Latest Equipment News – Page 633
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100 years of safety progress?
I began this piece with the intention of mentioning the centenary of the Titanic sinking and the lessons that have been learned as a result.
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NewsThe beginning of the end for British shipping?
The Motor Ship, February 1962 issue, reported on a number of recent ship deliveries, while at the same time bemoaning the lack of initiative from British shipping companies in ordering new tonnage.
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NewsOffshore orders for high speed Cat engines
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has won two significant orders for its 3500 series diesel electric propulsion engines to power offshore support vessels.
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NewsTwo-strokes gear up for latest emission regulations
The two main low-speed engine designers continue to bring upgraded versions of their range to the marketplace.
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NewsLarge PSV joins Swire Pacific fleet
Swire Pacific Offshore Operations in Singapore recently took delivery of its latest platform supply vessel (PSV) from Universal Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in Japan.
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NewsMilitary vessels at the environmental cutting edge
The move towards energy-saving and environmental measures encompasses warships as well as commercial craft; in fact military vessels may have lessons in ‘green’ technology for the wider world, as Dag Pike reports.
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NewsMaersk opts for energy-saving propellers
During 2011, Spanish company Sistemar, part of the Cintranaval-Defcar group, concluded a trial in conjunction with A.P. Moeller – Maersk on Sistemar’s CLT propeller.
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NewsFlemish master joins DEME fleet
The IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, recently delivered a trailing suction hopper dredger to the Belgian dredging company DEME (Dredging, Environmental & Marine Engineering) Group.
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NewsMitsui 56s keep rolling off the production line
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) recently completed and delivered the latest example of its Mitsui 56 series bulk carrier ‘Diamond Jubilee’ (MES hull no 1780) at its Tamano Works to Helios Navigation of Panama.
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NewsBatteries open the door to hybrid systems
Dutch company ESTechnologies has introduced what it says are the first marine lithium-polymer batteries with Lloyd’s Certificate. The battery range is designed and certified for marine applications and large energy storage systems.
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NewsPaint systems pass PSPC cargo tank tests
International Paint has announced that its principal anticorrosive primers and shop primers have successfully passed the IMO PSPC COT laboratory tests in accordance with MSC.288 (87) SOLAS regulations for cargo oil tankers.
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NewsWärtsilä completes Hamworthy acquisition
Wärtsilä has announced that on 31 January 2012 its acquisition of the British-headquartered, global engineering company Hamworthy plc became effective.
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NewsIMO is right body to deal with safety after Costa Concordia, says Sekimizu
IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu says that IMO is the right international body to deal with safety of passenger ships and, in particular, a safety review after the ‘Costa Concordia’ accident.
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NewsDesigners must limit potential exposure to liability
Robert Sniffen, International Transport Intermediaries Club, considers the risks and responsibilities faced with ship designers and naval architects.
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NewsIndustry refutes "delaying" allegation
The UK Chamber of Shipping has rebuffed the idea that the shipping industry is trying employ “delaying tactics” around the introduction of further emissions regulation.
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NewsNew general manager at STX France
STX France’s board of directors has nominated Laurent Castaing as its new general manager in replacement of Jacques Hardelay.
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NewsLaser repair starts in Singapore
German companies Nippon Diesel Service and Gall & Seitz Systems have joined forces with Singapore partner CLLS (Singapore) to form a new company, to be known as Laser Cladding Singapore (LCS) Pte.
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‘K’ Line’s ECDIS training course gets approval from ClassNK
ClassNK has announced that it had issued generic training course approval to an electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) course offered by K Line Maritime Academy (Philippine), a group company of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha.
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NewsTMC compressors chosen for Triple-E
Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) of Norway says that it has received orders for a total of 40 TMC SA 30 ‘Smart Air’ compressors for the 20 Triple-E ships ordered by Maersk Line from DSME.
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NewsBigger boxships herald bigger problems for insurers and salvors
Denzil Stuart looks at the impact of the growing size of container vessels on the marine insurance community.
