General News – Page 186
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News‘Quantum leap’ claimed in ship propulsion
Claims have been appearing in the media that a company has redefined marine propulsion, saying that its system increases propulsion efficiency and reduces emissions by at least 75% for various sizes of ships.
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US supplier expands operations into Turkey
W&O, a US-based supplier of marine valves, pipe, fittings, engineered products, valve automation and data management systems, has announced a strategic partnership with Simsekler, a Turkish marine supply company.
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NewsScania re-launches 16-litre diesel
Scania has introduced a new 16-litre diesel engine, intended to replace the existing similarly-sized engine in the Swedish engine company’s high speed marine diesel portfolio, writes Dag Pike.
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RINA launches seven-step fuel saving services
Italy-based classification society RINA says that it has launched a coordinated range of seven distinct services to help shipowners save fuel and reduce emissions.
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BWTS ordered for Japanese bulkers
Norwegian company OceanSaver says it has entered the Japanese market with a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) contract for four open hatch bulk carriers being built by Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding for Gearbulk.
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News92-bore engine added to Wärtsilä X-series
Wärtsilä reports that it is extending its offering in the low-speed X-generation engine series with a new X92 electronically-controlled common-rail engine, intended for large container ships above 8,000TEU capacity.
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NewsLNG bunkering in Europe
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is conducting a feasibility study for the Flemish Government relating to the provision of LNG bunkering facilities in three Belgian ports.
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NewsIndustry backs Propulsion & Emissions Conference
Mercator Media’s 34th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference, being held in Hamburg, Germany on the 23-24 May 2012, is getting full backing from the industry.
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NewsDesign and power contract for new OCV
Rolls-Royce says that it has received an order from Island Offshore for design, power and equipment relating to an advanced subsea construction vessel to be built at STX Offshore’s Brevik yard in Norway.
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NewsBecker delivers its largest Mewis Duct
Becker Marine Systems has delivered what it says is the largest Mewis Duct yet made, with a diameter of 8.10m, for a VLCC construction project for Samco Shipholding, Singapore, at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.
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NewsTwo new engine service products
Swedish company Chris-Marine and the recently incorporated IOP Marine have jointly launched a portable valve spindle grinder and a portable surface lathe machine, both aimed at engine repairers.
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Idle container ship numbers drop
Latest figures from liner shipping information company Alphaliner suggest an improvement in the container ship industry. Alphaliner’s weekly newsletter says that the active boxship fleet is at its highest for some time.
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NewsAnother Kleven OCV for Rem Offshore
Norwegian yard Kleven Maritime has won a 500million NOK contract from Rem Offshore for the building of an advanced multifunctional subsea support and construction vessel for June 2013 delivery.
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NewsOrder for largest multi-stream scrubber
Wärtsillä Hamworthy has announced an agreement with ro-ro cargo operator Wilh Wilhelmsen to retrofit the vessel ‘Tamesis’ with a Krystallon exhaust gas cleaning system on its main and auxiliary engines.
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NewsMixed blessings - and a warning
Although there is no overall conflict between CO2 reductions and financial results as efficiency issues "become business critical", Leonardo Sonzio of Wärtsilä says that for some, regulations “will be a matter of life and death”.
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NewsMore delays for new Baltic ferries
The completion of Scandlines’ newest Baltic ferries, ‘Berlin’ and ‘Copenhagen’, has been postponed again: they will not now go into service until 1 July and 1 September - some four months late.
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NewsContract signed for Chinese G-type engine
At a recent ceremony in China, CMD (CSSC-MES Diesel) held the official signing of the contract to construct the first Chinese-built MAN B&W design Green Series 7G80ME-C9.2 engine.
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New LR rules for stern-first ice-class
Lloyd’s Register has published what it says is the first dedicated set of rules for stern-first ice-class ships, in response to the demands of polar transportation routes and new energy reserves in the far north.
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ClassNK updates class rules and guidance for steel ships
ClassNK has announced the release of the 2012 edition of the ‘Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships’.
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Condition monitoring for thrusters
SKF has introduced an integrated condition-based maintenance (CBM) solution, known as SKF Thruster Monitoring, for propulsion and positioning thrusters in the marine and offshore industries.
