General News – Page 86
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IMO seeks hosts for maritime technology cooperation centres
The International Maritime Organization is seeking expressions of interest from institutions willing to host five maritime technology cooperation centres in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.
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NewsUpdated calculation tools from DNV GL
DNV GL has released latest versions of its integrated calculation tools, Nauticus Hull and Sesam GeniE.
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NewsJotun shares five-year anti-fouling savings
Jotun has reported better than expected fuel savings on Gearbulk’s ‘Penguin Arrow’, the first vessel to have its five-year drydocking after implementing Jotun’s Hull Performance Solution.
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Marine Ahoy wins Wärtsilä contest
Marina Ahoy has won the Wärtsilä Marine Mastermind innovation contest which was launched in October 2015 in connection with Slush.
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NewsESL Shipping and Finferries join autonomy project
Dry bulk operator ESL Shipping and ferry company Finferries have joined the consortium studying Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications (AAWA) as the Rolls-Royce led project enters the next stage.
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NewsCall to commit to reduced emissions
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has called on the IMO to show its true commitment to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from shipping at the forthcoming Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 69) beginning on 18 April 2016.
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NewsAdvanced sensors on trial for Finferries
Rolls-Royce and partners are to test a fusion of advanced sensor technologies onboard a Finferries vessels in the next stage of a project studying remote control and autonomous ships.
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Corvus and LG Chem partner up
Corvus Energy has announced a multi-year agreement with LG Chem for the supply of lithium-ion pouch cells for Corvus’ next generation maritime energy storage systems (ESS).
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NewsTurbine-powered container ship design project
GE Marine, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Lloyd’s Register are to develop a design for a 14,000 teu gas turbine-powered container ship.
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NewsWärtsilä extends relationship with CSSC
Wärtsilä is to form a new automation and electronics joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corp and has signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).
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NewsRolls-Royce reveals vision for shore operations
Rolls-Royce has revealed a futuristic vision for shore-based operation of unmanned ships, and plans to build a project demonstrator by the end of the decade.
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NewsEnhanced safety with DNV GL’s new survey reports
Classification society DNV GL has introduced a new form of reporting that is said to revolutionise survey reporting for fleet managers.
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Cost pressures, new fuels impact vessel safety
Insurer Allianz Global has warned against a ‘put it off until later’ approach to safety standards in the face of economic pressures, saying that some ship operators are already stretching maintenance intervals as long as possible.
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NewsDNV GL launches LNG fuel availability tool
Shell, Rolls-Royce and MAN Diesel & Turbo are among the first users of a new tool launched by class society DNV GL to track LNG fuel availability.
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NewsETI launches flettner rotor project
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners for a new project which it hopes will delivery fuel savings of at least 10% for large shipping vessels.
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NewsBV slashes design review times
International classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has significantly reduced structural computational and verification times through the use of a 3D model which can link directly to BV’s VeriSTAR suite of calculation tools.
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NewsAkzoNobel adds cruise ships to coating ROI tool
AkzoNobel has added cruise ship vessels to the new version of its ‘big data’ tool for calculating return on investment for coatings, Intertrac Vision.
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Interferry issues ro-ro fire safety guidance
Trade association Interferry has produced operational best practice guidance for fire safety on ro-ro vehicle decks in response to a string of at least seven serious fires on ro-pax vessels in Europe since 2010.
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Dalian Shipbuilding designs reduced ballast tankers
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co, with support from Lloyd’s Register, has created tanker designs offering reduced ballast water requirements to minimise the difficulties of operating in silt-laden China’s silt-laden ports.
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NewsContainer ship size ‘arms race’ questioned
The economics driving the ultra-large container ship ‘arms race’ may be approaching a stalling point unless ports and shipping companies collaborate more closely, consultancy Drewry has warned.
