All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 680
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SSAS and LRIT terminals added
Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor 6110 mini-C terminal, launched last year as part of the 6000 GMDSS series, has now been joined by versions for Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) and Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT).
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NewsShip handling facility reopens
Warsash Maritime Academy’s new manned model Ship Handling Centre has recently been officially opened by Admiral The Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead, Chancellor of Southampton Solent University and former First Sea Lord.
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NewsPlanned Blohm + Voss sale falls through
Talks between ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi Mar on the sale of Blohm + Voss have collapsed, but reports say new discussions are now being held with other interested parties, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsConsultant reaches 25 years in design
UK consultant BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, says that it is celebrating 25 years of innovative vessel design this year.
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Wärtsilä concludes new LNG ship maintenance contract
Wärtsilä has announced a technical management contract, based on its dynamic maintenance planning concept, covering six LNG carriers operated by Greek ship manager and LNG shipping specialist Ceres LNG Services.
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NewsJHSV 6 and 7 contract goes to Austal
Austal Ships reports that the US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a 10-ship $1.6 billion programme.
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NewsMAN Diesel gains Korean Navy engine order
MAN Diesel & Turbo says that it signed a contract in April, 2011 with STX of South Korea, for four 12V28/33D STC medium speed engines, for a Republic of Korea Navy ship under construction at Hanjin Heavy Industry.
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GL’s new structure focuses on clients
The GL Group has announced a number of changes in the management structure of its Maritime Services organisation, effective from today (1 July 2011).
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NewsNew Polish built ro-pax ferry joins Calmac fleet
Following successful sea trials in Gdansk, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) recently took delivery of the ‘Finlaggan’, a brand new ro-pax ferry which will serve the Kennacraig to Islay route.
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NewsBid for trouble-free availability
David Tinsley looks at current developments in machinery control and monitoring, starting with monitoring condition.
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NewsIs it a ship? Is it a thruster? Is it a mooring? No, it’s Remora...
A small Norwegian company, backed by some influential collaborators, has developed and trialled a novel approach to offshore loading and unloading.
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News‘Nord Hercules’ kicks off new Mitsui bulker series
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) recently completed the 110,000dwt bulk carrier ‘Nord Hercules’ (yard number 1817), which had been under construction at its Chiba works, and delivered to Southern Route Maritime SA in Panama, a subsidiary of Nissen Kaiun in Japan.
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New associates join emissions trading body
SEAaT says that international legal practice Norton Rose LLP and the freight services division of global mining group Rio Tinto have become its newest associate members.
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NewsEngine stud removal cases increase
UK-based engine repair specialist Foretract Engineering reports that during 2010 the company noted a steady increase in demand for its marine stud removal service.
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Restructuring at the top at ClassNK
Japanese classification society ClassNK has announced that it is to reorganise its Board of Directors as part of a larger corporate reorganisation, effective from 1 July 2011.
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NewsDSME develops gas fuel supply system
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has stated that its CEO, Sang-Tae Nam, was solely responsible for developing the HP-FGS (high-pressure fuelled gas supply) system for MAN Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engine.
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Wärtsilä medium speed engine joint venture established in China
Wärtsilä and Jiangsu CuiXing Marine Offshore Engineering have agreed to establish a joint venture for manufacturing Wärtsilä 26 and Wärtsilä 32 medium-speed marine engines in China.
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Keppel clinches Brazilian shipbuilding contracts
Keppel Singmarine Brasil, Keppel Offshore & Marine ''s new shipbuilding facility in Santa Catarina, Brazil, has secured two newbuild contracts worth about S$140 million from fleet operators in Brazil.
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NewsEngine emissions kits now EPA certified
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems and Caterpillar Emissions Solutions have received certification from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Cat 3500 series marine emissions kits to EPA Rule 40 CFR Part 1042.
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Surprise first orders for ultra-long-stroke engine
MAN Diesel & Turbo believes that its assessment of the two-stroke market has proved correct with a number of Greek shipowners showing concrete interest in the company’s new, G-type, ultra-long-stroke engine programme.
