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Rolls-Royce expanding in Hamburg

Rolls-Royce continues the expansion of its global marine services network with the ground-breaking for a new facility in Hamburg, Germany. 03 Sep 2010
Havyard DSV on sea trials

The 120m long Havyard 858 DSV ‘Acergy Havila’ is claimed to be the most advanced diving support vessel (DSV) ever built and is now performing the final sea trials of the ship systems. 02 Sep 2010
Lintec says bunker samples failing test

Fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services says that, of the fuel samples tested in the last four months, 7.5% exceeded the limit of 1% sulphur content specified under the new Emissions Control Area (ECA) regulations. 01 Sep 2010
MHI develops hybrid turbocharger

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has developed a generator-integrated hybrid turbocharger which uses exhaust gas to drive the turbocharger and generate electricity. 26 Aug 2010
Wärtsilä signs service agreement with Eidesvik

Wärtsilä has signed a long term service agreement with Eidesvik Offshore, Norway, for maintenance services for the recently delivered seismic vessel ‘Oceanic Vega’. 25 Aug 2010

Auramarine’s first BWT system in Finland

The dry bulk carrier ‘Pasila’, owned by ESL Shipping, part of the Aspo Group, has been fitted with the first ballast water treatment system in Finland. 03 Sep 2010

DSME to build chemical tankers

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a $320m contract to build eight chemical carriers for Woodside Holding International Shipping in Singapore for delivery between Q2 2012 and Q3 2013. 02 Sep 2010

Wärtsilä to convert tanker to LNG

Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion and to supply the ship with a Wärtsilä LNGPac system for the safe and convenient storage of LNG onboard. 31 Aug 2010

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Early delivery for IMO II M 20 C engine

Caterpillar Motoren has announced early availability of the IMO II-compliant configuration of its MaK M 20 C marine engine. 25 Aug 2010

80-engine order for bunker tankers

Wärtsilä has announced an order for 80 main engines for bunkering tankers for a Chinese operator. The company says that in terms of the number of engines, this represents one of its largest-ever orders. 25 Aug 2010

Goltens gears up in Europe

Goltens, the independent specialist ship repair service provider, is looking to Europe to grow its volume, profitability and strengthen its brand. Since 2000, Goltens has expanded its global ship repair footprint through major investments in 13 new repair stations, 11 of which are outside Europe. 25 Aug 2010

Cruise and naval ships in the news in Germany

The repair of one of Germany’s best known and popular cruise ships – Deilmann Reederei’s nostalgic, 22,496 gt ‘Deutschland’ - dominated the summer headlines at Blohm & Voss Repair, writes Tom Todd. 25 Aug 2010