Industry News – Page 142
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Vard survey vessel for Kazakhstan
Vard Holdings is to build a survey vessel for Kazakhstan’s Circle Maritime Invest JSC (CMI) as part of a NOK 55m (US$8.94m) contract.
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NewsCruise launch at STX Turku
‘Mein Schiff 3’, an environmentally friendly cruise ship being built for TUI Cruises, has been floated out at STX Turku Shipyard.
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NewsBibby Ship Management acquires Murray Fenton (India)
Bibby Ship Management Group has announced the acquisition of Murray Fenton (India) Surveyors Limited.
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Data logging system simplifies fuel savings
A Dutch company, RRIsis, says that its intelligent fuel monitoring system can help cut fuel consumption and emissions without increasing the workload onboard.
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Reliable PSM level transmitters
PSM Instrumentation is flying the flag for robust and reliable PSM level transmitters to replace older obsolete technology for level measurement such as bubbler systems.
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NewsSchottel launches new Navigator with Dutch partner
Schottel of Germany has announced that for its revamped Navigator (Nav) propulsion unit, it will be partnering with Dutch company Topec.
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NewsSTX negotiates shipyard restructuring
STX Finland has completed major restructuring negotiations that will see a shift in operations to safeguard the future of the company and Finland’s extended maritime industry.
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NewsMacGregor completes Hatlapa acquisition
Cargotec’s MacGregor business has completed the acquisition of Hatlapa in a transaction valued at approximately €160m.
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NewsTwo new high base number cylinder oils from Shell
Shell Marine Lubricants is introducing two new products to the Shell Alexia range of cylinder oils for large high-performance two-stroke marine engines.
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NewsNorwegian BWTS successes
Norwegian company MMC Green Technology says that its ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has achieved 28 orders so far and has received approval from DNV as well as being AMS certified for use in US waters.
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NewsNew large-bore piston plant in China
German company KS Kolbenschmidt, a subsidiary of automotive components group KSPG, has established a large-bore piston factory specifically for the Asian markets.
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NewsLevel playing field at Europort 2013
This year’s Europort was opened this week by Melanie Schultz van Haegen, minister of infrastructure and the environment of the Netherlands, who called for a sustained innovation and an “international level playing field”.
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NewsMOL Comfort preliminary findings
The ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team has released preliminary findings and safety measures following the loss of the container vessel MOL Comfort.
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Maersk orders new MR vessels
Maersk Tankers has ordered four new MR vessels with South Korea’s Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering as part of its strategy to gradually update its fleet.
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NewsGE Power advanced Hornbeck subsea vessels
GE Power is to supply its latest generation dynamic positioning (DP) technology for Hornbeck Offshore’s four new multipurpose supply vessels (MPSVs).
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NewsKleven eyeing investment in Polish shipyard
Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven is planning to invest in Poland’s bankrupt Nowa Shipyard in Szczecin, according to reports in the local media, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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Shipyard De Hoop secures PSV contract
Shipyard De Hoop is to build its newly designed platform supply vessel (PSV) for Trinidad’s Delta Logistics.
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WSS dry docking solution
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has launched a new streamlined dry docking service which aims to integrate ships agency, safety and equipment services into a single source.
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NewsEEDI first for Hapag-Lloyd ship
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new cruise ship, ‘Europa 2’, has become the first in the world to be awarded Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certification by Germanischer Lloyd.
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NewsUlstein reaches design milestone
Ulstein has reached a major milestone following its latest contract for Vroon Offshore Services as the total number of offshore ship designs sold by the company passes the 100 mark.
