Industry News – Page 102

  • Bergeron: "Our aim is to ensure that Liberia remains the greenest fleet afloat"
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    Liberian Registry offers green retrofit incentive

    2015-01-30T13:13:00Z

    The Liberian Registry is to offer tonnage tax discounts to ships participating in its recently launched environmental initiative, which includes retrofitting green technology paid for from fuel savings.

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    Record registrations for ClassNK

    2015-01-30T13:13:00Z

    ClassNK registered 833 new vessels, a combined 21,466,272gt, in 2014 as it beat a global downturn in newbuild deliveries and secured record numbers of transfers from other class societies.

  • Smart Maritime Group's Kherson yard in Ukraine
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    Ukrainian shipbuilding on verge of crisis

    2015-01-30T11:53:00Z

    The Ukrainian shipbuilding industry is bearing huge losses due to an economic crisis in the country and the ongoing military conflict in the Eastern part of the country, writes Eugene Gerden.

  • How GE hopes the new organisation will power, propel and position the marine sector
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    GE Marine unveiled

    2015-01-30T10:35:00Z

    GE has unveiled a new organisation, GE Marine, bringing together its broad technological offerings to the marine sector under vice president Tim Schweikert

  • Evergreen has been focusing on fleet rejuvenation, with a heavy emphasis on L-type vessels
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    Evergreen fleet gets even bigger

    2015-01-29T15:44:00Z

    The Evergreen Group has signed time charter agreements with Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd to charter a total of eleven newbuild 18,000 teu vessels, to be delivered from 2018 through 2019.

  • The Motorship P&E Conference is a must attend for the industry
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    Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference

    2015-01-29T13:37:00Z

    The 37th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference will give operators the lowdown on new fuels available together with the latest in engine design, ways to reduce running costs and improve fuel efficiency.

  • The programme will include early operational feedback on new ECA regulations
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    Propulsion & Emissions Conference Early Bird Discount closes 30 January

    2015-01-28T14:33:00Z

    Book your place now to join ship owners, managers and operators at the 2015 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference. The early bird rate ends soon, act now to save 20%.

  • Russia has been working hard to update its icebreaker fleet
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    Landmark year for Russian shipping

    2015-01-28T11:23:00Z

    The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) says that 2014 was a landmark year for the classification society with the start of construction on the first Arctic LNG carrier to RS class, among others.

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    Hempel epoxy coatings

    2015-01-27T16:02:00Z

    Global coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched two new pure epoxy coatings, one for newbuild cargo tanks and a new primer for the marine maintenance market.

  • PMI Auto-tuning measures the pressure in a cylinder’s combustion chamber through online sensors
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    MAN auto-tuning package landmark

    2015-01-26T14:41:00Z

    MAN PrimeServ, the service division of MAN Diesel & Turbo, will now install Pressure Mounting Instrument (PMI) auto-tuning to all of its newbuild engines as standard following successful uptake by the industry.

  • The solution has been modified in response to rising jacket water pressures
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    Alfa Laval ups the pressure

    2015-01-22T17:17:00Z

    Alfa Laval’s AQUA Blue freshwater generator is now available in a stronger configuration that withstands considerably higher jacket water pressures.

  • Saft’s new Seanergy battery range is developed specifically for civil marine propulsion applications Photo: dbvirago
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    Lithium-ion battery power

    2015-01-22T16:29:00Z

    A leading battery designer and manufacturer has just received the highest level of safety approval for its new Seanergy Li-ion Super-Iron Phosphate (SLFP) battery range for commercial vessels.

  • Klaus Deleroi has taken over from Dr-Ing Christian Schilephack
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    New head for Reintjes

    2015-01-21T15:55:00Z

    Klaus Deleroi is now managing director of German marine gearbox supplier, Reintjes, following the retirement of previous head Dr-Ing Christian Schilephack.

  • The programme will include early operational feedback on new ECA regulations
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    The Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2015 takes shape

    2015-01-21T13:35:00Z

    A fascinating agenda is emerging for The Motorship''s 2015 Propulsion & Emissions Conference, which is offering delegates a 20% discount on bookings made by 30 January.

  • The results of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on iCOlube show that it enables a 13% reduction of CO2 equivalent Photo: Lukoil
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    MSC marine lubrication contract

    2015-01-21T11:52:00Z

    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to adopt a high-tech marine lubricant system that aims to optimise both the performance and overall efficiency of engines across its fleet.

  • Nordic Hamburg’s new dual-fuel container ships are being built in China so improving access to the Chinese market for two-stroke engines is essential
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    Wärtsilä 2-stroke engine business deal finalised

    2015-01-20T14:24:00Z

    Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation''s (CSSC) 2-stroke engine joint venture has been finalised with the required government and merger control approvals having been received.

  • Partners including Lars Andreas Lunde, Norwegian state secretary for climate and environment (holding the declaration), Monica Mæland, minister of trade and industry (right), and Remi Eriksen. deputy group chief executive DNV GL (left) signed a ...
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    Norway aims for green coastal fleet

    2015-01-16T15:48:00Z

    Norwegian ministers have pledged to cooperate with industry partners in a Green Coastal Shipping programme designed by DNV GL. The project aims to ensure that the country has the world’s most environmentally friendly fleet of coastal vessels.

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    US$200m boost for Russian shipbuilding

    2015-01-16T12:38:00Z

    New yards, contracts and partnerships in engine manufacturing will result in a US$200m investment boost in the Russian shipbuilding industry in H1 2015, according to a recent report by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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    ClassNK updates onboard maintenance checklists

    2015-01-14T16:50:00Z

    ClassNK has released the latest version of its Good Maintenance Onboard Ships checklists to ensure vessels are safe, well-maintained and compliant with regulations.

  • Jason Steward joins BMT Nigel Gee as business development manager
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    BMT Nigel Gee appoints business development lead

    2015-01-14T08:37:00Z

    International maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Nigel Gee has appointed Jason Steward as its business development manager.