Industry News – Page 296
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NewsNew MAN engine gets type approval
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first upgraded, 20-cylinder 28/33D prototype engine recently passed a series of tests on the test bed at the company’s St. Nazaire, France works, and was awarded DNV type approval.
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NewsFinnish owner orders Supramax pair
ESL Shipping in Finland has ordered two ice classed geared bulk cargo vessels from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
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Boxship scrappings slow as outlook brightens
Sixty container ships representing just over 100,000 TEU have been removed from the fleet since the beginning of the year, according to Alphaliner records.
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IMO to adopt new ship construction standards
International goal-based standards for new ship construction are set to be adopted when the Internation Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at IMO headquarters for its 87th session from 12 to 20 May 2010.
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NewsABS and CCS conduct joint LNG forum
Increased interest in the building of LNG carriers at Chinese shipyards spurred the recent large LNG carriers forum, held in Shanghai, and conducted jointly by classification societies ABS and CCS (China Classification Society) in conjunction with leading LNG operators.
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NewsLiberia launches VOC service
The Liberian Registry is offering tanker owners and operators a VOC management plan review and approval service to help them achieve compliance with impending IMO legislation governing air pollution.
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DNVPS identifies critical issues on EU marine fuel sulphur regulations
A DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) survey on the operational impact of the European Union 0.1% marine fuel sulphur limit, enforced on 1 Jan this year, has revealed potentially critical issues.
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Brazil launches first oil tanker
Brazil launched the first of 10 domestically built oil tankers it will use to boost its trade in oil and give new life to its shipbuilding industry.
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NewsClass society publishes new rules for offshore units
Italian classification society RINA has published a new set of rules covering offshore units including FPSOs, FSRUs and MODUs.
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NewsCompact oil water separator system launched
EnSolve Biosystems in the USA has successfully completed and passed the MEPC 107(49) certification tests for its compact PetroLiminator 200M (PL 200M) oily water separator (OWS) system.
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NewsMHI to collaborate with BW Offshore in LNG-FPSO
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has reached a basic agreement with the Norwegian-based BW Offshore Limited, one of the world''s leading FPSO contractors, to collaborate in the marketing of FPSO for LNG.
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IHC Merwede acquires Cape Town consultancy
Netherlands-based IHC Merwede has announced the strategic acquisition of MMP, Cape Town, South Africa. The new name of the company will be IHC Marine and Mineral Projects (IHC MMP).
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NewsSouth African firm to establish shipyard in Nigeria
The Southern African Shipyard (SAS) based in Durban has indicated an interest in developing a shipyard in Nigeria.
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InterManager takes ship management messages to EU
Criminalisation, piracy, transparency and a lack of unity across member states towards maritime issues were some of the subjects on the agenda for discussion today when senior representatives from InterManager met with top European Union officials in Brussels.
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NewsBionic coating could make ships more efficient
Ships lose a lot of energy due to friction as they move through water and numerous innovations in marine paint technology have sought to address this issue.
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New emissions control requirements
On 1 July 2010, MARPOL Annex VI, a new requirement (regulation 15.6) regarding volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions control, enters into force.
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NewsScandlines orders two new ferries
In 2012 the Rostock-based Scandlines will put two new ferries into service on the Gedser - Rostock route doubling capacity. The new vessels, to be built by the German shipbuilder Volkswerft Stralsund, will offer a capacity for 460 cars, or 90 trucks (approximately 1,600 lane metres), and 1,500 passengers.
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NewsDNV names regional head
DNV has appointed Antony DSouza as its regional manager for Middle East & Indian Subcontinent
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NewsMAN donates gensets to hospital ship
MAN Diesel & Turbo is supplying the charitable organisation Mercy Ships International with four new 5L21/31 type on-board power generators for a hospital ship.
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Containership orders could be on the up early next year
A rapidly depleting orderbook and an improved trade outlook could lead to the return of major new orders for containerships by the first quarter of 2011, based on Alphaliner’s analysis of historical ordering activity.
