Latest Equipment News – Page 483
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Sovcomflot plans fleet expansion with RS
Sovcomflot has enlisted the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) as it embarks on a fleet expansion to serve growing offshore projects on Russia’s continental shelf.
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CROE ro-ro scrubber order
US based CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) has secured a scrubber order from Finnish operator, Bore Ltd (Finland) to retrofit its ‘MV Seaguard’ ro-ro container vessel.
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NewsMitsubishi reorganises at Nagasaki
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to increase its focus on commercial vessels at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works Koyagi Plant, establishing two new companies for ship construction and the manufacture of hull blocks.
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NewsTrial success for Silverstream air lubrication
A new air lubrication system from Silverstream Technologies has registered energy efficiency savings of 4.3% (ballast) and 3.8% (laden) in sea trials on the 4,000dwt tanker ‘MT Amalienborg’.
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NewsCable layer electrical system installation
Dutch marine technology expert Alewijnse Marine Systems has completed a full electrical installation on board the ‘Nexus’, the innovative new cable layer built by Damen Shipyards Group for offshore contractor Van Oord.
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NewsNorwegian Electric Systems strikes Estonian deal
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) is to deliver electrical propulsion solutions to four state-of-the-art car ferries designed by LMG Marin for the Port of Tallinn.
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NewsCathelco equipment for Poland
Cathelco is to supply equipment for five ice-classed containerships being built at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding.
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NewsASRY wins repair deal for Kuwaiti vessels
Arab Ship Repair Yard (ASRY) of Bahrain has signed one of its biggest block repair deals with Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), taking exclusive maintenance rights for 19 vessels over the next two and a half years under a contract valued at US$33 million.
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NewsBWT basics: Evaluating the options
Ultraviolet and electrochlorination treatments - the two mainstream BWT options - confront shipowners with some difficult choices, writes Stevie Knight, in the February issue of The Motorship.
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NewsSpecialist ship repairs highlight German expertise
Propulsion and emission issues have again been at the core of repair and refurbishment activity in German yards in the past quarter, Tom Todd reports in the February edition of The Motorship, out soon.
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NewsLNG carrier delivered to Papua New Guinea
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) has taken delivery of the first in a series of four LNG carriers that will be used to transport LNG from the Papua New Guinea and Gorgon Jansz LNG project in Australia.
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NewsJapan’s first LNG gas fuelled tugs
Classification society, ClassNK, has granted full type approval for the new 28AHX-DF dual-fuel engine built by Niigata Power Systems Co Ltd.
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NewsABB propulsion for Chinese LNG carriers
Power and automation technology group ABB is to deliver electrical propulsion systems for four LNG carriers under construction by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for a joint venture between China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China LNG Shipping (CLNG) and Teekay.
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EXMAR to develop Canadian FLNG facility
Belgium-based EXMAR is to develop and operate the floating liquefaction (FLNG) facility as part of the Douglas Channel LNG project in British Columbia, Canada.
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NewsLiberian Registry offers green retrofit incentive
The Liberian Registry is to offer tonnage tax discounts to ships participating in its recently launched environmental initiative, which includes retrofitting green technology paid for from fuel savings.
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Record registrations for ClassNK
ClassNK registered 833 new vessels, a combined 21,466,272gt, in 2014 as it beat a global downturn in newbuild deliveries and secured record numbers of transfers from other class societies.
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NewsUkrainian shipbuilding on verge of crisis
The Ukrainian shipbuilding industry is bearing huge losses due to an economic crisis in the country and the ongoing military conflict in the Eastern part of the country, writes Eugene Gerden.
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NewsDNV GL launches VGP verification service
DNV GL has launched a verification service offering ship operators a review of procedures and documentation for US Vessel General Permits (VGP).
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NewsGE Marine unveiled
GE has unveiled a new organisation, GE Marine, bringing together its broad technological offerings to the marine sector under vice president Tim Schweikert
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MHI next-generation LNG carriers on order
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to build two next-generation LNG carriers for Mitsui & Co Ltd that will feature hybrid propulsion systems.
