General News 13-18 – Page 262
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NewsIHC expands collaboration
IHC Parts & Services, part of IHC Merwede has announced a new joint agreement with Bakker Sliedrecht for the condition monitoring of dredging vessels.
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More job losses at Wärtsilä
Following an analysis of its support functions, Wärtsilä has decided to implement a global design for each function to support the businesses in the most efficient way.
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NewsCargotec focuses on user-friendly operation
Cargotec’s R&D team has developed a new portable operating unit (POU) for use with side-rolling hatch covers and has begun to create a new product series of future low- and high-end starters.
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NewsRetrofits meet environmental legislation
MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed ‘approved methods’ for a number of its engines, requiring some shipowners to retrofit engines to meet IMO emission limits.
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MHI to install test engine at Kobe
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will install testing equipment for two-stroke, low-speed marine diesel engines at the company''s Kobe shipyard and machinery works in Hyogo, Japan.
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Conrad Industries wins ferry order
A contract totalling $14.9 million has been awarded to Conrad Industries’ subsidiary Orange Shipbuilding of Orange, Texas, for the construction of a second new ‘Sound Class’ ferry.
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NewsMHI completes ‘MALS-14000CS’ design
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed the conceptual design of the ‘MALS-14000CS’, a ‘New Panamax’ 14,000 TEU container vessel that will contribute to the prevention of global warming.
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Industry leaders join forces to shape future shipping
Shipping leaders are joining forces to ensure the industry successfully navigates climate change, rising fuel costs, new patterns of global trade and other challenges of the future.
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CSL delivers PSV to Vroon
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in India recently delivered the platform supply vessel ‘Vos Prevail’ to Vroon Offshore B V of the Netherlands.
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NewsDNV certifies first IMO IBS/INS course
Furuno INS Training Center was recently the first training centre in the world to have the training course ‘IMO Model Course 1.32 Operational use and understanding of IBS, including INS’ certified by DNV SeaSkill.
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News‘KL Brevikfjord’ delivered
‘K” Line Offshore AS (KOAS) has taken delivery of its first large size PSV, ‘KL Brevikfjord’, constructed at STX Europe’s Brevik yard in Norway.
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NewsDockwise planning bigger semisub heavy lift ship
Headquartered in Breda, The Netherlands, the heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise is conducting a feasibility study for a new ‘Type 0’ semi-submersible vessel to cater for increasing demand for transportation of extremely large and heavy production platforms.
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STX order confirmed
Further to earlier reports, South Korea’s STX Offshore and Shipbuilding confirms it has won a $1.4 billion order to build ten 13,000 TEU containerships for a European owner.
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NewsAustal secures JHSV 4 and 5
The US Navy has exercised its option with Austal to move forward with the construction contract for the fourth and fifth vessels of the US Department of Defense’s next generation multi-use platform, the joint high speed vessel (JHSV).
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MOL achieves CO2 reduction across all load ranges
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has verified continuous operation of the main engine in all load ranges by increasing the output of the engine’s auxiliary blower motor.
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NewsJapan inks order for two PCTCs
Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) and Wallenius Lines have ordered two new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). WWASA will take delivery of the first vessel in 2012.
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Berg makes breakthrough in Brazil
Berg Propulsion has made a breakthrough into the fast-growing offshore vessel construction market in Brazil, just a few months after establishing a regional office in Rio de Janeiro.
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CO2 control measures high on IMO agenda
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) - 61st session was held recently at IMO’s headquarters in London.
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NewsJurong shipyard inks FPSO conversion
Jurong Shipyard (JSPL) in Singapore has secured an approximately $268 million contract to convert the Aframax tanker ‘Arc II’ (ex ‘Arc’), to a FPSO vessel for Teekay Petrojarl Production AS.
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ECA approved for adoption at next MEPC session
IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved a proposal to designate certain waters adjacent to coasts of Puerto Rico (United States) and the Virgin Islands (United States) as an Emission Control Area (ECA).
