General News 13-18 – Page 76
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NewsHyundai venture to establish Saudi engine production
MAN Diesel & Turbo two-stroke and HiMSEN four-stroke engines are to be manufactured in Saudi Arabia under a joint venture between Hyundai Heavy Industries, Saudi Aramco and Saudi investment company Dussur.
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NewsIndustry alliance to support decarbonisation
Thirteen leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine builders and suppliers, big data providers and oil companies have signed up to a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to support transitioning shipping towards a low carbon future.
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NewsProject plans ship design simulation platform
An open source digital platform for the design of ships – described as ‘a virtual test bench’ for ship concepts - is to be created under a multilateral project encompassing classification, research, academic and commercial organisations.
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NewsSunRui moves forward with SCR and scrubber
Chinese manufacturer SunRui has revealed plans for further developments following the award of US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval for its ballast water management system.
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NewsTechnology is favoured shipping investment
25% of shipping industry professionals favour investment in new technology, up from 14% in 2016, a survey has found.
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NewsAkzoNobel launches Intertrac Vision Lite
AkzoNobel has launched a new app which offers a lite version of its Intertrac Vision software, the big data hull performance prediction tool.
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NewsNew code will certify unmanned vessels
Lloyd''s Register (LR) has launched a code that assesses unmanned marine systems (UMS) against a set of safety and operational performance requirements.
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NewsRolls-Royce and Svitzer in remote operation first
A Svitzer tug with Rolls-Royce systems has completed what the companies claim is the first remote operation of a commercial vessel, in Copenhagen harbour “earlier this year”.
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NewsDNV GL opens two fleet performance centres
DNV GL has opened digital fleet performance centres in Hamburg and Singapore which aim to help improve vessel efficiency by monitoring and optimising operations.
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NewsABS opens Athens technology centre
The American Bureau of Shipping has unveiled its Global Ship Systems Center in Athens, home to a new committee dedicated to developing standards used in ship design, construction and surveying.
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NewsDNV GL charts GHG emissions scenarios
Class society DNV GL has published a report assessing the potential for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from shipping towards 2050, based on a new computational model.
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NewsWärtsilä Maran maintenance agreement
Wärtsilä and Maran Gas Maritime (MGM) have extended their current LNG carrier cooperation with a five-year maintenance agreement.
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Bourbon enlists Kongsberg for connected vessels
Bourbon and Kongsberg Maritime have signed a strategic agreement of collaborative development on connected and autonomous vessels.
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NewsLove, traffic and disruption at Nor Shipping
Speakers at the Nor Shipping opening conference tackled the weighty topic of shipping disruption on the first day of the biennial exhibition.
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NewsNAPA launches installation-free performance monitoring
Software and data house NAPA has launched a cloud-based performance monitoring solution that requires no installation.
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NewsNor Lines duo debut ‘power by the hour’
Nor Lines has signed a contract with Rolls-Royce to monitor and maintain equipment – including engines - onboard two cargo vessels under a new, fixed-rate service agreement.
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NewsNorwegians to finance vessel retrofits
Following the IMO ratification of the ballast water treaty and the decision on a global sulphur cap, one agency is reassuring shippers that there is help available to finance vessel retrofits using Norwegian solutions.
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NewsDNV GL offers asymmetric stern optimisation
DNV GL has included asymmetric stern shapes in its Eco Lines hull optimising service for the first time, enabling vessels to reduce installed power.
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News‘Floating lab’ to study electric propulsion
A ‘floating laboratory’ onboard icebreaking platform supply vessel ‘Gennadiy Nevelskoy’ is to research electric propulsion and equipment performance in ice conditions, under plans drawn up by Sovcomflot (SCF) and the Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University of Vladivostok.
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News3D printing project targets class-approved prop
A consortium of five companies is cooperating to develop the world’s first class approved propeller made using 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) techniques.
