All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 710
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China retains No 1 place for shipbuilding
According to the latest figures from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry the country’s many shipyards completed a record volume of vessels during 2010.
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NewsAustal launches its largest cat
Austal recently launched its largest catamaran to date when the 113m ‘Leonora Christina’ was lowered into the water at the Western Australian shipyard.
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NewsNew LPG engine from MAN
MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced a new Liquid ME-GI (liquid gas injection) engine which is powered by LPG (liquid petroleum gas).
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China clinches French bulk carrier octet
The French bulk carrier operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) recently placed an order for eight bulk carriers with the Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry shipyard in China at a cost of $330 million.
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World’s first guidelines on friction stir welding in shipbuilding
Classification society ClassNK has released the guidelines on the application of friction stir welding to the construction of commercial maritime vessels.
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Design contract awarded for six Canadian ferries
Six new ferries for the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada are one step closer to construction with the awarding of a design contract to Fleetway, a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based naval architecture, marine and electrical engineering firm.
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NewsMAN PrimeServ’s EMC makes breakthrough
Nakilat’s wholly owned fleet of LNG ships is now covered by MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division, after an EMC maintenance agreement signed with STASCO, the shipping division of Royal Dutch Shell, which manages the Nakilat ships.
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ClassNK sets new record
ClassNK announced its final register statistics for 2010, revealing that nearly 20 million gross tons were added to the class society’s register this past year.
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NewsMcMurdo appoints new Americas sales director
UK safety equipment manufacturer, McMurdo, has appointed John Caballero to the new role of sales director for the Americas, with responsibility for growing the McMurdo and Kannad Marine brands in North and South America.
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NewsCaterpillar powers new car ferries
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems was recently selected to provide combined propulsion systems for two Scandlines car ferry newbuilds.
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New deepwater drillship for Pride
Pride International recently announced that the company has dedicated and accepted delivery of the ‘Deep Ocean Mendocino’, the third new deepwater drillship to be added to the Pride International fleet.
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Chinese yard clinches tanker pair
Jo Tankers in Norway recently ordered two 30.000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers of IMOI/II/III notation from Mingde Heavy Industry in China with delivery from mid-year 2013.
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NewsFLAGSHIP TCI improves engine performance monitoring
FLAGSHIP, the pan-European maritime transport project part-funded by the EU, has developed a monitoring system that applies the Technical Condition Indexing scheme (TCI) to help a ship’s crew monitor and improve the technical condition of the engines.
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NewsSchat-Harding calls for consensus
Lifeboat manufacturer Schat-Harding says IMO and the shipping industry need to move more quickly to a consensus on vital lifeboat safety issues which have important consequences for the safety of seafarers.
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Aluminium foam plates to cut weight of ships
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology in Chemnitz, Germany have experimented with an aluminium powder that could replace steel plates in vessels and reduce their weight by up to 30%.
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NewsMaersk ULCSs may trigger capacity race
Maersk’s rumoured order for 18,000 TEU containerships could change the competitive landscape for the container carriers, with the new designs expected to breach existing vessel dimensions in a significant way.
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NewsWilhelmsen appoints customer services manager
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has created a key post at the company’s headquarters in Oslo with the appointment of Trine Haug Hansen as international customer services manager.
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NewsChina orders Incat Crowther cats
Incat Crowther has recently won two separate design contracts with the Chinese shipbuilder AFAI Shipyard.
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Eniram to increase Azipod efficiency
Eniram Ltd, the Finnish provider of advanced decision support systems for the shipping industry, will be integrating its pod optimization technology into the ABB’s Azipod propulsion system for newbuild vessels as well as retrofit projects.
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NewsGermans reveal more newbuild orders
Two of Germany’s most prominent shipyard groups - P&S Yards and Meyer Werft - have announced new orders for ship types seen as crucial for the future survival of specialist European shipbuilding, writes Tom Todd.
