Latest Equipment News – Page 403
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NewsWillie Wagen: Beyond the oil price
There’s no going back says Willie Wagen, global vice president of sales and marketing and managing director Europe, Corvus Energy. “Regardless of a rise in oil price we won’t be seeing a simple ‘return to normal’.... we’ll be looking at a very different future.”
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NewsClaudia Ohlmeier: Bridging troubled waters
Claudia Ohlmeier’s current project, as she sees it, is to help stop ships being sucked into “a downward spiral” of detentions. Not that everyone appreciates it - at least at first. Stevie Knight writes.
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NewsISO standard for safe bunkering of LNG ships
The clear need to standardise LNG bunkering operations for all stakeholders at the international level has finally been recognised in a new ISO standard set up to ensure LNG-fuelled vessels can bunker in a safe and sustainable way.
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ABB assists environmental compliance for combo carriers
ABB’S marine software is set to be installed on three new Trovald Klaveness vessels to help them meet incoming emissions regulations.
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NewsHeadway offers reassurance after BWMS explosion
Headway Technology, maker of the OceanGuard ballast water management system (BWMS), is moving to reassure customers after an electrolytic unit failed catastrophically on a semi-submersible operating on the UK Continental Shelf.
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NewsMAN sees ‘shoots of recovery’ in Tropical order
North American and Caribbean freight company Tropical Shipping has ordered MAN Diesel & Turbo propulsion packages for four 1,100 teu newbuild container vessels.
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NewsFirst boxship LNG conversion set for May
The world’s first conversion of a container feeder ship to dual fuel propulsion will be carried out in May and could be followed by three more ships, according to owner Wessels Reederei.
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NewsOnboard renewable power study
Renewable power technology expert Eco Marine Power (EMP) has begun a detailed study on the practical applications of its EnergySail and Aquarius MRE technologies onboard ships, in conjunction with several industry partners.
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NewsOSK ShipTech employs 3D scanning
Danish naval architect, OSK-ShipTech, has introduced 3D laser scanning as a to minimise risk and maximise precision in a market where owners are looking for the fastest and most accurate retrofit and conversion solutions.
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NewsNew head outlines Total Lubmarine strategy
Robert Joore, the new general manager of Total Lubmarine has laid out his vision for the company, focusing on developing a range of innovative solutions for ship operators operating in poor freight markets in a low-sulphur era.
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GTT upgrades Teekay technical service agreement
Teekay and GTT have recently signed a Technical Service Agreement (TSA) for 23 vessels equipped with the GTT technologies Mark III and NO96.
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NewsPowering ahead: The big alternatives
It has taken a while, but cruise owners and operators are discovering their own reasons for investigating new power technologies, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsHyundai to slash propeller weight by 2018
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is setting its sights on developing 25% lighter propellers by 2018.
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Evac waste systems for Tallink 'Megastar'
Evac has supplied its complete Cleantech waste collection solution for installation onboard ‘Megastar’, the Tallink Grupp’s next generation LNG shuttle ferry.
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NewsUSCG winners report BWMS order boost
Optimarin and Alfa Laval have reported an increase in orders after becoming two of the first system suppliers to receive US Coast Guard type approval for their ballast water management (BWM) systems.
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NewsDamen Shiprepair serves cruiseship duo
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has completed maintenance work on Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ two cruiseships, ‘Marco Polo’ and ‘Magellan’.
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NewsSiemens makes AM turbine blade breakthrough
Siemens has completed the first full load engine tests of additive manufactured (AM) turbine blades, installed on a 13MW SGT-400 industrial gas turbine.
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NewsBSM and Babcock plan Baltic LNG bunker ship
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and engineering company Babcock International Group are to develop 7,500m3 gas supply vessel (GSV) for providing LNG to ships and shore-based gas consumers in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsHoulder and KLAW partner on LNG transfer
Marine Engineers Houlder and KLAW LNG have signed a new memorandum of understanding to develop a new bunker and transfer solution.
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NewsWE Tech and Corvus for Stenersen hybrid tanker
Norwegian ship owner Rederiet Stenersen is building what are claimed to be the first tankers to feature hybrid electric propulsion, with WE Tech and Corvus Energy set to deliver the energy storage solution.
