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  • News

    COP 17 to tackle GHG ship emissions

    2011-11-30T08:30:00Z

    At the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa (COP 17, Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, 2011), the global shipping industry will advise governments on how further reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships could be regulated.

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    Low sulphur timetable mission impossible?

    2011-11-30T08:30:00Z

    Trade association Interferry says that ferry operators in northern Europe face a near impossible choice in trying to meet the 2015 deadline for ultra low sulphur emissions from bunker fuel.

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    2012 year of ‘Digital Navigation Insights’

    2011-11-30T08:28:00Z

    Admiralty, the publications brand of UKHO, has announced a series of ‘Digital Navigation Insights’ initiatives to help the maritime community safely and successfully integrate digital navigation into ship and shore-side operations.

  • VIKING CEO, Henrik Uhd Christensen
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    Expansion for VIKING service network

    2011-11-30T08:24:00Z

    VIKING continues its march forward in Europe and Asia with four new, well-equipped servicing stations opening in November.

  • Rolls-Royce has won its first order for the award winning ‘Environship’ concept from Norwegian transportation company, Nor Lines
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    Better by design

    2011-11-30T00:15:00Z

    The ship design process is changing as new tools arrive on the market and computers get more powerful and faster, writes Mark Langdon, or maybe things change less than we think?

  • CoDesigner allows global sites to work simultaneously
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    Co-designer technology for global ship design project distribution

    2011-11-29T23:45:00Z

    Elomatic of Finland outlines its Nupas-Cadmatic technology, which the company says addresses the need for global distribution of design and engineering work in the ship design process, particularly when several sites are involved.

  • Hull structure 3D model developed by Hart Fenton
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    Naval architect chooses 3D visualisation

    2011-11-29T23:30:00Z

    Portsmouth, UK, based naval architect Hart Fenton & Co (HF) carried out research, in 2009, into available 3D software that could support its ship design activities.

  • The revolutionary new surface/sub-surface platform ‘Ghost’ during recent sea trials. (PRNewsFoto/Juliet Marine Systems, Michael Eudenbach)
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    Ghost, first super-cavitating ship

    2011-11-29T23:00:00Z

    Juliet Marine Systems (JMS) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, has now been able to release details of its ‘Ghost’ vessel concept, which it claims is the first super-cavitating craft, to the public following removal of secrecy orders by the US Navy/USPTO.

  • Samsung Heavy Industries is working towards a new generation of environmental friendly LNG powered ships
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    LNG newbuilds to get electric propulsion

    2011-11-29T19:03:00Z

    The Korean shipbuilder, Samsung Heavy Industries, has ordered electrical propulsion systems from STADT AS in Norway for a new generation of environmental friendly LNG powered ships.

  • News

    BV certifies Damen services system

    2011-11-29T19:02:00Z

    Damen Services, part of Damen Shipyards Group, announces that its Damen Asset Management Operating System (DAMOS) has been independently approved by classification society Bureau Veritas (BV).

  • Offshore Ship Designers’ Azistern 3270 basic design 70 tonne BP low emission harbour tug
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    OSD to design low emission tug for Iskes

    2011-11-29T07:49:00Z

    Offshore Ship Designers has been contracted to develop the design of a low emission diesel electric harbour tug for IJmuiden based Iskes Towage & Salvage.

  • News

    Castrol go online with new directory

    2011-11-29T07:39:00Z

    A powerful new online version of Castrol marine’s comprehensive directory of marine services (DMS) will be going live in December

  • RMS Rotterdam is first of four new types from SLK
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    New Slovak coaster series for Germans

    2011-11-29T07:34:00Z

    The first of a new series of versatile Slovak coastal vessels for German interests has been delivered by Danube shipyard Slovenské Lodenice Komarno (SLK).

  • ‘Bourbon Front’ on its way to the North Sea (image: Bourbon)
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    Bourbon gets Chinese X-bow PSV

    2011-11-29T00:15:00Z

    ‘Bourbon Front’ is the latest addition to join the Bourbon offshore support fleet and represents the first of a four-ship series based on the Ulstein design PX105 MACS.

  • Trelleborg Cushymount XK flexible mounting
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    Good vibrations with cushioned mountings

    2011-11-28T23:30:00Z

    Trelleborg Industrial AVS (TIAVS) designs and manufactures mountings and isolation solutions for marine machinery on vessels of every type, and describes some particular products here.

  • ‘Stena Superior’ lead-ship of Stena’s Eco Suezmax septet
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    Stena leads the way with Eco Suezmax newbuilding

    2011-11-28T23:00:00Z

    Claiming to be one of the leading exponents of cutting-edge environmentally-efficient ship designs, the Gothenburg-based Stena Bulk has recently introduced its latest tanker newbuilding into service which incorporates a range of energy-saving devices.

  • Solar Solve are having continued success in the Far East with the help of Samgong Co. Ltd, its world wide distributor based in Busan
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    Continued success for Solar Solve in Korea

    2011-11-28T08:57:00Z

    Solar Solve Marine has returned from a visit to the Kor-Marine Exhibition in Busan with a contract worth in excess of $500,000 over the next 12 months.

  • Nobiskrug and AVEVA representatives at the AVEVA World Summit 2011 in Copenhagen
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    Nobiskrug invests in AVEVA software

    2011-11-28T08:35:00Z

    AVEVA Group UK has announced that German shipbuilder Nobiskrug has invested in the AVEVA Enterprise Resource Management product family (AVEVA ERM).

  • Image showing a FleetViewOnline screenshot
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    New Transas SSAS and tracking service

    2011-11-28T08:34:00Z

    With fleet management becoming more and more essential in today''s world, and information being key, Transas Marine has introduced a new version of its fleet SSAS and tracking service FleetViewOnline 3.11.

  • HHIC has launched an all-out Yeongdo Dockyard modernisation project
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    Hanjin Yeongdo Dockyard advances

    2011-11-28T08:03:00Z

    Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) has finally settled restructuring negotiations through labour-management agreement and accelerated the normalisation of its operations.