Industry News – Page 190
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NewsWilhelmsen - ‘Green makes sense’
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) president and chief executive officer, Dag Schjerven, emphasised the need for a green shipping ethos at the EXPO 2012 in Korea this week.
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NewsElectrical systems for Brazil pipelayers
ABB has announced a recent order worth $18 million from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to supply propulsion and electrical power systems for two new deep sea pipeline installation vessels.
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NewsMotorship Conference countdown
There is just one week to go until the 34th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference which will take place on 23 and 24 May 2012 in Hamburg.
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News‘Overwhelming response’ to TGPS concept
Following the announcement of Gamma Light & Heavy Industries'' TGPS propulsion system, CEO Douglas G Bruce says the response from the worldwide maritime industry has been overwhelming.
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NewsA fall in rates causes concern
Drewry''s Chemical Tanker Freight Rate Index has recorded its first quarterly decline in the first quarter of 2012 since the third quarter of 2010.
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AHTS deck gear order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced a new contract, valued at about £15 million, from STX OSV, for the supply of a deck equipment package for an advanced anchor handling vessel to be operated by Iceman.
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NewsWind energy for improved fuel efficiency
Lloyd’s Register’s Strategic Research Group has joined forces with Totempower Energy Systems and Zodiac Maritime Agencies to assess the potential of wind-generation devices onboard commercial ships.
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NewsSecond Ulstein PSV delivered in Brazil
Ulstein designed platform supply vessel ‘CBO Pacifico’ has been delivered from Estaleiro Alianca shipyard in Brazil, the vessel is the second PX106 PSV delivered to CBO this year. It is contracted to Petrobras.
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Gyrocompass service provider appointed for UAE
Unique System, part of the Unique Maritime Group, has been appointedt as Teledyne’s authorised service provider for the United Arab Emirates.
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NewsDamen retrofitting for emission regs
With increasing demand for fleets to be fitted with emission reduction systems in light of the new emission requirements coming into effect in 2015 – Damen Shiprepair is doing its best to up the ante in terms of lowering installation costs.
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NewsOffshore davit design changes driven by new rules
New regulations on davits used in the offshore industry on both sides of the Atlantic are driving a step change in safe davit design, according to Norwegian boat handling equipment supplier Vestdavit.
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NewsGas turbine hybrid propulsion from GE
GE Marine is to launch hybrid electric systems for military and commercial marine customers based on its LM aero-derivative gas turbines, motors and drives, to help reduce noise and improve fuel economy.
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NewsSEEMP package from NAPA and ClassNK
Japanese classification society ClassNK and Finnish marine software house NAPA are to collaborate on a comprehensive solution for realising the SEEMP requirements, which are due to come into force in January 2013.
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NewsLA pioneers clean ship incentive
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt a clean air rewards programme for visiting green vessel operators.
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NewsFuel injection reconditioning in Amsterdam - and online
PB Asher, which specialises in reconditioning fuel injection equipment for the maritime industry, has taken a novel approach to keeping its customers’ onboard.
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NewsCaptain responsible for ferry collision
The captain of the ''Nils Holgersson'' is to be prosecuted for the ramming of the ''Urd'' as it came into the ferry port of Travemünde in Lübeck, Germany last Thursday.
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NewsWaterways to gain LNG-propelled bulk ship
A new, almost totally LNG-powered dry cargo inland waterway vessel will be operating on inland waterways in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France.
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NewsMore 'pure thinking' from Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval has reinforced its ‘pure thinking’ concept ahead of the 2015 ECA sulphur rules by re-branding its exhaust gas scrubber as ‘Pure SOx’ and launching ‘PureDry’, a waste oil recovery system, in the market.
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JV to investigate bio-based coatings
US companies Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) and Reactive Surfaces have announced the signing of a letter of intent to combine technologies in a joint venture to develop marine underwater coatings with bio-based additives.
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GL updates ship Rules
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has released updates to its Rules for seagoing ships and naval vessels. The updated Rules came into effect on 1 May 2012.
