Industry News – Page 117

  • The VS4530 MPSV features a compact design with a high deadweight; it is being built in Turkey on for Tidewater
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    Further order for Wärtsilä Arctic PSV

    2014-08-07T14:42:00Z

    Wärtsilä Ship Design reports that a second confirmed design contract for its new series of Arctic platform supply vessels has been signed.

  • B-box is a “ballast water sampling box”
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    Hyde Marine thinks outside the box

    2014-08-06T16:29:00Z

    Hyde Marine is now using a new ballast water test system to help establish confidence among vendors, ship owners and port state control when it comes to complying with regulations.

  • ESRG says that OstiaEdge can take data from existing systems and sensors to provide real-time dynamic advice on energy saving
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    Dynamic energy monitoring for ships

    2014-08-06T16:13:00Z

    US company ESRG says it has launched OstiaEdge, a software platform designed to offer dynamic, rather than static, energy monitoring for ships and their machinery.

  • Prestige Cruise Lines ships will benefit from ABB turbocharger maintenance
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    ABB and Prestige sign turbocharger service agreement

    2014-08-06T16:12:00Z

    ABB has announced a five-year maintenance agreement with Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH) to provide services, parts and support for all turbochargers installed on its fleet of eight cruise ships.

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    MOL wins Green Flag award

    2014-08-06T15:37:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has been awarded the Green Flag award by the Ports of Long Beach (POLB) and Los Angeles (POLA) in the US for its efforts to ensure compliance with their Vessel Speed Reduction Program.

  • ‘Blue Star Delos’ will be used for onboard renewables trials
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    Shipping renewable energy innovation project is launched

    2014-08-06T11:12:00Z

    Japan-based Eco Marine Power (EMP) and Blue Star Ferries of Greece, part of the Attica group, are to collaborate on development of renewable energy and fuel-saving solutions.

  • Sinopacific signs its first deal for own-design OSVs with a Mexican owner
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    Sinopacific sells own-design PSV to Mexico

    2014-08-05T17:43:00Z

    The China-based Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has received an order for three PSVs to its own SPP17A design from Mexican shipping company Naviera Petrolera Integral.

  • Wärtsilä’s design for the new Bothnian ferry will take into account the need for operational flexibility
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    Wärtsilä ship design contract

    2014-08-05T16:44:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been selected as the partner for designing a new ferry as part of the ‘Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor’ project.

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    New EBDG design for Staten Island ferry

    2014-08-05T16:42:00Z

    US-based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is to design a new class of ferries that will operate between the boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan, New York.

  • ClassNK approval will guarantee higher reliability in the crankshaft and also weight-savings
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    ClassNK approval for crankshaft calculations

    2014-08-04T16:08:00Z

    Japan''s Kobe Steel has received approval from ClassNK for the factor to calculate the design fatigue strength of built-up type crankshafts for diesel engines in ships.

  • MTU's series 4000 gas engine on the test bed
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    MTU's gas engine and new propulsion at SMM

    2014-08-04T16:01:00Z

    Germany’s MTU is to present its latest propulsion and systems portfolio at the SMM exhibition, in response to the IMO Tier III emission standard, due to come into force in 2016.

  • Mein Schiff 4 under build in Turku. Two more to come as Meyer agrees yard take-over.
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    Meyer takes Turku with TUI orders

    2014-08-04T15:42:00Z

    Leading German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft said Monday it had agreed to take over a 70% share in STX Europe’s Turku shipyard and also revealed that Hamburg-based TUI Cruises would be ordering two further ships in its Mein Schiff series at the Turku yard, reports Tom Todd.

  • Tony Baker: "Shipowners need to be extra vigilant"
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    P&I Club highlights poor standards in newbuild ships

    2014-08-04T10:29:00Z

    The North P&I club has warned its members to check new ships very carefully before accepting delivery, having become aware of potentially dangerous defects in newly-delivered vessels.

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    Kobelt appoints Chinese distributor

    2014-08-01T16:43:00Z

    Canada’s Kobelt has appointed Shanghai-based Greenship Co Ltd as an authorised distributor for its systems in China, with a focus on electronic marine controls.

  • Gas engine fuel-line pressure regulator from CMR
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    Regulators for gas-fuelled ships

    2014-08-01T15:18:00Z

    Control and instrumentation company CMR has announced the launch of a range of pressure regulators designed for dual-fuel or natural gas engines.

  • ‘Laura’ has the first DeltaLangh scrubber onboard
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    Class approval for DeltaLangh scrubber

    2014-08-01T15:17:00Z

    Finnish ship operator Langh Ship says that its exhaust gas scrubber, developed jointly with Deltamarin, has received final class approval from Germanischer Lloyd.

  • The MES e-GICS program will include ClassNK's CMAXS system
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    ClassNK in collaborative engine research

    2014-07-31T16:46:00Z

    ClassNK is taking part in a joint project to research the development of condition-based engine monitoring systems for the Mitsui MAN B&W engine.

  • The new Princess cruiser will be sister vessel to the “Royal Princess” launched in 2013
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    Fincantieri’s third 'Royal' for Princess

    2014-07-31T15:11:00Z

    Fincantieri and Princess Cruises, part of US cruise group Carnival Corporation & plc, say they have reached an agreement to build a new ship for the company at an all-in cost for the shipowner of approximately €600m.

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    Hyde BWTS agreement

    2014-07-30T14:40:00Z

    US based Hyde Marine Inc, has entered into an agreement with Goltens Green Technologies to help shipowners determine how to best retrofit vessels with its Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS).

  • ShipGuard has been developed in response to increasing demand for security of merchant ships and maritime trade
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    Raytheon system ups shipborne security

    2014-07-30T12:59:00Z

    Germany’s Raytheon Anschütz has unveiled an efficient shipborne security solution in response to increasing demand for security that will be presented for the first time at SMM 2014.