General News – Page 203
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Voith supplies design and propulsion package for new Haifa tug
Voith Turbo says that it has provided the propulsion for a fifth Voith Water Tractor (VWT) tug, the ‘Ilan’, for the port of Haifa. With a 70ton bollard pull, she is by a long way the most powerful in the Haifa fleet.
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NewsFSG bags “most eco-friendly con-ro ferry”
German ro-ro builder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has won an order from Canada for a 19,500dwt ferry newbuilding which it describes as “the world’s most eco-friendly con-ro ship”
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Keppel to deliver sixth ultra-deepwater semi-submersible
Keppel FELS says it is on course to deliver the sixth of seven Ensco 8500 Series ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs to Ensco, on time and within budget.
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P&I club surveys ship recycling
According to P&I Club The American Club, it is anticipated that in excess of 25 million dwt for scrapping will have wound up on the beaches of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan by the end of this year.
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€200million orders for Dutch group
Dutch shipbuilder IHC Merwede has announced orders for advanced vessels and equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to the value of €200million, including a pipelayer and two dredgers.
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NewsSTX lays keel of fishery research vessel
STX Finland''s Rauma Shipyard has performed the keel-laying ceremony for fisheries research vessel, newbuilding 1378, ordered by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia.
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NewsDouble-ender enters WDR fleet
Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei (WDR) has announced that the double-ended ferry ‘Schleswig-Holstein’ is about to enter service, just 18 months after ordering. Neptun Werft in Rostock took ten months for the construction.
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First LNG-fuelled tanker newbuilding delivered
Lloyd’s Register says that it has classed what is described as “the world''s first new LNG-fuelled tanker” which has recently been delivered in Rotterdam, heralding a new era of cleaner European inland shipping.
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NewsFive GL stars for German operator
Germanischer Lloyd has awarded shipping company Ernst Russ the ‘GL Excellence - 5 Stars’ certificate in recognition of the operator’s quest for the highest quality, safety and environmental standards in shipping.
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NewsPropulsions & Emissions Conference 2012 - Call for papers
The 2012 Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has opened its call for papers today.
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NewsGL and IHI focus on LNG fuel for boxships
Germanischer Lloyd and IHI Marine United have signed an agreement for a joint development project to investigate and develop solutions for large LNG fuelled container vessels.
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Norwegian companies sign ballast water agreement
Optimarin, a Norwegian provider of ballast water treatment systems, has announced the signing of a framework agreement with offshore support vessel operator DOF for the delivery of BWT systems.
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NewsFerry begins build at STX Rauma
STX Finland''s Rauma Shipyard has started production of a 65m double-ended ferry,newbuilding 1380, for delivery at the end of 2012 to Finferries.
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NewsSeafarer training donated to Mercy Ships
Norwegian seafarer training developer, Seagull, has donated software to Mercy Ships, the operator of the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, the ‘Africa Mercy’.
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Interferry looks at ferry safety in developing nations
Trade body Interferry reports that the inaugural Regional Forum on Domestic Ferry Safety - organised by the IMO and Interferry – has drawn up a blueprint for safer ferry operations in developing nations.
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NewsKleven Maritime to build PSV for Ugland
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with offshore ship owning company Ugland Offshore on the delivery of an advanced platform supply vessel. The vessel is to be delivered from Myklebust yard in June 2012.
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NewsFirst side-rolling hatch cover ordered
Cargotec has signed its first contract for MacRack, an electric-drive ifor MacGregor side-rolling hatch covers which combines the operations of raising the cover, and moving it sideways to open or close the hatch.
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NewsSimulator for dual-fuel d-e LNG ships
Kongsberg Maritime has released a version of its engine room simulator (ERS) based on a dual fuel diesel electric (DFDE) configuration from a modern LNG carrier, with a view to providing training for LNG engineers.
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New guide to ballast water management
Fathom, a provider of market intelligence products and services for the marine and energy industries, has launched ‘Ballast Water: The Guide’ - covering the ballast water management market, said to be worth some $30 billion.
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ClassNK gains US authorisation for tonnage and load line measurement
USCG has entered into an agreement to delegate official certification to ClassNK in accordance with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships and the International Convention on Load Lines.
