General News 13-18 – Page 223
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NewsFirst hybrid turbocharged bulk carrier
Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has taken delivery of a new 180,000dwt 292m bulk carrier, Shin Koho, at the Universal Shipbuilding Corporation’s Tsu Shipyard.
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Tracking system suppliers to merge
Pole Star has announced its intention to merge with Absolute Software/Maritime Tracking Services. The company says that at this stage of negotiations, it is not possible to provide detailed information on the merger.
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NewsLarge order for wind farm service cranes
Crane supplier Palfinger Wind reports that an order for 48 platform cranes, to be used for servicing large offshore wind turbines, by turbine producer Repower Systems, has recently been completed.
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New Canadian marine electronics distribution deal
Ocean Signal has appointed CMC Electronics as exclusive Canadian distributor for all marine markets. CMC Electronics is said to be Canada’s largest distributor of marine electronics, handling many major manufacturers.
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NewsSafety deal with tug operator
UK company Ocean Safety has been awarded a contract by Svitzer UK to supply and service ISO and SOLAS lifejackets, pyrotechnics, survival suits and other safety equipment to the company’s UK fleet of 80 vessels.
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NewsDual AHTS order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has won a £50 million contract to design and equip two UT 731 CD anchor handling vessels for Farstad Shipping of Norway. They will work in extreme environmental conditions at water depths up to 3,000m.
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NewsMarine energy appraisal launched by ABB
ABB has announced the start of a marine energy appraisal initiative, intended to help vessel operators lower fuel consumption by reducing their energy use and improving the environment by cutting CO2 emissions.
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New FPSO contracts for Keppel
Keppel Shipyard has won two contracts worth a total of S$146 million to convert a FPSO unit as well as to fabricate and integrate an external turret mooring system for an existing FPSO unit.
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NewsIce-breaking boxship revamp completed
The Wismar facility of Germany’s Nordic Yards has completed the unusual modernisation of an ice-breaking container ship – the Norilskiy Nickel – prompted by increased transport demands on Russia’s northern route.
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NewsCarnival orders new Aida and Costa ships
Carnival Corporation has announced it has reached agreement for the construction of three new cruise ships - one 132,500gt vessel for its Costa Cruises brand and two 125,000gt ships for Aida Cruises.
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Last of series boxship for Seaspan
Seaspan Corporation says that it has accepted delivery of its latest 4,500TEU containership, the Budapest Bridge, which was constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries.
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Applications of photo-luminescent signage expanded
UK marine sign maker Maritime Progress has announced that it is now able to apply the same photo-luminescent technology used for its safety-related signs but at lower cost, allowing it to extend the range to include general-purpose and custom-made signage.
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NewsLarge propulsion order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced a new contract, valued at around £20 million, to design and supply power and propulsion systems for two UT 776 CD supply vessels for Island Offshore.
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NewsFirst BWT system commissioned on PCTC
Norwegian ballast water treatment system company OceanSaver says that its first fully operational system has now been successfully commissioned onboard the Höegh Autoliners PCTC Höegh Trove.
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NewsMajor order for jack-up rigs
Jurong Shipyard has signed two contracts worth a total of US$444 million to build another two jack-up rigs for a subsidiary of Noble Corporation, which had chosen to exercise the two rig options ahead of the expiry date.
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NewsDesign contract for offshore catamaran
Incat Crowther of Australia is designing a 35m catamaran workboat for Offshore Unlimited, the third ship resulting from a three-way partnership between builder Richardson Devine Marine, Incat Crowther and the operator.
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Keppel completes ultra deepwater rig
Keppel FELS reports that Scarabeo 9, a sixth-generation ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig, has been named, and is on track to be delivered on schedule to operator Saipem.
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Challenging tank level retrofit completed
Scanjet Macron of Finland has completed a challenging tank level gauging system retrofit onboard Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Hanseatic during the 18-year old vessel’s 13-day dry docking at the Blohm + Voss yard in Hamburg.
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NewsPlanned maintenance for bulker fleet
Marine Software of UK says it has supplied an additional MPM (marine planned maintenance) software package to Norbulk Shipping for its 33,500dwt bulk carrier newbuilding Seastar Endurance.
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NewsCombustion research underway at SKL
Tognum’s SKL Motor subsidiary in Magdeburg, Germany, has recently seen the inauguration of four new test stands to be used to develop new combustion processes, fuels and combustion chamber geometries for MTU engines.
