General News – Page 132
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NewsCroatia’s Uljanik, Jadroplov to build four bulk carriers
Croatia’s Uljanik shipyard has signed a contract with local shipping company Jadroplov to cooperate on a project to build four bulk carriers, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsBuild begins for US tankers
US shipbuilder Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (APSI) has started construction on the first of four product tankers it is building as part of its joint venture with Crowley.
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MARPOL and SOLAS amendments take effect
The New Year saw amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Convention of the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) enter into force and take effect.
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NewsNiche markets still keep Germans afloat
Niche and specialist newbuildings again dominated German ship deliveries in 2013, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMarine coating looks to plant life for inspiration
Research from Harvard University, reported by IChem E, suggests that a tropical carnivorous plant could provide new technology for fouling-free and low resistance coatings for ships’ hulls.
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NewsNew MPV launched in Germany
A new ice-classed multi-purpose vessel named ''MV Reggeborg'' has been successfully launched at the Ferus Smit yard in Leer, Germany.
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NewsPoland’s PZM orders eight bulk carriers from China
Polish cargo ship operator Polska Zegluga Morska (PZM) has awarded an order for eight new bulk carriers to an unnamed Chinese shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsFour more gas-fuelled PSVs for Siem
Poland''s Remontowa shipyard is to build four more dual-fuelled PSVs to the Wärtsilä Ship Design VS 4411 DF design for Siem Offshore.
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Epic Gas expands its services
Epic Gas Ltd’s recent order of two 11,000m³ vessels from Japan’s Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has increased its fleet size to better target the LPG and petrochemical markets.
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DSME ends year on a high
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is to build what is thought will be the world’s largest LNG floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) for Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
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NewsJapan’s first LNG-fuelled vessel to be built by NYK
Japanese company NYK has revealed plans to build a tug featuring a dual fuel engine that can run on either LNG or HFO.
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NewsRotterdam tug is first to use synthetic diesel
Dutch company Royal Boskalis has announced that the tug ‘Smit Elbe’, which is based in the port of Rotterdam, has become the first tug in the Netherlands to be fuelled with Shell GTL.
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Russian billionaire may acquire troubled shipbuilding assets
Mikhail Gutseriev, Russian billionaire owner of the Russneft company, one of the country’s leading oil producers, is reported to be considering purchasing the Red Sormovo shipyard and the Proletarian factory in St. Petersburg, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsSecond Damen ice-class ro-pax for Canada
Damen Shipyards has been awarded a second contract from the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government for an 80m ice-class ro-pax ferry.
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NewsFerry design competition 2014
The World Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) has announced the coming year’s international student competition for designing a safe ferry.
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‘MOL Comfort’ investigation
ClassNK has set up a special Casualty Investigation Team in order to look in to and determine the cause of casualties, following the loss of the container vessels, ‘MOL Comfort’.
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NewsLargest LNG ferry for France
Reports in French newspaper ‘Ouest France’ say that the STX St Nazaire shipyard and Brittany Ferries are cooperating on a project to build the world’s largest LNG-fuelled ferry, larger even than the ‘Viking Grace’.
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NewsWishing you a Merry Christmas
All the very best wishes for a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from everyone at The Motorship.
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NewsClass approval for DP simulator
Kongsberg Maritime says that its K-Sim DP manoeuvring simulator, the latest and most advanced in the company’s DP training range, has received Class A Certification from DNV.
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NewsMeyer unveils LNG bunker barge
German shipyard Meyer Werft – no stranger to tanker newbuildings despite being better known for its cruise ships - has completed the design draft for a flexible new LNG bunker barge, reports Tom Todd
