Industry News – Page 113
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NewsWärtsilä expands propulsion monitoring services
Wärtsilä is expanding its Propulsion Condition Monitoring Service (PCMS), which was introduced in 2010, with two new editions – PCMS Starter and PCMS Professional.
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NewsBulker gets dual-fuel four-stroke technology
Wärtsilä says that its latest engine order emphasises the increasing use of LNG as a marine fuel: the company’s 34DF dual-fuel four-stroke has been selected to power a cement carrier being built at the Ferus Smit shipyard.
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NewsLNG-fuelled large boxship study launched
DNV GL, Hanjin and GTT have signed an agreement to jointly investigate and to develop a gas fuelled large container vessel concept equipped with membrane fuel tanks.
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NewsShipper warns of higher costs
A major ship operator, Rickmers-Linie, has declared its support for the introduction of stricter sulphur regulations but expects that they will inevitably lead to surcharges for customers resulting from an increase in the cost of marine fuels.
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NewsSKF Blohm + Voss launches at SMM
SKF Blohm + Voss are launching two new products for the marine industry – a compact oil dryer and a non-retractable stabiliser, at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg this week.
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NewsFinnlines goes again for Promas Lite
Rolls-Royce has announced a further contract for the installation of its Promas Lite propulsion system on Finnlines ro-ro ships. Promas Lite is an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and is designed specifically for retrofitting to existing ships.
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NewsLatest generation of scrubber launched
Alfa Laval has launched a new generation of its exhaust gas cleaning system; the PureSOx 2.0 scrubber which incorporates a range of enhancements and options.
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NewsSiemens chooses NAPA
Finnish software developer NAPA says that its products are now an integrated part of the Siemens Siship EcoMain platform.
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NewsApproval in principle for gas turbine-powered LNG carrier design
GE Marine and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) have jointly announced that they have received approval in principle (AiP) for a jointly developed gas turbine-powered LNG carrier design.
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NewsOffshore service agreement for MAN PrimeServ
MAN PrimeServ, the service division of MAN Diesel & Turbo, has concluded a service framework agreement with Norwegian offshore services company DOF.
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NewsWastewater treatment launch at SMM
Germany''s ACO Marine is launching a new version of its established Maripur wastewater treatment range at SMM 2014.
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NewsOil for low sulphur fuels from ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil has joined at least two other major oil suppliers in launching, at SMM in Hamburg this week, a cylinder oil intended for use in two-stroke engines operating on fuels with very low sulphur levels.
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NewsLNG bunker vessel to be Bureau Veritas Classed
Classification society Bureau Veritas says that it has been chosen to class a large LNG bunkering vessel which will be built at Hanjin Heavy Industries, Korea, under an agreement between Japan’s NYK and Mitsubishi and France’s GDF-Suez.
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NewsSCR test for Fairplay tug
Rolls-Royce brand MTU and Fairplay will test an SCR exhaust system on an MTU diesel genset on board a harbour tug in order to verify compliance with IMO Tier III emission requirements that come into force in 2016.
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NewsRolls-Royce launches new medium speed engine range
Rolls-Royce has unveiled the first of a new family of medium-speed engines for the marine market that will include versions powered by both diesel and gas.
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NewsDual fuel X-series two-stroke engine order for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä has announced that two new large, 180,000m3 LNG carriers being built by the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Korea are to be powered by six-cylinder X62DF two-stroke dual-fuel engines.
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NewsCaterpillar launches new MaK engine platform
Caterpillar Marine has announced the launch of its Mak M 25 E engine platform, aimed in particular at offshore supply ships, with up to US$250,000 claimed fuel savings.
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Lloyd’s Register streamlines its Type Approval process
Classification society Lloyd’s Register is now offering what it describes as a faster and easier type approval service for its clients’ products.
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ABS gets ethane carrier class contract
US classification society ABS is to class a series of very large ethane carriers (VLECs), which it says is the world’s first contracted series of such vessels.
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Cylinder oil for 2015 ECA 0.1% sulphur distillate fuels
Marine lubricant supplier Total Lubmarine has announced the launch of its Talusia LS 25 low alkaline cylinder lubricant specifically designed for slow speed two stroke engines running distillate fuels with 0.1% sulphur content.
