Industry News – Page 235

  • The Zodiac MES ESS escape system installed on the ‘Älvsnabben 4’
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    First Scandinavian MES installation

    2011-07-06T17:12:00Z

    Zodiac reports that Swedish ferry operator Stirsöbolage has become the first Scandinavian company to benefit from its new MES ESS automatic escape slide, with three 3.4m slides installed onboard the Älvsnabben 4.

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    Liferaft exchange goes global

    2011-07-06T17:12:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service says it has opened eight new liferaft servicing stations so far in 2011 to provide ready-serviced liferafts to vessels that have signed up to its LRE scheme.

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    Bunker supplier expands to India

    2011-07-06T17:11:00Z

    OW Bunker, the supplier and trader of marine fuel, is opening a new support operation in Mumbai, India, which it says will enable further strengthening of the group in the fast-growing BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries

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    SSAS and LRIT terminals added

    2011-07-05T16:37:00Z

    Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor 6110 mini-C terminal, launched last year as part of the 6000 GMDSS series, has now been joined by versions for Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) and Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT).

  • The BIMS control unit
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    Measurement reduces rudder hysteresis

    2011-07-05T16:37:00Z

    German company Becker Marine Systems has introduced BIMS (Becker intelligent monitoring system) which it says overcomes delays and improves dynamic positioning (DP) and autopilot (AP) systems.

  • The new ship handling centre at Warsash, UK, uses ship models for realistic training
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    Ship handling facility reopens

    2011-07-05T16:36:00Z

    Warsash Maritime Academy’s new manned model Ship Handling Centre has recently been officially opened by Admiral The Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead, Chancellor of Southampton Solent University and former First Sea Lord.

  • Hamburg landmark stays in German hands – for now
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    Planned Blohm + Voss sale falls through

    2011-07-04T13:34:00Z

    Talks between ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi Mar on the sale of Blohm + Voss have collapsed, but reports say new discussions are now being held with other interested parties, writes Tom Todd.

  • Although best known for lightweight high speed vessels, BMT Nigel Gee’s portfolio includes cargo ships like this fast container feeder
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    Consultant reaches 25 years in design

    2011-07-02T10:15:00Z

    UK consultant BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, says that it is celebrating 25 years of innovative vessel design this year.

  • Austal’s LCS is to be joined by further JHSV craft for the US military
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    JHSV 6 and 7 contract goes to Austal

    2011-07-01T11:08:00Z

    Austal Ships reports that the US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of the sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a 10-ship $1.6 billion programme.

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    Wärtsilä concludes new LNG ship maintenance contract

    2011-07-01T11:08:00Z

    Wärtsilä has announced a technical management contract, based on its dynamic maintenance planning concept, covering six LNG carriers operated by Greek ship manager and LNG shipping specialist Ceres LNG Services.

  • The MAN 28/33D engine (in 20-cylinder format)
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    MAN Diesel gains Korean Navy engine order

    2011-07-01T11:07:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo says that it signed a contract in April, 2011 with STX of South Korea, for four 12V28/33D STC medium speed engines, for a Republic of Korea Navy ship under construction at Hanjin Heavy Industry.

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    GL’s new structure focuses on clients

    2011-07-01T11:06:00Z

    The GL Group has announced a number of changes in the management structure of its Maritime Services organisation, effective from today (1 July 2011).

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    New associates join emissions trading body

    2011-06-30T14:25:00Z

    SEAaT says that international legal practice Norton Rose LLP and the freight services division of global mining group Rio Tinto have become its newest associate members.

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    Restructuring at the top at ClassNK

    2011-06-30T11:51:00Z

    Japanese classification society ClassNK has announced that it is to reorganise its Board of Directors as part of a larger corporate reorganisation, effective from 1 July 2011.

  • DSME claims that its HP system is the key to “the most economical and eco-friendly propulsion system ever made”
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    DSME develops gas fuel supply system

    2011-06-30T11:23:00Z

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has stated that its CEO, Sang-Tae Nam, was solely responsible for developing the HP-FGS (high-pressure fuelled gas supply) system for MAN Diesel & Turbo’s ME-GI engine.

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    Keppel clinches Brazilian shipbuilding contracts

    2011-06-30T11:15:00Z

    Keppel Singmarine Brasil, Keppel Offshore & Marine ''s new shipbuilding facility in Santa Catarina, Brazil, has secured two newbuild contracts worth about S$140 million from fleet operators in Brazil.

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    Wärtsilä medium speed engine joint venture established in China

    2011-06-30T11:15:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Jiangsu CuiXing Marine Offshore Engineering have agreed to establish a joint venture for manufacturing Wärtsilä 26 and Wärtsilä 32 medium-speed marine engines in China.

  • Benefits of the Cat 3500 engine upgrade kit
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    Engine emissions kits now EPA certified

    2011-06-30T11:13:00Z

    Caterpillar Marine Power Systems and Caterpillar Emissions Solutions have received certification from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Cat 3500 series marine emissions kits to EPA Rule 40 CFR Part 1042.

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    Surprise first orders for ultra-long-stroke engine

    2011-06-30T11:11:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo believes that its assessment of the two-stroke market has proved correct with a number of Greek shipowners showing concrete interest in the company’s new, G-type, ultra-long-stroke engine programme.

  • FineBallast OZ
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    Japan certifies MOL’s ballast water treatment system

    2011-06-30T11:11:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines says that FineBallast OZ, an ozone-based ballast water treatment system co-developed by MOL, MOL Marine Consulting, and others has received a certificate of compliance from the Japanese government.