Industry News – Page 98
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NewsSaving paint, saving lives
Launched at the end of 2012, GAC’s automated hull cleaning unit EnvironHull – a remotely operated machine that can perform rapid underwater hull wiping – will soon be launched in several more key markets.
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NewsStatoil chooses GAC automated hull cleaning
The energy company will use GAC EnvironHull’s system to clean hulls of its vessels operating in Scandinavia, the Middle East and Asia.
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NewsPredicting hull roughness: A new method
Dr Philip Stenson, Technology Leader at International, AkzoNobel’s marine coatings business, discusses what the company says is the first major re-evaluation of average hull roughness (AHR) prediction methodology in almost 30 years.
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Healthy growth for Dutch marine cluster
It’s been a good year for the Dutch maritime technology sector, which has seen turnover increase by 17% from €6.4bn in 2013 to €7.5bn in 2014, according to trade association, Netherlands Maritime Technology.
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Design errors drive claims against naval architects
UK-based International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) is warning naval architects to protect themselves against liability for damages resulting from errors in design work.
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NewsShippers’ dismay over EU regional CO2 regs
The shipping industry has expressed its disappointment over the vote taken in the European Parliament to adopt a regional EU Regulation on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of individual ship CO2 emissions.
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NewsClassNK eco software on LNG carriers
Maritime software house NAPA and ClassNK are to install a jointly-designed new performance monitoring system onboard an Asian LNG carrier’s fleet.
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NewsEco Marine Power in research partnership
A new marine technology test facility in Onomichi, Japan will focus on innovation for the shipping and offshore industries.
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NewsMacGregor equips subsea mining vessel
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Limited for two subsea knuckle boom cranes to be installed on the world''s first seabed mining vessel.
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NewsBaleària joins AkzoNobel carbon scheme
Spanish ferry operator, Baleària, is now part of AkzoNobel’s carbon credits programme, which financially rewards ship owners by enabling them to generate income form reduced CO2 emissions.
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NewsTransport moves from road to sea with 'Cargo Ferry'
A new eco-friendly maritime transport concept, the ''Cargo Ferry project'', has been unveiled by DNV GL and presented through Nor Line''s new LNG-fuelled ship, ''M/S Kvitbjørn''.
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NewsDigital authentication for Wärtsilä components
Wärtsilä has developed new digital identification technology that helps to improve component traceability and it is in the process of implementing it.
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NewsWärtsilä service for Golar LNG fleet
Wärtsilä has signed a five year technical management agreement with Golar Management Oslo for delivery of services to Golar LNG – a leading global independent owner and operator of LNG carriers.
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ClassNK opens Cadiz survey office
Classification society ClassNK has opened a new survey office in Cadiz, Spain.
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NewsEvergreen installs ClassNK-NAPA efficiency software
Evergreen Line is to install ClassNK-NAPA Green eco-efficiency software on its chartered container vessels, allowing shore-based teams to monitor, record and analyse real-time data from the charter fleet.
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NewsLink unveils new level indicator
UK-based Link Instruments Ltd has unveiled a new ‘intrinsically safe’ liquid level indicator for use on fixed fire systems onboard LPG vessels and other vessels with hazardous areas.
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NewsTransforming the future of shipping
During the recent CMA Shipping 2015 conference, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher Wiernicki provided the conference''s keynote address focusing on the executive technology leadership helping transform the future of shipping.
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NewsHapag Lloyd chooses Colfax
Hapag Lloyd will be equipping its 13,200 teu Hamburg Express class and other vessels with the Colfax CM-1000® pump control system.
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NewsDNV GL addresses cybersecurity
DNV GL addressed the increasing problem of cyber threats and cybersecurity in the maritime and offshore industry at this year’s Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Shipping event.
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NewsRolls-Royce gas engines for FLNGV
Rolls-Royce is to supply two all-gas engines for power generation onboard ‘Hilli’, a former LNG carrier being converted to a floating liquefaction vessel (FLNGV).
