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NewsRolls-Royce and Svitzer in remote operation first
A Svitzer tug with Rolls-Royce systems has completed what the companies claim is the first remote operation of a commercial vessel, in Copenhagen harbour “earlier this year”.
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Sulphur cap conference highlights daunting challenges
The availability of low-sulphur fuel and the need for consistent enforcement were identified as key issues during class society DNV GL’s ‘Beyond 2020’ conference at Nor Shipping last month, which explored industry readiness for IMO’s global sulphur cap.
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NewsLloyd Werft spells out wide-ranging future
Lloyd Werft Bremerhafen (LWB) has ended months of silence to reveal it will convert the US cruise ship ''Crystal Symphony'' in autumn and overhaul Germany’s biggest research icebreaker, ''Polarstern'', after a year in which it handled four cruise ships, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsOptimarin signs service agreement with Goltens
Norway-headquartered Optimarin has signed an agreement with Netherlands-based Goltens Green Technologies which will provide it with a global network of spare parts and engineers.
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NewsMAN chalks up Chinese dredger orders
MAN Diesel & Turbo has chalked up more Chinese success with power orders for four new trailing suction hopper dredgers in the last four months.
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NewsKnutsen orders ME-GI quartet for gas carriers
Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered four dual-fuel MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI engines with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems for two 180,000m3 LNG tanker newbuildings.
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NewsShoreside scrubber water treatment for Scandline hybrids
Scandlines’ new hybrid ferries ‘Berlin’ and ‘Copenhagen’ are to employ an innovative treatment that will simplify the disposal of water used by their scrubbers to remove sulphur from exhaust.
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IMO urged to back BWM installation extension
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has urged the IMO to back a proposal seeking a two-year extension to the installation timeframe for ballast water treatment systems.
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NewsBergen engines for biggest hybrid ferry
Rolls-Royce has received an order for four Bergen B33:45L diesel engines to power the world’s largest hybrid ferry, being built at Ulstein Verft for Norwegian cruise and transport company Color Line.
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NewsDNV GL opens two fleet performance centres
DNV GL has opened digital fleet performance centres in Hamburg and Singapore which aim to help improve vessel efficiency by monitoring and optimising operations.
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NewsTeekay shuttle tankers to use VOC fuel
Teekay is to employ batteries and volatile organic compounds (VOC) as fuel for a series of up to four shuttle tankers after receiving a NOK132.9 million (€14.0 million) grant from Norway’s state-owned innovation platform Enova.
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NewsGas bunkering begins at Zeebrugge
Gas bunkering has begun at the Port of Zeebrugge with the bunkering vessel ''ENGIE Zeebrugge'' making its first deliveries of LNG.
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NewsEltorque valve control
Eltorque is working to bring next generation failsafe valve actuators to the market which it says will guarantee full functionality in the event of power or signal loss.
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News‘Significant first order’ planned for gas bulkers
Arista Shipping has confirmed it is negotiating with shipyards over an order for multiple gas-fuelled bulk carriers designed under the Project Forward initiative.
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NewsABS opens Athens technology centre
The American Bureau of Shipping has unveiled its Global Ship Systems Center in Athens, home to a new committee dedicated to developing standards used in ship design, construction and surveying.
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NewsDNV GL charts GHG emissions scenarios
Class society DNV GL has published a report assessing the potential for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from shipping towards 2050, based on a new computational model.
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NewsWärtsilä Maran maintenance agreement
Wärtsilä and Maran Gas Maritime (MGM) have extended their current LNG carrier cooperation with a five-year maintenance agreement.
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Meyer Werft order for Hatenboer water treatment
Hatenboer-Water has been commissioned to supply water treatment equipment for two new cruise vessels currently under construction by Meyer Werft in Germany.
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NewsCar ferry test for MTU gas engine
Rolls-Royce Power Systems and the City of Constance are to begin testing MTU’s Series 4000 pure LNG engines on a new car ferry from 2019.
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NewsWightlink to use DC-Hub in electric ferry
Finland-headquartered The Switch has delivered its first ever DC-Hub to Wightlink in the UK for installation into its new flagship diesel electric hybrid ferry.
