General News – Page 179
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Singapore OSV propulsion order includes two PSVs and hybrid AHTS
Wärtsilä is to supply complete and fully integrated power generation and propulsion packages for three vessels being built for Pacific Radiance, a Singapore based company specialising in offshore service activities.
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NewsClassNK releases harmonised Common Structural Rules software
ClassNK has released what it claims to be the world’s first software package for use with the new IACS Harmonised Common Structural Rules (CSR) for bulk carriers and oil tankers.
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NewsNew IHC dredger for Van Oord
IHC Merwede has launched and named Van Oord''s new self-propelled cutter suction dredger ''Artemis'' at its shipyard in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands.
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NewsNew Arctech offshore vessel
A new Arctic offshore vessel NB-506 has been launched at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard and hull assembly of its sister vessel is also scheduled to start at the yard imminently.
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Variable-sulphur oil from ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Marine has launched Mobilgard 560 VS, described as an advanced variable-sulphur cylinder oil formulated to deliver outstanding performance and engine wear protection for low-speed diesel engines.
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NewsMHI to develop dual fuel two-stroke engine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to begin development of dual fuel versions of its own low-speed marine diesel engines, to be known as the UEC-LSGi series, which will be capable of using both HFO and natural gas as fuel.
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NewsTwo more PSVs for Kleven
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with a new customer, Atlantic Offshore, for the delivery of two platform supply vessels to be built at Kleven’s Myklebust Verft yard.
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NewsFirst BWTS installation for Great Lakes
US company Hyde Marine reports that it has supplied the first ballast water treatment system on a dedicated Great Lakes Vessel, with a HG60 system installed on ‘Ranger III’, a 128 passenger ferry operating in Michigan.
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NewsOrder for small bulker design
Deltamarin has received its first order for the smallest, 28,000dwt, variant of its eco-friendly B.Delta bulk carrier designs, with a contract awarded by CSSC and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard of China for the B.Delta25 design.
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US$70m in new orders for Keppel
Keppel O&M yards in the US and Azerbaijan have secured new contracts recently worth around US$70m.
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NewsSuccessful sea trials for new Voith tug
The new Voith Water Tractor (VWT) ‘Ilan 1’ built for Haifa Port Authority has undergone successful sea trials in Valencia.
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NewsHybrid car carrier completed
Mitsui OSK (MOL) of Japan has announced the completion of hybrid car carrier ‘Emerald Ace’, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe shipyard.
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NewsPipelayer propulsion order for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä integrated power and positioning systems have been selected for six offshore pipe laying vessels (PLVs) for use by Petrobras of Brazil, to be built in yards in The Netherlands, Brazil and South Korea.
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NewsTwo new LNG carriers ordered by MOL
Mitsui OSK Lines has ordered two new LNG carriers, one each from Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, both with steam turbine propulsion and independent spherical Moss-type tanks.
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NewsTankers gain ECDIS from Transas
Transas Marine is to supply an ECDIS solution for a number of deep-sea chemical, petroleum and edible oil tankers.
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NewsGrand designs for Chinese yard
A complete FORAN package has been installed in Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co (GYOE) - formerly Yuexin Shipbuilding - after a three month trial.
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Lubmarine opens Copenhagen supply depot
Total’s marine lubricant supply company Lubmarine has extended its global network of service and supply centres with the opening of a dedicated commercial and supply hub in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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NewsNamibian research vessel delivered
STX Finland''s Rauma Shipyard has celebrated the flag-changing ceremony of a specialised vessel built for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia and classed by Bureau Veritas.
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NewsASRY accepts damaged vessel challenge
The 2004-built, 25,268dwt Liberian-flag chemical tanker ‘Stolt Valor’, has arrived at Bahrain’s ASRY yard for repairs, following a fire and explosion in one of her cargo tanks while transiting the Arabian Gulf in March this year.
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NewsEngine revamp could pave way for others
Germany’s Zeppelin Power Systems says the modernisation and re-engining of a 20-year-old Russian factory trawler could be a potentially viable cost alternative to newbuilding and a model for further such conversions.
