General News 13-18 – Page 117

  • Micanti was awarded the 'SME Innovation Top 100' for its Thorn-D antifouling foil
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    Micanti awarded for antifouling foil

    2014-06-17T11:29:00Z

    Netherlands’-based Micanti has won the prestigious ‘SME Innovation Top 100’ award for its environmentally-friendly antifouling foil, Thorn-D.

  • The Havyard 832 L SE is a multi-functional PSV, able to perform light subsea work (Gunnar Flusund)
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    Havyard sells another PSV design to Sinopec

    2014-06-17T01:00:00Z

    Chinese oil company Sinopec has ordered a third Havyard design for an offshore support ship; an 832L SE platform supply vessel to be built at the Fujien Mawei shipyard.

  • BP Marine's lubricants range is to be migrated to the group's Castrol brand
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    BP Marine and Castrol combine product ranges

    2014-06-16T15:48:00Z

    BP Marine and Castrol have said that the two brands, both part of the BP group, will now consolidate their marine lubrication product offerings under the Castrol brand.

  • News

    Paris MoU announces new target lists

    2014-06-16T15:41:00Z

    The Paris MoU Committee as recently approved the 2013 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations, which will take effect from 1 July 2014.

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    Scanjet expands offering

    2014-06-13T12:15:00Z

    Scanjet Marine and Scanvent ApS are combining product rangers to create what they say will be the most comprehensive in-tank equipment package available for tankers and FPSOs.

  • Rolls Royce has joined a long list of OEMs officially recognising the VGP compliance of the EnviroLogic EALs
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    Hydraulic fluid gets Rolls-Royce approval

    2014-06-12T15:46:00Z

    American lubricant expert, RSC Bio Solutions, has had its EnviroLogic 3068 biobased hydraulic fluid approved for Rolls-Royce stabilisers under the revised 2013 US EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements.

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    Rolls-Royce machinery for US vessels

    2014-06-12T14:35:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to supply deck machinery for four anchor handler tug supply (AHTS) vessels for US-based Edison Chouest Offshore, as part of a £50m contract.

  • Royal Caribbean is one of two companies recently concluding service agreements with Wärtsilä
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    Two significant service contracts for Wärtsilä

    2014-06-12T08:52:00Z

    Wärtsilä has announced two new service agreements – one a three-year contract with DOF group, and the other, in conjunction with ABB Turbochargers, a 10-year maintenance and support deal with Royal Caribbean Cruises.

  • Dometic's new Sea Xchange Reverse Osmosis System was introduced this week
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    Dometic unveils new products

    2014-06-11T17:24:00Z

    Dometic Marine introduced its two new products at Mercator Media Ltd’s Seawork International exhibition this week.

  • The new vessel for Solstad Offshore will be of VARD 3 19 design
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    Offshore contract for Vard confirmed

    2014-06-10T15:49:00Z

    Vard Holdings Limited has confirmed that the contract for the design and construction of a large Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Solstad Offshore has been inked.

  • Wärtsilä will supply five dual-fuel engines
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    Dual-fuel Wärtsilä power for icebreaker

    2014-06-10T08:42:00Z

    Wärtsilä reports that a new icebreaker for the Finnish Transport Agency will be powered by dual-fuel engines capable of operating on both LNG and low sulphur diesel fuel.

  • The vessels being built are of Rolls-Royce UT 771 WP design
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    Rolls-Royce systems for COSCO

    2014-06-09T12:58:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to supply integrated design and equipment packages for a total of eight PSVs being built by COSCO Shipyard Group.

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    New Scandinavia service centre for ABB

    2014-06-09T11:42:00Z

    ABB Turbocharging is opening a new service centre in Fredericia, Denmark, which will group the company’s service facilities in Norway, Denmark and Sweden into a single business unit, to be known as ABB Turbocharging Scandinavia.

  • SKF Blohm + Voss Industries’ new Turbulo BlueMon system
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    Onboard emission monitoring system linked to GPS

    2014-06-09T11:41:00Z

    SKF Blohm + Voss Industries has introduced an environmental monitoring system that is said to record all relevant emissions and link the values to the ship’s GPS position.

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    Russia needs to develop marine machinery industry

    2014-06-06T18:41:00Z

    Sanctions currently imposed on Russia by the Western countries will mean a step-up in domestic production of engines and shipboard equipment in order to ensure the survival of Russian shipbuilding, writes Eugene Gerden.

  • The new centre is located in Bergen, which sees some 1,600 offshore vessels arrive every year
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    Rolls-Royce opens new service centre

    2014-06-06T12:15:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has opened a new facility in Bergen, Norway, to service the North Sea fleet, giving access to on-shore power and a shorter sailing time to service.

  • Emissions data for the OOCL fleet have been verified by Lloyd’s Register Photo: OOCL
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    OOCL emissions data verified by Lloyds

    2014-06-05T17:20:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register has verified Orient Overseas Container Line’s (OOCL) CO2 and SOx emission data at the BSR Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG).

  • The high-tech simulator training centre has been developed specially for the tug and offshore sector
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    Amsterdam OSV training centre opens its doors

    2014-06-05T16:52:00Z

    A new 360-control tug and OSV training centre is now open for business at the Port of Amsterdam North sea canal.

  • A Vard 2.06 OCV has been ordered by Rem Offshore
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    Vard to build new OCV for Rem Offshore

    2014-06-04T16:43:00Z

    Vard Holdings has been contracted for design and construction of a new 100m long offshore construction and anchor handling vessel, to the Vard 2.06 design, for Rem Offshore.

  • Launching the joint project: Apostolos Poulovassilis and Richard Sadler, Lloyd’s Register, J.H. Ko, DSME; Evangelos Marinakis, Capital Product Partners; Y.Y. Koh, DSME and Jerry Ventouris, Capital Maritime & Trading
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    Consortium examines gas fuelled 14,000teu boxship

    2014-06-04T16:43:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register of Shipping has announced that it is joining forces with Capital Ship Management and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to examine the use of LNG as fuel onboard an ultra-large container vessel.