General News – Page 195
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NewsNew service for ballast treatment retrofit
Bremen-based water and wastewater treatment company RWO says that it can now offer its maritime customers an additional service for retrofittings of its sea-tested CleanBallast treatment system.
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Two LNG carriers ordered at Hyundai
Shipowner Golar LNG says that its plans for expansion of its activities have moved further forward with two newbuilding contracts for 162,000m3 ships, with fixed priced options for a further two, being placed with Hyundai.
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NewsMeter checks quantities of bunkers
According to Norwegian company Vimex, inaccurate measuring of fuel quantity when bunkering can often add 5% to 10% to shipping companies’ fuel bills; its system can help avoid this unneccessary expense.
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New showroom for IOP
IOP Marine opened a new product show room at its facilities in Brøndby, Denmark this week.
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NewsPlanet Solar nears the end
After nearly 18 months of travelling, experimental vessel ‘Planet Solar’ is nearing the end of the first round-the-world voyage to be completed using only solar power.
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NewsICS reviews carbon reduction progress
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has met in London to discuss progress being made at IMO on further measures to reduce CO2 emissions from international shipping, among other issues.
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NewsShipping company fits fuel switch
Jowa Technology of Sweden says that Norwegian ship owner Jo Tankers has achieved positive results in respect of meeting CARB and ECA requirements as a consequence of installing Jowa’s Diesel Switch DS MKII.
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NewsLargest scrubber system now on order
Alfa Laval reports that it has signed a contract with Dutch shipowning group Spliethoff to fit a multiple inlet PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning system onboard a ship operating mainly in the North European ECA.
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Two-AHTS order for Singapore builder
Singapore Technologies Engineering has announced that its ST Marine subsidiary has won two shipbuilding contracts worth about S$75m from Swire Pacific Offshore Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific.
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NewsTwo offshore support ships from Dubai
Drydocks World has delivered two AHTS vessels, ‘Greatship Vidya’ and ‘Greatship Vimla’, from its Singapore yard. The two ‘V’ class vessels were ordered by the Greatship Group of India.
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NewsNext phase of Hercules project begins
Low and medium speed engine manufacturers Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo have jointly announced the kick off of the next phase of the, long-term European-funded Hercules research programme.
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Maritime broadband said to be ‘affordable’
Iridium Communications has released details of its second-generation maritime broadband platform, known as Iridium Pilot, and based on the Iridium OpenPort service, which is claimed to offer fully global marine broadband.
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NewsFutureShip and Marorka ally on emissions
A new strategic alliance between Marorka, Icelandic energy consultants and FutureShip, a GL company specialising in maritime consultancy services, has been formed with the aim of reducing emissions for shipowners around the world.
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NewsTurbocharger repair company opens Spanish service centre
Dutch company TurboNed has recently set up a new service centre in Algeciras, Spain, known as TurboNed Crosscomar, to serve shipping passing through the Strait of Gibraltar.
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BNWAS is first to be approved by USCG
Martek Marine of the UK reports that its Navgard BNWAS (bridge watch and alarm system) has become the first system to attain US Coast Guard approval, in addition to its certification by all major classification societies.
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NewsRemøy exercises Damen PSV option
Damen Shipyards has announced that Norwegian company World Wide Supply (WWS) has ordered another two PSV 3300 CD PSVs, as an addition to the contract for four vessels announced in December 2011.
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NewsNew damage stability device from Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says it has developed a system to enhance the damage stability of ships, enabling reduction in capsizing risk, and has received the first order for the new system for a ro-ro cargo vessel.
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NewsMedium speed Austal catamaran for Tahiti
Shipbuilder Austal of Western Australia has secured an order from an existing customer, French Polynesia operator SNC Aremiti Ferry, for a medium speed 80m vehicle-passenger catamaran ferry, for October 2013 delivery.
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CAD/CAM specialist establishes new presence in Genoa
Aveva has opened a new office in Genoa, Italy to support the growing Italian market. The office will offer sales and support for all Aveva’s products and solutions, as well as hosting training courses and customer events.
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Marlink upgrades global maritime VSAT service for reliability and bandwidth
Maritime VSAT network operator Marlink says it has upgraded its global service with the integration of iDirect’s Evolution X5 Satellite Router and latest operating software release, iDX 3.0.
