General News 13-18 – Page 151
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NewsEco-Ships and retrofitting: GL’s solution for the future
At Nor-Shipping 2013, classification society Germanischer Lloyd launched a manual aimed at shipowners wishing to explore retrofitting solutions to ensure that existing vessels remain economic, and announced that, in the society’s opinion, the Eco-Ship concept is here to stay.
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NewsGas-fuelled ships pick up Nor-Shipping awards
The 2013 Nor-Shipping Awards for energy efficiency and innovative ship design were presented at the Nor-Shipping Opening Conference.
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NewsNew LNG conversion partnership
Rolls-Royce announced at Nor-Shipping 2013 that it will partner Spanish shipping company Baleária in a new LNG conversion project for its high speed ferries - the propulsion expert’s first LNG project in Spain.
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News‘Seven Viking’ wins Ship of the Year
Inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel, ‘Seven Viking’, designed and built by Norway’s Ulstein, has been announced as the winner of ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ at this year''s Nor Shipping.
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NewsDNV-GL merger proceeds
The merger between DNV and GL, announced in December 2012, is proceeding smoothly, albeit slowly, with the integration-planning in process in both companies, and the competition filing being undertaken on a global basis.
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NewsAnother UT design for Island Offshore
Rolls-Royce reports the delivery of ‘Island Crown’, the latest of several ships to the company’s UT 776 CD design of platform supply vessel for Island Offshore.
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NewsLNG tanker propulsion orders for ABB
ABB says it has secured orders worth almost $40 million from three gas transportation players to supply power and electric propulsion equipment for LNG carriers to be built in South Korea.
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NewsSea trials for new dual fuel fast ferry
Incat Crowther’s first dual fuel fast ferry has commenced sea trials in Hobart Tasmania – it’s the world’s first high speed ro-ro to use LNG as its primary fuel.
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NewsKleven completes Rem Offshore PSV
Norwegian shipbuilder, Kleven, has completed and christened platform supply vessel, ‘Rem Fortune’ – the 14th vessel to be built for fellow Norwegian offshore shipping specialist, Rem Offshore.
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NewsCaterpillar launches smaller dual-fuel MaK
Caterpillar has formally announced that it is developing a dual-fuel version of another of its MaK medium-speed propulsion engines.
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NewsFirst Environship handed over
Rolls-Royce has announced the delivery of the first vessel in its Environship series, which has been handed over to Norwegian company Eidsvaag from the Vard (formerly STX) Aukra yard.
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NewsVEKA and DEEN Shipping LNG venture
Inland shipping companies, VEKA Group and DEEN Shipping, have joined forces and combined experiences in a bid to develop the small scale LNG market under the name VEKA DEEN LNG.
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NewsMAN power for Brazil
After being fitted with a MAN B&W 6S70ME-C type prime mover and three MAN 7L23/30H auxiliary engines, Suezmax tanker, ‘Zumbi dos Palmares’, has been delivered to Brazilian hydrocarbon transportation company, Transpetro.
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NewsGE Power systems for Dalian Shipyard
International advanced motor, drive and control technologies supplier, GE Power Conversion, has been chosen by China’s Dalian Shipyard to supply the complete drive and automation system for its Goliath crane.
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NewsCummins power for new crewboat
Global power expert, Cummins Marine, has supplied three Cummins KTA38-M3 HD engines to power the first of two crewboats newly built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard in China.
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NewsABB wins US$12m propulsion contract
Global power and automation group, ABB, has won a US$12m contract to power a new deepwater pipe laying vessel being built in Singapore.
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NewsLloyd Werft bags offshore newbuild
Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has bagged a contract to build a 33,000gt construction and pipe-laying vessel for delivery to London-based CEONA, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsCruiser fire in Bahamas
A fire broke out onboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the ''Grandeur of the Seas'', yesterday, which put paid to over 2,000 holidaymakers’ holidays.
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NewsNew Wärtsilä Yuchai production facilities
The joint venture owned by Wärtsilä and Yuchai Marine Power Co Ltd, Wärtsilä Yuchai Engine Co Ltd, has begun construction of its new production facilities in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province of China.
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NewsOffshore crane R&D programme launched
A joint three-year research and development project has been inaugurated between Hamburg University of Technology, Mareval AG Hamburg and HeavyLift@Sea.
