General News – Page 102
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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.
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Improved fuel consumption measurement launched by CMR
CMR Group has launched what it describes as “a new and innovative approach to engine fuel usage measurement.”
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NewsMAN power for US fishing trawler
MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply an MAN 9L32/44CR engine to power a new trawler for independent US fishing company, Fishermen’s Finest.
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NewsNew European distributor for Hyde
W&O Europe has become the exclusive distributor for Hyde Guardian Gold ballast water management systems in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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NewsMore Havyard icebreakers on order
Havyard Ship Technology is to design and build two more 843 Ice offshore icebreakers, to be built at its Leirvik shipyard – a contract worth NOK 1bn (US$148m).
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NewsLNG ferry to convert to hybrid power
Canadian energy storage system supplier Corvus Energy says that it has been awarded a contract to supply a lithium polymer battery bank for the conversion of a ferry to hybrid propulsion.
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Tripartite 2014 looks at market downturn
The annual Tripartite meeting between shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies, agreed that, in the ongoing market downturn, quality is paramount and must be maintained by continuous enhancement of industry standards and procedures.
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NewsDNV GL and N-KOM to cooperate on LNG as fuel
To promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel within the maritime and offshore industry, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between DNV GL and Qatar shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM).
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Shell launches stern tube fluid to comply with VGP
Shell has announced a new range of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs), including Shell Naturelle S4 Stern Tube Fluid 100 which it says will allow ships entering US waters to comply with the revised 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP).
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NewsMAN power for largest boxship
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that the recently completed 19,000 teu newbuilding for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), built by Hyundai in Korea, is powered by a MAN B&W 12S90ME-C Mark 9.2 main engine.
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News‘Stena Germanica’ confirmed to run on methanol in 2015
Ferry operator Stena Line has confirmed its plans to convert the 240m, 1,500-passenger, 2001-built ro-pax ship ‘Stena Germanica’ to run on methanol fuel.
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NewsHHI completes world’s largest containership
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has completed what it says is the world’s largest containership – the first of five 19,000 teu containerships for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL).
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Russian government considers Zvezda revisions
The Russian government is considering radical revision of the Zvezda shipyard project in the Russian Far East, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsChemical tanker features novel stainless steel cargo tanks
Japanese class society ClassNK reports that the first chemical tanker to use a combination of duplex stainless steel and stainless clad steel in the construction of its cargo tanks has now been delivered.
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NewsNew association to promote wind propulsion
A new association has been set up to encourage, advise and support the use of wind propulsion technologies in the commercial shipping industry.
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NewsMiddle East's first LNG fuelled tug
Dubai-based Drydocks World (DDW) has contracted Wärtsilä to design and supply the propulsion and other equipment for a new LNG-fuelled harbour tug.
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NewsChinese ferries opt for MAN power
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that it has secured a contract for the supply of four 9L48/60CR engines for two passenger ferries for Chinese shipping companies, Huadong Ferry and Dadong Ferry.
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NewsSweden orders gas-fuelled ferry from Guangzhou
Sweden’s oldest passenger shipping company has awarded an order for a new ferry with a capacity of 1,650 passengers to the Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsUltra-modern Sonne is ready to go
What is said to be the world’s most advanced deep-sea research ship, the €124.4 million Sonne, was handed over to the German Government Monday in Wilhelmshaven by Meyer Werft, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsAnother Havyard design for India
The eight Havyard-designed vessel for Indian shipping company, Global Offshore Services, has been christened ‘Olympus’.
