General News – Page 101
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NewsShell delivers with LNG bunker vessel
Shell is planning to build a specialised LNG bunker vessel to be based at the Port of Rotterdam to meet the increasing demand for LNG.
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NewsWaterjets tested for slower steaming
Rolls-Royce says it has successfully completed sea trials of its first S4 series of waterjets, designed to give higher efficiency at lower speeds.
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NewsNew icebreaker order for NES
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has announced a recent contract to supply complete electric systems for two new icebreakers.
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Russia’s US$270m modernisation plan for Crimean yards
Denis Manturov, Russia’s Minister of Industry and Trade, has said that up to 10 billion rubles (US$270 million) will be invested in the modernisation of Crimean shipyards by 2020, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsBarbados looks to greenhouse gas ratings
Barbados Port has signed up with the RightShip and Carbon War Room greenhouse gas rating programme, which rewards vessels with better energy efficient ratings.
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NewsRoyal IHC launches latest Subsea 7 vessel
Royal IHC has successfully launched Subsea 7’s 550 tonne pipelaying vessel, Seven Rio, at its Krimpen aan den IJssel shipyard in the Netherlands.
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NewsCat performs first in hull retrofit of dual fuel engine
Hamburg, Germany based Caterpillar Marine reports that it has completed the first in-hull retrofit of a dual fuel marine engine.
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NewsAlternative fuels should be explored
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that the shipping industry is fully committed to complying with Emission Control Areas (ECAs) come January 2015, but there are still some concerns about the rules being enforced.
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NewsWärtsilä solutions for Maersk AHTS vessels
Wärtsilä is to supply fully integrated solutions for a new series of six Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels being built in Norway for Maersk Supply Service AS.
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NewsMexican salt exporter orders eco-friendly ship
Mexican state-run salt producer Exportadora de Sal SA de CV (ESSA), is reported to have signed a contract for a 15,000dwt specialist eco-friendly salt transport ship to be built at a Chinese yard.
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NewsUASC names first gas-ready ULCV at HHI
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has named what is said to be the first ever LNG-ready ultra large container vessel. The ‘Sajir’ is the first ship in UASC’s current newbuilding programme, comprising 17 eco-efficient vessels.
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NewsMulti-purpose UT OSV is first to be built in Turkey
Rolls-Royce has announced a contract valued at £12 million to provide design, integrated power and propulsion systems and equipment for an advanced multipurpose service vessel for Norwegian owner Myklebusthaug Management to be built at the Besiktas yard in Turkey.
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ICS gives its view on carbon emissions
According to the International Chamber of Shipping, sea transport has managed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 10% in the five years from 2007 to 2012.
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Demand for LNG membrane containment
France’s LNG membrane containment system expert, Gaztransport & Techigaz (GTT), has signed a technical service agreement with the Palumbo Malta Shipyard which has five repair yards in the Mediterranean basin.
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ECSA gives cautious welcome to 2018 MRV in EU
The European Community Shipowners Association has given a guarded welcome to the recent informal agreement by EU legislators on the Commission proposal for a regulation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions for maritime transport.
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NewsDNV GL helps industry prepare for sulphur switch
DNV GL has published a guide to the upcoming strict sulphur regulations for ships operating in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) in a bid to help shipowners avoid potential difficulties with the fuel change-over needed.
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NewsDamen secures major ship upgrade
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen has been awarded a major upgrade on the ‘MSV Seawell’, a light well intervention and dive support vessel operated by Helix UK.
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NewsClassNK approves Niigata dual-fuel engine design
Japanese classification society ClassNK has granted design approval to the 28AHX-DF dual-fuel engine developed by Niigata Power Systems.
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NewsDeck equipment order for ‘green’ bulk carriers
Cargotec’s MacGregor and Hatlapa divisions have been contracted to supply deck equipment and steering gear for three new eco-friendly bulk carriers being built in China.
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Krylov to supply electric propulsion for icebreakers
Baltic Shipbuilding, one of Russia’s largest shipyards, has signed a contract with the Krylov State Research Centre for the design and supply of electric propulsion systems for nuclear icebreakers, writes Eugene Gerden.
