All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 704
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Fuel consumption benefits from antifouling system backed by money-back guarantee
Jotun Marine Coatings has launched Hull Performance Solutions (HPS), described as a new concept which guarantees significant reductions in fuel consumption by combining premium antifouling with monitoring tools.
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NewsSystem automates regulatory form-filling
The EU Flagship project has come up with yet another innovation, described as “the first intelligent regulatory search and automated form filling system” which its developers say could save nearly €9 million annually.
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NewsEGCSA wants no 'green wash' in 2010
The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) says the industry must follow the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s leadership in sulphur reduction policies.
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NewsTighter waste water standards lead to more plant orders
Hamworthy of the UK recently received its first order for wider demand Membrane BioReactor (MBR) waste water management technology from ferry operator DFDS.
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NewsThree simulators for ferry crew training
Kongsberg Maritime’s North America simulation arm has recently been awarded a contract by BC Ferries for the supply and installation of three Polaris ship bridge simulation systems for various sites in British Columbia, Canada.
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FleetBroadband from Stratos on Vega ships
Communications provider Stratos Global has been contracted to deploy Inmarsat FleetBroadband services on up to 16 commercial vessels for Hamburg-based Vega-Reederei.
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Korea targets green ships market
South Korea will spend 300 billion won ($266.1 million) over the next 10 years to develop technology for low carbon ‘green’ ships in a bid to reclaim its status as the world’s leading shipbuilding country from China.
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Japanese shipyards recovering
Ship orders for Japanese yards have more than tripled in January year on year and with gains of 218.5% averaged over 14 consecutive months to 1.5 million gross tons according to the Japan Ship Exporters Association.
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BMT to design Canadian JSS
BMT Fleet Technology of Ottawa, Ontario is to start work on a design for the Canadian Forces’ (CF) new joint support ship (JSS).
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NewsDNV classes T-0 heavy transport vessel
DNV has secured a contract to class the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy transportation vessel (SSHTV) of Dockwise in Netherlands from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea.
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NewsPlanned maintenance for bunker barge
UK-based company Marine Software has supplied its type approved MPM - Marine Planned Maintenance system to John H Whitaker Tankers, to be installed onboard the bunker barge ''Whithaven''.
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Services support for largest Australian oil and gas project
Wilhelmsen Ships Service says that it is providing a range of support services to the Gorgon project, Australia’s largest ever oil and gas project. Services include importation of dredgers and project cargo shipments.
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Maritime broadband portfolio extended with launch of VSAT service
Vizada, the independent French satellite communications provider, has launched Pharostar, its proprietary VSAT (very small aperture terminal) fixed satellite communications service and the latest addition to its maritime broadband portfolio.
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P&I Club warns on fire preparedness
The London P&I Club says the response to two recent onboard cargo fires has highlighted the value of both fire-fighting training and realistic shipboard drills for ships’ crews.
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NewsRolls-Royce wins anchor handling order
Rolls-Royce Marine has been awarded a contract by STX OSV Trading to supply anchor handling systems for three new vessels for South America.
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NewsADSB signs MoU for superyacht work
Abu Dhabi Ship Building has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt-based DeBirs Yachts, under which ADSB and DeBirs will explore various areas of collaboration.
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NewsIncat Crowther crewboat launched
The 36m monohull crewboat ‘Siem Piata’ was recently launched by ETP Engenharia Ltda in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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ClassNK and Panama celebrate milestone
ClassNK recently announced that at the end of 2010, the combined tonnage of Panamanian flagged vessels on the class society’s register had broken the 100 million gross ton barrier.
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NewsTwin PSVs named
The twin platform supply vessels (PSV) ‘Rem Hrist’ and ‘Rem Mist’ have recently been named at a joint ceremony held at the Ulstein shipyard in Ulsteinvik on the west coast of Norway.
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NewsSingapore built semisub rig named
Queiroz Galvao Oleo e Gas (QGOG), the largest privately-held provider of drilling and production services in Brazil, recently named its newly-built, ultra-deepwater DP semisubmersible rig ‘Alpha Star’.
