All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 657
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Underwater support company and propeller repairer join forces
Underwater ship maintenance specialist UMC International and Dutch based marine propeller repair specialist Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR) have signed an agreement to cooperate for workshop and in-water propeller repairs.
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Harris Pye appoints senior boiler metallurgist
The Harris Pye Group, which is developing techniques for assessing and extending the life of steam plant, has appointed Dr Dave Mumford as Senior Metallurgist .
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Survitec adds new liferaft service package
Survitec Service & Distribution (SSD) has launched a new type of liferaft service package aimed at major shipping companies, which includes fixed price servicing for new liferafts arranged to run over several years.
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NewsNew FleetBroadband products announced
Cobham has announced its plans to introduce a new Sea Tel FX line of FleetBroadband products, scheduled for availability in March 2012.
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Demand-based ventilation for cruise ship
Finnish HVAC company Halton has announced a new system, known as Marvel, targeted at ventilation of the galley areas onboard cruise vessels.
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ClassNK recognised as RO by Norway flag
The Norwegian government has officially recognised ClassNK as a Recognized Organization (RO) which allows the Japanese classification society to perform surveys and issue certificates for Norwegian flagged vessels.
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RINA acquires engineering consultancy
Italian classification society RINA has taken control, through the acquisition of an 80% holding, of the D’Appolonia Group, a global engineering consultancy headquartered in Genoa.
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NewsSecondary safety systems for IMO hooks
Lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding has completed all tests required by IMO to ensure that its SeaCure lifeboat release and retrieval systems meet new IMO guidelines for existing and new lifeboats.
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NewsHamworthy wins FSRU re-gas orders
Hamworthy has secured a contract for the supply of re-gasification technology on board what are understood to be the world’s first newbuild floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs).
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NewsNew Dutch tanker type underway at Meyer
Work has begun in Germany on an environmentally friendly Dutch LNG tanker type which will run on both heavy oil and low emission LNG fuel and is the first of her kind for both her owners and her builders.
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Voith enters waste heat recovery market
Voith reports that it has developed a new technology in order to respond to fuel price rises and environmental concerns, with the launch of its Voith SteamTrac compact waste heat recovery system.
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NewsFirst order for two-stroke with EGR
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the first order for its second-generation EGR system, to be employed on the 6S80ME-C9 main engine onboard a Maersk Line 4,500TEU newbuild container vessel.
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NewsWärtsilä scrubs up well at Europort
Wärtsilä has signed a cooperation agreement at Europort with Finnish and Dutch shipyards to facilitate installation of scrubbers in the marine market.
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NewsEuroport ‘Maritime Odyssey’
The Europort maritime exhibition in Rotterdam has opened with a clear vision for the maritime industry by 2041.
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NewsClassNK guidelines for NOx reduction
ClassNK has announced the launch of new guidelines for Selective Catalytic Systems (SCRs) and Redundant Agent Supply Systems for commercial vessels.
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NewsInstrument detects particles in lubes
The Amot metal particle detector (MPD) is an on-line continuous wear debris monitor that signals the presence of metal particles in lubricating oils, thus alerting operators to perform oil condition checks.
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Latest auxiliary from Cummins Marine
Cummins has announced the latest addition to its Quantum series product line and the company’s newest marine auxiliary engine, the QSB7-DM, a 6.7litre engine designed for reliability, durability and low cost of ownership.
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NewsFloating tsunami debris response
A 25 million tonne marine debris field created by the Japanese tsunami back in March is currently floating across the North Pacific and will reach Hawaii by this winter, according to experts.
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NewsThe down side of dual fuel, by Rolls-Royce
According to Rolls-Royce Marine, dual fuel gas/diesel engines are not a good option, either engineering-wise or economically, compared with the Bergen lean-burn pure-gas solution.
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BWTS guide from class society
ABS has announced the release of a new ‘Guide for Ballast Water Treatment’ which will aid vessel owners and operators in preparing for compliance with the IMO’s new ballast water convention.
