Latest Equipment News – Page 416
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NewsEcoCoaster sets short-sea efficiency benchmark
Finland’s Meriaura Group plans to transform its fleet with a visionary concept of ice-trading vessel that drastically reduces fuel consumption and which can run on bio-oil. By David Tinsley.
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NewsOffshore owners struggle for LNG propulsion payback
Offshore vessel owners are failing to justify investments in LNG propulsion driven by demands from oil majors, a trio of Norwegian owners have reported.
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NewsOptimarin USCG type approval imminent
Optimarin is set to become first supplier of an environmentally friendly UV-based system to gain USCG approval.
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NewsExtensive control system refit
Kongsberg Maritime has completed an extensive refit of a 21-year-old main engine, remote control system aboard a VLCC during the vessel’s scheduled docking.
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NewsNew partners for piston free vessel project
GTT, CMA CGM and DNV GL have signed a cooperation agreement with new three new project participants for the second phase of the PERFECt project.
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New level for Thordon’s SeaThigor seal
Thordon Bearings has unveiled a new robust shaft seal as part of its programme of enhancements underway to optimise its COMPAC seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system.
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NewsMalaysia awaits its ship
Malaysia faces many challenges as it attempts to reinvigorate its shipbuilding industry, writes Jaya Prakash.
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NewsGE and Zentech cooperate on offshore vessel design
GE’s Marine Solutions business and Zentech Inc have signed a cooperation agreement under which the two parties will work together to provide advanced vessels for their marine and offshore customers.
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NewsNew EALs from Klüber Lubrication
Klüber Lubrication presented its latest Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) for ships and offshore installations at SMM.
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NewsSMM 2016: Top technology take-outs
Last week biennial shipping technology fair SMM welcomed more than 2,200 exhibitors and around 50,000 visitors from around the world. The Motorship presents its round up of trends and themes from a busy and energising week.
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NewsRolls-Royce expands permanent magnet thruster range
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed a year of sea trials of its new Azimuth Permanent Magnet Thruster which it made available to customers for the first time at this year’s SMM exhibition.
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New Subsea Industries UV-resistant coating
Subsea Industries has unveiled a new UV-resistant coating to its portfolio of non-toxic and environmentally-safe marine hard coatings.
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NewsMAN debuts new engine platform
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s has revealed its newest two-stroke engine designs, heralding the launch of a new mass-optimised platform on which subsequent engines will be based.
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NewsHempel focuses on improving proven formula
The rapid advance of coatings technology provides many routes of development for suppliers. For Stefan Olsen, manager, fouling release systems research and development, Hempel, it is the continual improvement of the company’s existing products that will provide customers with the greatest benefit.
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NewsEarly progress for fuel cell demonstrators
Shipbuilders Meyer Werft and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems have reported on the first phase of a German multi-party project to develop and demonstrate fuel cells for marine applications.
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New orders for Becker Marine Systems
Becker Marine System exhibited at SMM on the back of multiple new deals for its high-performance rudders and solutions.
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NewsGuiding LNG development in North America
From the classing of the very first gas carrier to a major role in today’s burgeoning North American LNG-fuelled fleet, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has a long perspective on one of the most promising alternative fuels on the market. Patrick Janssens, vice president of global gas solutions, speaks ...
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NewsWärtsilä wins LNG fuelled tanker orders
Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract for marine solutions covering four newbuild LNG tanker vessels.
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NewsSix ideas for the evolution of shipping
Fuel-producing islands, fleets of factory ships and pay-as-you-go propulsion are just some of the futuristic concepts proposed by Wärtsilä after a company-wide exercise in imagination.
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NewsGunnar Johnsen: magnetic personality
There’s an age-old technology that’s now stepping out of the wings to claim its share of the limelight: permanent magnet (PM) motors. But look behind Rolls-Royce Marine’s commercial development of PM units and one remarkably tenacious man stands out. By Stevie Knight.
