General News 13-18 – Page 88
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Corvus and LG Chem partner up
Corvus Energy has announced a multi-year agreement with LG Chem for the supply of lithium-ion pouch cells for Corvus’ next generation maritime energy storage systems (ESS).
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NewsTurbine-powered container ship design project
GE Marine, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Lloyd’s Register are to develop a design for a 14,000 teu gas turbine-powered container ship.
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NewsWärtsilä extends relationship with CSSC
Wärtsilä is to form a new automation and electronics joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corp and has signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).
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NewsRolls-Royce reveals vision for shore operations
Rolls-Royce has revealed a futuristic vision for shore-based operation of unmanned ships, and plans to build a project demonstrator by the end of the decade.
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NewsEnhanced safety with DNV GL’s new survey reports
Classification society DNV GL has introduced a new form of reporting that is said to revolutionise survey reporting for fleet managers.
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Cost pressures, new fuels impact vessel safety
Insurer Allianz Global has warned against a ‘put it off until later’ approach to safety standards in the face of economic pressures, saying that some ship operators are already stretching maintenance intervals as long as possible.
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NewsDNV GL launches LNG fuel availability tool
Shell, Rolls-Royce and MAN Diesel & Turbo are among the first users of a new tool launched by class society DNV GL to track LNG fuel availability.
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NewsETI launches flettner rotor project
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners for a new project which it hopes will delivery fuel savings of at least 10% for large shipping vessels.
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NewsBV slashes design review times
International classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has significantly reduced structural computational and verification times through the use of a 3D model which can link directly to BV’s VeriSTAR suite of calculation tools.
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NewsAkzoNobel adds cruise ships to coating ROI tool
AkzoNobel has added cruise ship vessels to the new version of its ‘big data’ tool for calculating return on investment for coatings, Intertrac Vision.
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Interferry issues ro-ro fire safety guidance
Trade association Interferry has produced operational best practice guidance for fire safety on ro-ro vehicle decks in response to a string of at least seven serious fires on ro-pax vessels in Europe since 2010.
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Dalian Shipbuilding designs reduced ballast tankers
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co, with support from Lloyd’s Register, has created tanker designs offering reduced ballast water requirements to minimise the difficulties of operating in silt-laden China’s silt-laden ports.
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NewsContainer ship size ‘arms race’ questioned
The economics driving the ultra-large container ship ‘arms race’ may be approaching a stalling point unless ports and shipping companies collaborate more closely, consultancy Drewry has warned.
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NewsIMO workshops to promote energy efficiency
The IMO has held two international workshops to raise awareness of its regulations on energy efficiency and the control of greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
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NewsMaersk Tankers trials drone deliveries, inspections
Maersk Tankers will extend its trial use of drones to deliver small parcels including spare parts to vessels, and to conduct inspections, after a successful first test run.
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DNV GL rolls out future-proofing notations
A new notation showing that vessels have been built for future scrubber installation has been released by DNV GL, to be joined later this year by another showing vessels’ readiness for installation of Tier III NOx abatement technologies.
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Bureau Veritas enters into partnership with Dassault Systemes
Classification society Bureau Veritas has entered into a partnership with Dassault Systèmes to use the company''s 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
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Wärtsilä introduces asset performance guarantee
Wärtsilä Services has updated its marine agreements, replacing its maintenance and technical management contracts with an optimised maintenance concept and introducing a new guaranteed asset performance solution.
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NewsLive Blog: Immediasea 'Disruptive Sustainability' roundtable
The Motorship will present live blog coverage today from Immediasea''s latest roundtable discussion, ''Disruptuve sustainability: The new leadership framework'', taking place at the Baltic Exchange, London at 1500-1700 UK time.
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NewsFirst carbon credits award for cleaner hulls
Dutch chemical company, AkzoNobel, has issued more than 126,000 carbon credits worth over $500,000 – the first to be awarded under the company’s landmark scheme for the shipping industry.
