General News – Page 267
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NewsSponsorship pleases lubricants customers
The end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw the culmination of Castrol Marine’s football campaign in the maritime sector. Through targeted media coverage and event sponsorship, Castrol estimates its ‘Passionate about Performance’ campaign engaged over 700 customers, involving some 300,000 individuals.
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NewsFirst LNG powered vessel with GL class
The 25,000 dwt product tanker ‘Bit Viking’ will be converted to run on LNG and will be the first ship with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) class using gas as fuel.
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NewsWärtsilä providing maintenance planning for LNG carriers
Wärtsilä has been awarded a five-year technical management contract based on Dynamic Maintenance Planning (DMP) covering three LNG carriers operated by Gazocean, the fleet management subsidiary of the Paris-based energy company GDF SUEZ.
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News‘Skandi Aker’ named ship of the year 2010
Aker Solutions’ new deepwater intervention vessel, ‘Skandi Aker’, was recently announced winner of the international ‘Ship of the Year 2010’ award.
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Lubmarine’s cylinder oil meets sulphur limits
Total Lubmarine says its latest cylinder oil, Talusia Universal, provides the optimum lube solution to problems encountered by owners and operators in meeting regulatory and environmental requirements relating to sulphur limits.
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NewsOlympic orders LNG PSV from STX
STX Norway Offshore has entered into a new contract with Olympic Shipping for the building of a 5,000 dwt LNG-powered platform supply vessel (PSV) for delivery in the first quarter of 2012.
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Fuel cells onboard – GL confirms feasibility
According to a Germanisher Lloyd study, fuel cells could be used to provide about 160 GW of auxiliary power on board ships.
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NewsTier-III compliant gas engines chosen for LNG carriers
Wärtsilä reports that it has been selected to supply a gas propulsion solution, involving four dual-fuel engines per ship, for a series of new LNG carriers to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea.
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NewsMarine applications targeted with new combined cycle technology
Wärtsilä has signed an exclusive agreement with Turboden of Italy to jointly develop, market, and distribute a new product to be known as the Wärtsilä Marine Engine Combined Cycle (ECC).
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NewsMAN optimises engines for low SFOC at Tier II limits
MAN Diesel told ''The Motorship'' at SMM that it has been looking at its entire MAN B&W low speed engine programme in respect of the IMO Tier 2 limits.
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NewsGenset focuses on offshore d-e propulsion needs
At SMM 2010, Tognum company MTU Friedrichshafen launched a new, standardised genset for diesel-electric propulsion and onboard power generation, targeted at the offshore supply ship market.
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NewsIntegrated ballast water treatment system meets environmental regulations
Wärtsilä has launched a new ballast water treatment system, the BWT 500i, which has been developed together with the company''s technology partner Trojan Marinex, the marine water solution division of Trojan Technologies.
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NewsWärtsilä integrates ship controls with a single interface
Wärtsilä launched its communication and control centre (known as Wärtsilä 3C) solution, intended to integrate the entire vessel''s control into one solution, at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsResearch project looks at passenger ship evacuation procedures
A research team led by the UK’s Greenwich University has carried out a ground-breaking experiment in ship evacuation and safety procedures which it says could set the benchmark for future maritime law.
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NewsNew rudderpropellers and twin propellers for smaller vessels
Schottel of Germany has introduced a number of new versions to its portfolio of propulsion products.
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NewsEngine company launches propulsion condition monitoring
Wärtsilä has announced the launch of its propulsion condition monitoring service (PCMS), designed to provide real-time data and advanced analytics on the condition of a vessel''s propulsion equipment.
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Record order for waterjets
MJP Waterjets says that it has won one of the largest contracts ever for waterjets, worth €12 million.
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ClassNK releases new guidelines for OSVs
ClassNK has released new guidelines specifically for Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) and other workboats.
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NewsAuramarine’s first BWT system in Finland
The dry bulk carrier ‘Pasila’, owned by ESL Shipping, part of the Aspo Group, has been fitted with the first ballast water treatment system in Finland.
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NewsTBS takes delivery of third Roymar Class newbuilding
TBS International has recently taken delivery of the newly-constructed vessel ‘Montauk Maiden’ from Nantong Yahua Shipbuilding Group in China.
