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NewsSimplicity and safety concerns mark bulker carrier evolution
It is a simple concept: a floating box that carries large quantities of a commodity from its producer to its user. Yet the bulk carrier’s evolution into today’s reliable workhorse has not been straightforward.
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NewsNORWAY BANKING ON A GAME-CHANGER
The era of autonomous commercial shipping will move a step closer in 2020 with the launching of the coastal container carrier Yara Birkeland, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsNMA goes digital with certificate issue
The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has issued its first electronic vessel certificates.
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NewsIoT system installed on research vessel
KVH Industries and Kongsberg Digital have successfully installed their first joint maritime IoT system on an active working vessel.
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NewsEGC system gets CCS type approval
Wärtsilä’s Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) system has been Type Approved in China by the China Classification Society (CCS).
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NewsWE Tech expands into SK shipbuilding market
WE Tech has received an order to deliver an energy efficient package including its direct drive dual winding permanent magnet shaft generator solution to a series of two LPG carrier vessels. The vessels are to be built for an unnamed buyer at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea.
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NewsLNG ferries an 'evolution in cruising'
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. has concluded a contract with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to build two LNG-fuelled ferries, the first such project in Japan.
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NewsSupply system for first LNG PCTC in Japan
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. has delivered the first LNG fuel supply system (FGSS) for dual fuel marine engines.
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NewsPOTENT TRIMARAN FERRIES FOR CANARY ROUTES
Australian high-speed vessel technology has been favoured for a new stage in the development of the ferry network serving the Canary Islands, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsEssberger plans advanced LNG chemtankers
Essberger Tankers has revealed plans to invest in up to eight advanced Chinese-built chemical parcel tankers with LNG DF propulsion, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsTotal approval from MAN for lubricant
Total Lubmarine has developed a set of marine lubricants designed to work with a range of low sulphur fuels.
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NewsLR approves Wärtsilä cyber security
Technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded Lloyd’s Register (LR) system-level cyber certification for its network architecture relating to Wärtsilä’s integrated main and auxiliary machinery.
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NewsShipyards De Hoop orders electrical system package
Shipyards De Hoop is building an event ship, MS RheinGalaxie for Germany’s Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt GmbH (KD).
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Schottel to propel world’s first hydrogen ferry
Schottel will propel two new eco-friendly ferries, one of which is the first of its kind in the world to sail on liquid hydrogen.
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NewsFirst Climeon WHR steam turbines on Viking Glory
Climeon, the Sweden-based clean tech firm, is to install its first steam turbines for waste heat recovery from engine exhaust gases aboard the Viking Glory. Combining the installation with the company''s Climeon Heat Power modules will achieve CO2 savings of 4,000 tonnes per year, according to the company.
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NewsBringing UV to the high ballast dependent market
Alfa Laval is targeting the high ballast dependent bulker market with its new PureBallast 3 bulker-fit launch.
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NewsOptimising yesterday’s trade winds to achieve emissions reductions
Claus Stigler, Senior Software Developer, NAPA Shipping Solutions, discusses how NAPA’s voyage optimisation software could maximise the emissions reduction potential of wind-assisted propulsion
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NewsHANDYSIZE LAKERS BOOST FEDNAV FLEET
Fednav’s vibrant investment policy features a long series of versatile, handysize bulkers from the Oshima yard in Japan.
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NewsVERSATILITY THE WATCHWORD FOR NEW RO-RO SERIES
One of the leading lights in the European ro-ro freight business is powering ahead with fleet investment as part of an integrated transport chain, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsHøglund and DNV GL sign data MoU
Høglund Marine Solutions and DNV GL have signed a memorandum of understanding to help generate and export big data from ships.
