Industry News – Page 185
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NewsHybrid car carrier completed
Mitsui OSK (MOL) of Japan has announced the completion of hybrid car carrier ‘Emerald Ace’, designed to generate zero emissions while berthed, at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe shipyard.
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NewsPipelayer propulsion order for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä integrated power and positioning systems have been selected for six offshore pipe laying vessels (PLVs) for use by Petrobras of Brazil, to be built in yards in The Netherlands, Brazil and South Korea.
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NewsTwo new LNG carriers ordered by MOL
Mitsui OSK Lines has ordered two new LNG carriers, one each from Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, both with steam turbine propulsion and independent spherical Moss-type tanks.
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NewsTankers gain ECDIS from Transas
Transas Marine is to supply an ECDIS solution for a number of deep-sea chemical, petroleum and edible oil tankers.
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NewsGrand designs for Chinese yard
A complete FORAN package has been installed in Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co (GYOE) - formerly Yuexin Shipbuilding - after a three month trial.
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Lubmarine opens Copenhagen supply depot
Total’s marine lubricant supply company Lubmarine has extended its global network of service and supply centres with the opening of a dedicated commercial and supply hub in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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NewsNamibian research vessel delivered
STX Finland''s Rauma Shipyard has celebrated the flag-changing ceremony of a specialised vessel built for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia and classed by Bureau Veritas.
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NewsASRY accepts damaged vessel challenge
The 2004-built, 25,268dwt Liberian-flag chemical tanker ‘Stolt Valor’, has arrived at Bahrain’s ASRY yard for repairs, following a fire and explosion in one of her cargo tanks while transiting the Arabian Gulf in March this year.
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NewsEngine revamp could pave way for others
Germany’s Zeppelin Power Systems says the modernisation and re-engining of a 20-year-old Russian factory trawler could be a potentially viable cost alternative to newbuilding and a model for further such conversions.
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NewsABB Turbo boosts small ship efficiency
ABB Turbo Systems of Switzerland says that it has played a key role in bringing the benefits of Wärtsilä’s RT-flex technology to two-stroke engine installation onboard smaller ships.
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NewsGas Fuelled Ships programme announced
The provisional programme has been released for the Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, which will take place from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.
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NewsKorean Navy orders MT30 gas turbine
Rolls-Royce says that it has been selected to supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new FFX frigate for the Republic of Korea’s Navy, in a single engine installation rather than the more usual twin.
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NewsFurther orders for bulk carrier design
Finnish design company Deltamarin has announced a contract with Yangfan Group of China for the design of B.Delta37 Bulk Carriers to be built for the Italian shipowners d''Amico Societa di Navigazione.
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NewsNew company introduces BWTS filtration concept
Moss Hydro is a newly-established company in Drammen, Norway, set up by OceanSaver co-founder Stein Foss and three partners, to address the challenge of reliable and effective ballast water filtration.
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NewsWärtsilä Hamworthy MBRs for UK’s largest cruiser
Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract from Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. to supply two Membrane BioReactors (MBRs) to the 141,000gt newbuilding under construction for Carnival group member P&O Cruises.
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NewsIMO renews commitment to sustainability
On 25 June the IMO publicly renewed its commitment to sustainable development in the maritime industry and gave feedback on its input to the Rio+20 conference held last week in Brazil.
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NewsInnovative ro-pax build goes to FSG
German yard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) is working on the design and construction of an innovative ro-pax ferry for Scotland that has to be particularly reliable.
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NewsSeparators fit with Triple-E concept
GEA Westfalia Separator Group is supplying a total of 160 separators destined for the 20 new Triple-E AP Moeller Maersk container ships.
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NewsRolls-Royce delivers gas powered vessel
Rolls-Royce announced that Island Offshore has received the delivery of the first gas powered Rolls-Royce offshore vessel, ‘Island Crusader’.
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NewsNew R&D vice president at Wärtsilä
Mr Paolo Tonon, MSc (Eng), has been appointed Vice President, R&D of Wärtsilä Industrial Operations and will be responsible for the Research and Development of all Wärtsilä products.
