Industry News – Page 127
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NewsNew owners at last for battered Volkswerft
Receiver Berthold Brinkmann and Nordic Yards have welcomed a decision by German state authorities to sell the bankrupt shipyard Volkswerft to Nordic Yards as of June 1st, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsShipowner speaks about ECA sulphur limits
A prominent Danish shipowner says that regulators must do more to ensure compliance with the 0.1% fuel sulphur content which will be mandatory in ECAs from January 2015.
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NewsArctech new build for Sovcomflot
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is to build an icebreaking supply vessel for Russia’s Sovcomflot as part of a €100m contract.
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NewsDamen bids for Montenegro’s Bijela shipyard
The Dutch Damen Shipyards group has submitted the sole bid in the tender to acquire a 61.57% stake in Montenegro’s Bijela shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsMAN prepares for Tier III era
With the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Tier III emissions regulation set to come in to force in the coming years, MAN Diesel and Turbo says it’s ready to support its customers “for this new era of environmentally efficient shipping”.
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NewsHybrid battery-powered PSV contract
Norway’s Havyard is to design and build a hybrid battery-powered platform supply vessel (PSV) for Fafnir Offshore HF as part of a NOK 350m (US$58.5m) contract.
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NewsLockheed Martin delivers first LNG tank
The first LNG tank manufactured by Lockheed Martin in the US for Harvey Gulf’s gas-fuelled PSVs has been completed in New Orleans.
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New Russian oil tanker series
Armada Shipyard is to build two river-sea oil tankers to the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) class for the Palmali Group.
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NewsFree EEDI design support tool released by ClassNK
A new PrimeShip-Green software tool has been introduced by Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK to aid compliance with IMO requirements for EEDI.
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Gazprom opens new lubes plant in Russia
Gazprom Neft is expected to become a major supplier of marine lubrication oils to the Russian domestic shipping industry following the recent commissioning of a new production plant, writes Eugene Gerden.
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Agreement reached on MLC amendments
An agreement has been reached for amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) to address abandonment of seafarers and crew claims.
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NewsImportant contracts for TGE
TGE Marine of Germany has announced two important recent contracts for its LNG ship fuel gas supply systems.
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NewsIMO and Bangladesh collaborate to improve ship-recycling standards
IMO has concluded an agreement with the Bangladesh Government on improvements to safety and environmental standards in the Bangladeshi ship-recycling industry.
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NewsKongsberg simulator for NZ institute
Kongsberg Maritime is to deliver the latest version of its Engine Room Simulator (ERS), K-Sim Engine, to a new Applied Technology Facility at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) in New Zealand.
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“K” Line achieves nearly 4% fuel saving
ClassNK Napa Green, the operational optimisation software developed by Napa and ClassNK, has been reported to have achieved a fuel efficiency improvement of 3.9% onboard a “K” Line container ship.
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NewsHans Jensen and Hudong join forces for training
Hans Jensen Lubricators and Hudong Heavy Machinery have reached agreement on a training collaboration.
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NewsWärtsilä enters Paraguayan market with tug order
Wärtsilä has reported an order for the delivery of an integrated propulsion solution for a new river vessel, representing the company’s first foray into the Paraguayan market.
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NewsMacGregor cranes prove popular
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply bulk versions of its cargo handling cranes for five Chinese shipyards.
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NewsCylinder pressure processing for marine gas engines
German company Avat Automation has launched a marine version of its combustion signal processor for gas-fuelled engines.
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NewsNext-generation energy efficiency methodology from DNV GL
DNV GL has announced a new position paper, dealing with what it describes as a new approach to ship energy efficiency methodology, based on ‘exergy’ rather than just energy management.
