General News 13-18 – Page 175
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News‘Ship of Year’ award for R-R OSV design
Rolls-Royce says that it has won a ‘Ship of the Year’ industry award for its new wave piercing ship design. The ''Far Solitaire'', a UT 754 WP PSV was named ‘Ship of the Year’ at the SMM show in Hamburg.
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NewsLloyd’s Register introduces optimisation service
Lloyd’s Register has introduced its latest performance optimisation service, aimed at supporting shipowners, builders and designers to develop more efficient new and existing ship designs and retrofits for vessels already in service.
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NewsFirst Smit Lamnalco tug launched
Smit Lamnalco has launched ''SL Gabon'' – the first tug branded under the company’s new corporate identity, following the integration of Smit’s terminal operations with Lamnalco back in 2011.
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NewsABC portfolio gets bigger and greener
Belgian medium speed engine company ABC has launched a new engine at SMM in Hamburg. The 6DL36 is rated at up to 5,299bhp at 750rpm and is said to comply with IMO Tier III without the need for external catalysts.
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NewsNew MTU/Navantia training centre
MTU Ibérica, a subsidiary of German based propulsion solutions company MTU Friedrichshafen, and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, recently open a training centre for service staff in Cartagena, Spain.
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NewsCSL's newbuilds eliminate pollution
Canadian ship owner, CSL, has removed oil from the stern tube and equipped nine of its new builds with Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings in a bid to comply with the ongoing strict IMO regulations to reduce air pollution.
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NewsSMM addresses importance of green funding
Dr Carsten Wiebers, global head maritime industries, KfW IPEX-Bank, talked about the importance of green ship funding at the global maritime environmental congress (gmec) at the SMM 2012 trade fair this week.
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NewsEmsys ordered by MHI for AIDA vessels
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has ordered an Emsys advanced emissions monitoring system from WR Systems for two new vessels being built for Carnival’s AIDA cruise line.
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NewsDedication ceremony for ocean research vessels
The keel laying and dedication ceremony for ‘AGOR-27’ and ‘28’ Oceanographic Research Vessels took place recently at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) in Anacortes, Washington.
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NewsZ-Tech tug successfully delivered to ICDAS
ICDAS Shipyards has delivered the ‘Z-Tech 6500 ICDAS 19’to its sister company, ICDAS Port Operations.
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P+S issues insolvency statement
Rüdiger Fuchs and Axel Schulz, managing directors of P+S Werften, the German shipyard group that announced yesterday that it was entering voluntary insolvency, have issued an official statement.
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NewsDamen delivers ‘silent’ small research ship
Damen Shipyards of The Netherlands has delivered research vessel RV 3609 ‘Simon Stevin’ to Belgian governmental fleet operator DAB Vloot. A particular feature of the ship is that it is optimised for low underwater noise.
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NewsSensor helps with SEEMP implementation
Dutch company VAF Instruments has said that at the forthcoming SMM exhibition in Hamburg it plans to launch a new application for its TT-Sense optical thrust and torque measuring system.
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NewsAn X-Bow in the wheelhouse
Ulstein says that its new Bridge Vision control centre concept promises major improvements for the operational centres of vessels, which put it on the same level in innovation terms as the company’s X-Bow hull.
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NewsGas carrier drydocking for Brest
French repair yard Damen Shiprepair Brest says that it has received its first firm booking for drydocking, maintenance and repair of an LNG carrier.
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NewsUpgrade for Ironmen
Tognum has announced that its MTU subsidiary is to launch an enhanced version of the series 4000 Ironmen engines which will comply with US EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations, using only internal emission control methods.
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NewsOSV oil analysis agreement signed
UK-based oil condition monitoring company Spectro reports that it has signed a long term agreement for the provision of oil analysis services to Norwegian ship operator DOF Management for its global fleet.
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Eight-PSV propulsion order for GE
GE Energy Management’s Power Conversion business is to supply Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (SPO) with integrated power generation, propulsion, (DP) and automation systems for eight new PSVs.
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NewsBrunvoll and Steerprop intensify cooperation
Brunvoll of Norway and Steerprop of Finland have decided to increase their cooperation in order to provide shipyards, ship owners and designers with a ‘package’ option of propulsion and manoeuvring equipment.
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P & I Club warns of dangerous onboard practice and new PSC campaign
The American Club has issued an urgent alert to its members about the operation of oxy-acetylene equipment without flashback arrestors.
