General News 13-18 – Page 180
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NewsASRY accepts damaged vessel challenge
The 2004-built, 25,268dwt Liberian-flag chemical tanker ‘Stolt Valor’, has arrived at Bahrain’s ASRY yard for repairs, following a fire and explosion in one of her cargo tanks while transiting the Arabian Gulf in March this year.
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NewsEngine revamp could pave way for others
Germany’s Zeppelin Power Systems says the modernisation and re-engining of a 20-year-old Russian factory trawler could be a potentially viable cost alternative to newbuilding and a model for further such conversions.
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NewsABB Turbo boosts small ship efficiency
ABB Turbo Systems of Switzerland says that it has played a key role in bringing the benefits of Wärtsilä’s RT-flex technology to two-stroke engine installation onboard smaller ships.
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NewsGas Fuelled Ships programme announced
The provisional programme has been released for the Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, which will take place from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.
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NewsKorean Navy orders MT30 gas turbine
Rolls-Royce says that it has been selected to supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new FFX frigate for the Republic of Korea’s Navy, in a single engine installation rather than the more usual twin.
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NewsFurther orders for bulk carrier design
Finnish design company Deltamarin has announced a contract with Yangfan Group of China for the design of B.Delta37 Bulk Carriers to be built for the Italian shipowners d''Amico Societa di Navigazione.
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NewsNew company introduces BWTS filtration concept
Moss Hydro is a newly-established company in Drammen, Norway, set up by OceanSaver co-founder Stein Foss and three partners, to address the challenge of reliable and effective ballast water filtration.
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NewsWärtsilä Hamworthy MBRs for UK’s largest cruiser
Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract from Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. to supply two Membrane BioReactors (MBRs) to the 141,000gt newbuilding under construction for Carnival group member P&O Cruises.
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NewsIMO renews commitment to sustainability
On 25 June the IMO publicly renewed its commitment to sustainable development in the maritime industry and gave feedback on its input to the Rio+20 conference held last week in Brazil.
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NewsInnovative ro-pax build goes to FSG
German yard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) is working on the design and construction of an innovative ro-pax ferry for Scotland that has to be particularly reliable.
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NewsSeparators fit with Triple-E concept
GEA Westfalia Separator Group is supplying a total of 160 separators destined for the 20 new Triple-E AP Moeller Maersk container ships.
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NewsRolls-Royce delivers gas powered vessel
Rolls-Royce announced that Island Offshore has received the delivery of the first gas powered Rolls-Royce offshore vessel, ‘Island Crusader’.
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NewsRolls-Royce delivers largest thruster order
Rolls-Royce has delivered 13 azimuth thrusters which will be fitted to the world’s largest construction vessel currently being built at Daewoo Shipping & Marine Engineering for Swiss ship owner and operator, the Allseas Group.
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NewsKongsberg Maritime upgrades simulators
Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to supply a set of upgraded navigation, engine room and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) simulator hardware and software to the School of Stimulation & Senior Marine at South Tyneside College.
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NewsUN sustainability conference Rio+20
The UN''s 10-yearly UN Sustainable Development Conference, called Rio+20, is taking place this week (15-22 June) in Rio de Janeiro.
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NewsKR verification under Clean Shipping Index
The Clean Shipping Index has certified the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) as a verification body, making it the first Asian organisation to be accredited.
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NewsGL certifies ‘Bit Viking’ as ‘clean’
Germanischer Lloyd has undertaken a clean shipping index (CSI) verification for the product tanker ‘Bit Viking’, issuing a Statement of Compliance for the LNG-fuelled ship based on data submitted by owner Tarbit Shipping.
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AHTS package order for Rolls-Royce from Italian yard
Rolls-Royce says it has signed an £18 million contract with Italian shipyard Rosetti Marino for the design and delivery of an integrated power and propulsion system and other equipment for an anchor handling vessel.
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NewsFarstad orders PSVs from STX OSV
STX OSV has announced new contracts for the design and construction of two platform supply vessels for Farstad Shipping. The total value of the contracts amounts to around NOK 700 million.
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NewsDrew Marine acquires Chemring Marine
Marine solutions services company, Drew Marine, has agreed to acquire the leading marine distress signal company, Chemring Marine.
