General News 13-18 – Page 219
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NewsFull package from Havyard
Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard Group says that it has developed its own navigation and communications packages for ships, with the first system being fitted to the close-to-completion Saeborg.
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ClassNK opens first Russian office
ClassNK has officially opened its first exclusive surveyor office in St. Petersburg, Russia. The ceremony was hosted by ClassNK chairman and president and current IACS vice-chairman Noboru Ueda.
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Offshore success for Singapore shipbuilder
Singapore company Otto Marine, which specialises in building offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialised offshore services, has handed over one AHTS and secured orders for two more.
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Vessel tracking for piracy alerts and warnings
UK-based security consultant NYA International has launched MarTrack, which it describes as a “unique and proprietary maritime risk management and vessel tracking system”, which tracks vessels in areas where they are known to be at high risk.
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NewsNoreq establishes company in Dubai
Norwegian specialist in lifeboats, rescue craft and davits Noreq says that increasing demand has led to the formation of a new subsidiary, based in Dubai, to serve the UAE and Middle East markets.
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NewsOn site bow thruster re-installation keeps ship out of drydock
Belgian company Hydrex reports that it recently mobilised a diver/technician team to a 300m container ship in Hong Kong to reinstall a bow thruster which exhibited problems after being overhauled.
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NewsPaint product ends cavitation damage
Ecospeed vinylester glassflake coatings are said to have successfully ended a rudder cavitation damage problem on a class of five ro-ro vessels operated in Finland and managed by Hamburg-based Ernst Russ.
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Cargotec opens service office in Lithuania
A new marine service company, MacGregor BLRT Baltic UAB, has been set up by Cargotec in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The company is a joint venture by Cargotec (51%) and Klapedia’ Western Shipyard (49%).
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NewsRolls-Royce receives big waterjet order
Rolls-Royce reports that it has won a contract from India’s Cochin Shipyard to supply 60 Kamewa water jets for a new fleet of 20 50m long fast patrol vessels, currently under construction for the Indian Coast Guard.
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NewsSoftware upgrade for thickness gauge
Elcometer has released what it says is the first in a series of software enhancements for its 456 thickness gauge, which was launched six months ago.
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NewsDouble control for waterjets
Swedish company MJP Waterjets claims to have succeeded in combining steering and reversing of two jets simultaneously into a central column operating both jets in parallel by means of a single hydraulic control.
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ICS urges owners to insist on EEDI and backs IMO carbon measures
A meeting in London of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the total merchant fleet, has backed the energy efficiency design index (EEDI).
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NewsGlobal sustainability megatrends - DNV
DNV has publicly unveiled its view of technology solutions for the next decade, pointing at mega-trends analysed on the basis of population, economy, governance, natural resources production and consumption.
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NOAA: “low sulphur fuel is cleaner”
Californian clean fuel regulations and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-led study.
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NewsLatest generation ECDIS from KH
Kelvin Hughes has launched its fourth generation ECDIS, which is a part of the company’s MantaDigital multifunction workstation range, in which a single display can function as ECDIS, radar or conning display.
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NewsWell intervention rigs for Finnish yard
STX Finland and Eide Marine Semi, a subsidiary of Eide Marine Services, have signed a contract for the outfitting, completion and delivery of two well intervention vessels with a total contract value over €300 million.
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Semi-submersible rig order for DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea says that it has received an order worth $1.1 billion from Songa Offshore of Norway to build two semi-submersible drilling rigs for 2014 delivery.
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NewsShell and Wärtsilä promote LNG as fuel
Wärtsilä and the Shell Oil Company have announced the signing of a joint co-operation agreement aimed at promoting and accelerating the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.
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NewsSatcom data contract for short-sea fleet
Marlink says that it has signed an agreement with short-sea ship operator Wilson Ship Management to provide 80 of its ships with SCAP FleetBroadband on a 36 month contract.
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NewsMore Great Lakes bulkers on order
Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) is exercising its option for building two new self-unloading dry cargo vessels, bringing to four the number of ships on order in its major fleet-renewal program.
