General News 13-18 – Page 131
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ClassNK issues new guidelines
A new set of guidelines has been issued by ClassNK to help shipyards safely and effectively make use of new duplex steels that are becoming popular in the construction of cargo tanks of chemical carriers.
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NewsMarine R&D enters a new era
Operations have started at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark, which the company says is the beginning of a new era for marine R&D.
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NewsOrder placed for largest gas-fuelled ferry
Ferry operator Brittany Ferries and STX France have confirmed a contract for a new LNG-fuelled ferry, which when delivered will be the largest gas-fuelled ro-pax ship yet.
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NewsLarge DCV ordered from Vard in Norway
Offshore and specialist ship designer Vard Holdings has announced a contract with an unspecified international customer for the design and construction of a diving support and construction vessel.
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NewsOil mist separator gains GL certification
A Swiss company, known as UT99 AG, says that its oil mist separator is the first and only such unit to have received approval by Germanischer Lloyd (GL).
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NewsSimrit unveils new isolation tube
A new silicon-coated isolation rubber tube for use on heavy fuel pipes in large marine diesel engines is now available from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies – Simrit.
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NewsYara acquires H&H
Norway’s Yara is strengthening its position in the area of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions Control systems by acquiring H+H Umwelt- und Industrietechnik GmbH, a German leader in Marine Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Technology.
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NewsMid-bore Wärtsilä engine passes tests
Wärtsilä reports that the first example of its X72 mid-bore, low-speed engine has successfully passed the factory acceptance test.
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NewsCathelco cruise ship protection
The first of Royal Caribbean’s new generation of Quantum class cruise ships to be launched this year will be protected by Cathelco hull and seawater pipework systems.
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NewsFuel Efficient newbuild joins Evergreen Fleet
Far Eastern operator Evergreen Line has received the third in its L-type series of low-emission, fuel-efficient L-type container ship from CSBC Corporation in Taiwan.
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NewsImtech to supply electrics for gas-fuelled ferry
Imtech Marine of the Netherlands says that it has been contracted to provide the complete electrical and electronic systems for the LNG-fuelled ferry being built at Fassmer yard for AG Ems.
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NewsSamsung gets European order for five boxships
Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea has announced a new five-ship order for ultra-large container vessels
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NewsWärtsilä moves into LNG terminal construction
Wärtsilä has announced the signature of a turnkey contract to supply a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal to be built at Tornio in northern Finland.
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NewsAnother dual-fuel engine order from US
US ship operator Crowley Maritime Corporation has, according to MAN Diesel & Turbo, placed an order for two con-ro vessels with dual-fuel main and auxiliary engines.
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NewsAoS helps repatriate crew of detained ship
According to seafarer’s welfare organisation the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS), the stranded crew of the detained vessel ‘Donald Duckling’ have now been repatriated.
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NewsGreeks adopt the MAN G95 engine
Two Greek shipowners have selected MAN Diesel & Turbo’s new two-stroke main engines, the G95ME-C, as prime mover for two sets of its container vessels.
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NewsWärtsilä quashes takeover proposals from Rolls-Royce
Wärtsilä has said that, contrary to reports in some media, it does not intend to sell its ship power business unit to Rolls-Royce.
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NewsOffshore operator opts for chemical-free water treatment
Norwegian company Enwa reports that Volstad Maritime has specified the company’s EnwaMatic water treatment technology for its latest series of offshore support ships.
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NewsTognum rebranded as Rolls-Royce Power Systems
The Tognum group is, as from today (9 January 2014), now known as Rolls-Royce Power Systems, though the individual companies within the group are to retain their brand names.
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NewsScandlines makes new bid for German ferries
Scandlines is talking to receivers at Germany’s bankrupt Volkswerft and has made an offer for the two ferry newbuildings parked there since it cancelled them in 2012, writes Tom Todd.
