Industry News – Page 236
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Bunker supplier expands to India
OW Bunker, the supplier and trader of marine fuel, is opening a new support operation in Mumbai, India, which it says will enable further strengthening of the group in the fast-growing BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries
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SSAS and LRIT terminals added
Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor 6110 mini-C terminal, launched last year as part of the 6000 GMDSS series, has now been joined by versions for Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) and Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT).
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NewsMeasurement reduces rudder hysteresis
German company Becker Marine Systems has introduced BIMS (Becker intelligent monitoring system) which it says overcomes delays and improves dynamic positioning (DP) and autopilot (AP) systems.
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NewsShip handling facility reopens
Warsash Maritime Academy’s new manned model Ship Handling Centre has recently been officially opened by Admiral The Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead, Chancellor of Southampton Solent University and former First Sea Lord.
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NewsPlanned Blohm + Voss sale falls through
Talks between ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi Mar on the sale of Blohm + Voss have collapsed, but reports say new discussions are now being held with other interested parties, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsConsultant reaches 25 years in design
UK consultant BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, says that it is celebrating 25 years of innovative vessel design this year.
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NewsJHSV 6 and 7 contract goes to Austal
Austal Ships reports that the US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a 10-ship $1.6 billion programme.
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Wärtsilä concludes new LNG ship maintenance contract
Wärtsilä has announced a technical management contract, based on its dynamic maintenance planning concept, covering six LNG carriers operated by Greek ship manager and LNG shipping specialist Ceres LNG Services.
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NewsMAN Diesel gains Korean Navy engine order
MAN Diesel & Turbo says that it signed a contract in April, 2011 with STX of South Korea, for four 12V28/33D STC medium speed engines, for a Republic of Korea Navy ship under construction at Hanjin Heavy Industry.
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GL’s new structure focuses on clients
The GL Group has announced a number of changes in the management structure of its Maritime Services organisation, effective from today (1 July 2011).
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New associates join emissions trading body
SEAaT says that international legal practice Norton Rose LLP and the freight services division of global mining group Rio Tinto have become its newest associate members.
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Restructuring at the top at ClassNK
Japanese classification society ClassNK has announced that it is to reorganise its Board of Directors as part of a larger corporate reorganisation, effective from 1 July 2011.
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NewsDSME develops gas fuel supply system
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has stated that its CEO, Sang-Tae Nam, was solely responsible for developing the HP-FGS (high-pressure fuelled gas supply) system for MAN Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engine.
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Keppel clinches Brazilian shipbuilding contracts
Keppel Singmarine Brasil, Keppel Offshore & Marine ''s new shipbuilding facility in Santa Catarina, Brazil, has secured two newbuild contracts worth about S$140 million from fleet operators in Brazil.
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Wärtsilä medium speed engine joint venture established in China
Wärtsilä and Jiangsu CuiXing Marine Offshore Engineering have agreed to establish a joint venture for manufacturing Wärtsilä 26 and Wärtsilä 32 medium-speed marine engines in China.
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NewsEngine emissions kits now EPA certified
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems and Caterpillar Emissions Solutions have received certification from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Cat 3500 series marine emissions kits to EPA Rule 40 CFR Part 1042.
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Surprise first orders for ultra-long-stroke engine
MAN Diesel & Turbo believes that its assessment of the two-stroke market has proved correct with a number of Greek shipowners showing concrete interest in the company’s new, G-type, ultra-long-stroke engine programme.
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NewsJapan certifies MOL’s ballast water treatment system
Mitsui OSK Lines says that FineBallast OZ, an ozone-based ballast water treatment system co-developed by MOL, MOL Marine Consulting, and others has received a certificate of compliance from the Japanese government.
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Bourbon places six hybrid newbuildings
Bourbon has announced the signing of a five-year marine charter agreement with CGGVeritas for six new seismic support and assistance vessels that will be delivered from Grandweld in Dubai at the end of 2012.
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NewsEngine management for 150-year-old ship
MAN Diesel & Turbo says that recently it returned to its roots when it signed a remarkable EMC (engine management concept) contract covering a historic Danish ship, the 150-year-old paddle steamer ‘Hjejlen’ .
