS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote maritime research and development (R&D) and innovation.
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NewsWärtsilä sells its share of Chinese two-stroke joint venture
Wärtsilä says that it intends to divest its shares in the Qingdao Qiyao Wärtsilä MHI Linshan Marine Diesel Co (QMD), a joint venture company for manufacturing large low-speed marine diesel engines.
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Inert gas system orders
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has secured multiple inert gas system orders for LNG carriers from Japan Marine United’s Tsu shipyard.
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NewsGE Marine and Lloyd’s Register join forces
GE Marine and Lloyd’s Register have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify potential gas turbine-powered commercial ship projects.
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NewsFresh approach to integration from Imtech
High revenue-earning ships need a fresh approach to systems integration to take full advantage of available efficiency gains, according to technical service provider Imtech Marine.
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NewsBWTS installation partnership
US based Hyde Marine Inc, a subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation, has established two partnership agreements for installation of the Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) for international markets.
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NewsAlewijnse secures another Asian order
Netherlands-based Alewijnse Marine Services has won its eighth offshore contact in Asia, just three months after opening its new branches in Singapore and Malaysia.
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NewsBelco marine scrubber demo
US based Belco Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of DuPont, has partnered with the Maersk Group to successfully demonstrate Belco marine scrubber technology onboard the container ship ‘Maersk Tukang’.
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NewsKleven moves into SE Asian offshore market
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has announced a contract to construct a PSV for Malaysian based Joint Venture Company IES Pioneer, scheduled for delivery in September 2015.
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NewsICS wants harmony from PSC on SECA implementation
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that it wants the Paris MoU on Port State Control to ensure that a harmonised approach to PSC inspections has been developed with respect to 0.1% Sulphur Emission Control Areas (ECAs).
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NewsBV’s LNG kickstart
Classification society Bureau Veritas has published a new set of guidelines on LNG bunkering, with it says should help to speed adoption of LNG as a ship’s fuel by kick-starting the LNG bunker chain.
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NewsEthane-fuelled ME-GI order for MAN
Norwegian owner Ocean Yield has placed orders for three liquefied ethylene gas carriers, each of which will be powered by a single MAN B&W ME-GI low-speed, dual-fuel engine running on ethane.
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NewsKongsberg technology chosen by Asia
Kongsberg Maritime is to supply Chinese and Korean shipbuilders with its ‘Full Picture’ solution for 13 advanced newbuild offshore vessels worth a total of NOK 330m (US$53.1m).
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NewsNewbuild L Class vessel launched
Singapore’s Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (SPO) has launched its second L Class platform supply vessel ‘Pacific Legacy’ built by Japan Marine United Corporation’s (JMU) Maizuru Shipyard.
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NewsThe nuclear age dawns
The big news in ‘The Motor Ship’, August 1964, was the US nuclear powered merchant ship, ‘Savannah’ undertaking its first voyages, including visiting several European ports.
