Industry News – Page 146
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News‘Jaya Vigilant’ delivered
Jaya Holdings has received its second multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV), ‘Jaya Vigilant’, and is celebrating the start of a new charter.
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NewsConference success for Bestobell
Bestobell Valves is enjoying a “great response” from delegates of the fourth Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference, held in September onboard the LNG-fuelled ‘M/S Viking Grace’.
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NewsAlaskan design office
The US based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has established a new office in Alaska to help meet with demand in the region.
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NewsBWTS partnership
Cammell Laird is to install Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) as part of a new partnership agreement with Hyde Marine.
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NewsEfficiency upgrade for Hansa
Interschalt Maritime Systems is to supply its TROP software for 30 of Hansa Shipping’s container vessels, ranging from 2,500 to 6,500 teu.
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NewsElectric boiler for Farstad PSV
Norwegian company Parat Halvorsen has announced a contract with Vard Singapore for an electric boiler system to be installed onboard a PSV.
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Agreements raise Russian Register profile
The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) seems intent on raising its international profile with the signing of several agreements to promote advanced IT solutions and enhance professional training.
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Software agreement
The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has signed a co-operation agreement with the ship design software company NAPA to adopt the use of NAPA software.
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NewsWorld Maritime Day focuses on sustainability
26 September 2013 is the International Maritime Organization’s 36th World Maritime Day.
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Magic pipe acquittal
Two companies have been acquitted of illegally discharging bilge water in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.
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NewsMartek Marine Drinksafe advice
Martek Marine is advising owners of its drinking water testing kit, Drinksafe, to ensure they understand the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 port state control and flag state water testing requirements.
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Bubble power
One concept is still bubbling about in the industry’s quest to create more cost effective and environmentally friendly sources of power – and it''s now backed by a major class society.
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NewsFincantieri looks to academia for energy savings
Fincantieri and Genoa University''s Polytechnic School are jointly behind the Innovation Challenge scheme, described as an invitation to tender aimed at selecting projects in the field of shipbuilding technology innovation for subsequent industrialisation.
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NewsPureSOx exhaust cleaning solutions for 12 DFDS ships
Alfa Laval has confirmed that it has received orders for eight further shipsets of PureSOx exhaust gas scrubber equipment from Danish shipping company DFDS.
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NewsFORAN in the US
The Eastern Shipbuilding Group has entered into a license agreement with SENER to use the FORAN CAD/CAM system for its newbuilds.
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Concordia upright
The Costa Concordia has been righted in an operation that took 19 hours and cost upwards of £500m (€600m).
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NewsCosta Concordia salvage
The salvage of the Costa Concordia is underway today in what has been described as the largest and most expensive salvage operation ever undertaken.
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NewsHavyard to convert subsea vessel
Havyard Ship Technology’s shipyard in Leirvik in Norway has won a contract for a major conversion of the subsea vessel ‘Havila Phoenix’.
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NewsMore features for GL’s ECO-Assistant software
ECO-Assistant, the trim optimisation tool from Germanischer Lloyd’s consulting arm FutureShip, has been updated to include new features, including a fuel consumption calculator, system usage monitoring, benefit reporting and an E-learning module.
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NewsDNV GL merger approved
The merger between the classification societies DNV and GL has been approved by all competition authorities and will be operational from today.
