Latest Equipment News – Page 605
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NewsThird gas fuelled ships conference moves to Bergen
With The Motorship’s third gas fuelled ships conference due to take place in Bergen, Norway, on 12-14 September, we look at the current position for gas as a viable alternative fuel for general shipping.
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NewsChina orders polar icebreaker design
Aker Arctic has been contracted to carry out a conceptual and basic design exercise for a new icebreaking research vessel to be used by various Chinese bodies for the purpose of polar scientific research.
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NewsFuchs moves from Sietas to take on P+S Werften CEO position
Rüdiger Fuchs, formerly with the Sietas group, is to become CEO of P+S Werften on EC approval of the State of Mecklenburg-Pomerania rescue package, taking over from Dr Dieter Brammertz, who is leaving P+S as planned.
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NewsSpanish yard delivers Ulstein-design OSV
Astilleros Zamakona has delivered the ‘Esvagt Aurora’ to Esvagt, a company in the Danish multinational A.P. Møller-Mærsk group. This is the third vessel the Bilbao based shipyard has built for this client.
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TurboNed opens new Japanese office
Netherland''s based TurboNed Group B.V. opened a new office in Tokyo on 1 August 2012 - with Dutchman, Mr Justus Schoemaker, as TurboNed Japan’s new representative.
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NewsNorth American ECA comes into effect
IMO has reminded shipowners that the North American Emission Control Area (ECA), under the MARPOL Convention, comes into effect from 1 August 2012, bringing in stricter controls on SOx, NOx and particulate matter.
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NewsFirst Chinese order for GL HullManager
GL Maritime Software has received its first order from a client in China for the GL HullManager hull integrity management software. Shanghai COSCO will install the system on seven vessels of its containership fleet.
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NewsInnovative new SENER virtual reality tool
SENER, the Spanish engineering and technology group, has revealed an innovative new virtual reality (VR) tool for the shipbuilding industry, which works with the FORAN FVIEWER VR.
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NewsMAN looks forward to next-generation diesel-electric power
Propulsion requirements for diesel-electric offshore vessels with deeper-water capabilities have come under the microscope at MAN. Henrik Segercrantz reports
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NewsJapan takes the lead in shipbuilding
The Motor Ship’s July and August 1962 issues – no such laziness as combined issues then – featured, in July, a focus on passenger shipping, followed by some pioneering concepts in August.
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NewsHamburg event highlights sulphur limits and energy saving
The Motorship’s 34th Propulsion and Emissions Conference took place in May in Hamburg, and focused on the 2015 ECA emission limits, as well as the general topic of lowering fuel consumption, and hence costs.
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NewsShort stays on the slipway
Kleven Maritime in Norway has a large order book, to the tune of around NOK6bn. But its managing director Ståle Rasmussen says that despite the size of its orders, it is actively looking at ways to bring home production.
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NewsWhen rigs need relief
Work aboard the ''Farstad Solitaire'' continues apace, with, says Steinar Norbovik of the STX OSV shipyard, the involvement of around 200 technicians a day - and a very intense schedule.
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NewsStaying home
Brunvoll is just one of a very successful set of companies that haven’t succumbed to the pull of outsourcing to Asia, but despite the cost have kept the heart of their manufacturing at home in Norway.
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NewsAn alternative to the alternative
Island Offshore’s new LNG-diesel support vessel is a pragmatic response to a number of drivers – including emissions - but the Rolls-Royce power solution might not be quite what you’d expect.
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NewsICS wants changes to ballast water convention
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address some critical issues concerning the imminent implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.
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NewsGL installs new monitoring prototype
GL Maritime Software, part of Germanischer Lloyd (GL), has installed the first prototype of its GL MachineryManager software to ''CSAV Rio Blanco'', a car carrier owned and managed by German shipping company F. Laeisz.
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NewsHigh charge air pressure for clean engines
ABB Turbocharging, of Switzerland, recently released for sales and production the first frame size in its A100-L series of high pressure turbochargers for low speed, two-stroke engines.
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NewsShell joins all-purpose cylinder lube market
Shell Marine Products has announced the launch of Alexia S4, intended for use across a range of vessel and engine types, fuel specifications, loads and climates, from the Antarctic to the Amazon or Suez.
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NewsShipbuilding downturn hits GL
The COO of Germanischer Lloyd, Torsten Schramm, has said restructuring and job losses are now likely in the classification society as a result of a continuing global decline in ships on order, writes Tom Todd.
