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NewsCoating system combines foul release and biocide technologies
Danish coatings manufacturer Hempel first produced a silicone-based marine coating in 1999, based on technology patented by the company in the early 1970s. The product, Hempasil, provided a smooth non-stick surface on the hull, preventing adhesion of marine organisms and less drag in the water, resulting in lower fuel consumption ...
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NewsOwners can earn money from coatings
A pioneering venture from International Paints promises to provide an additional revenue source in the current difficult shipping market, and offers potential to smash the barriers that make investment in environmental technology difficult thanks to the owner/charterer relationship.
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TTS signs US$19.7m contract
TTS Group is, through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg, to supply cargo access equipment for Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a total value of NOK 118m (US$19.7m).
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NewsEU ports enter LNG joint venture
The port authorities of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Mannheim, Strasbourg and Switzerland are joining force to introduce LNG in the Rhine-Marin-Danube corridor.
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NewsBulgarian Fibank buys Bourgas Shipyards
A leading Bulgarian bank has acquired the assets of local shipbuilding and repair yard Bourgas Shipyards, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsImabari Shipbuilding carriers for Spain
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd is to build two LNG carriers at its Saijo yard for Spanish shipping company, Elcano.
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NewsFuel saving modification with payback in days
MAN Diesel & Turbo in Denmark has told ''The Motorship'' that it has been working on optimising the design of its fuel atomisers, starting with those for some designs of S50MC/MC-C engines.
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NewsDe Hoop launches ‘Deep Helder’
Netherlands-based De Hoop has launched its latest multipurpose offshore vessel, ‘Deep Helder’, destined for Norway''s DeepOcean BV.
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NewsOwners team up on new type from China
Three German shipowners have teamed up to develop and order six of a new type of multi-purpose ship in China, which they say could be the most efficient ship of its kind ever built and will be packed with European equipment and expertise, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsCMM receives first Damen PSV
Monaco-based Compagnie Maritime Monégasque SAM (CMM) has received its first Damn platform supply vessel (PSV) 3300, ‘CMM Gravity’.
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NewsDanes want strict ECA sulphur enforcement
The Danish Shipowners Association (DSA) has repeated the call from one of its member companies for proper enforcement of the upcoming ECA sulphur limits.
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NewsSinopacific new build christened
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has christened its latest vessel, an Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) SPA80, at its Zhejiang Shipyard.
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NewsNew owners at last for battered Volkswerft
Receiver Berthold Brinkmann and Nordic Yards have welcomed a decision by German state authorities to sell the bankrupt shipyard Volkswerft to Nordic Yards as of June 1st, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsShipowner speaks about ECA sulphur limits
A prominent Danish shipowner says that regulators must do more to ensure compliance with the 0.1% fuel sulphur content which will be mandatory in ECAs from January 2015.
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NewsArctech new build for Sovcomflot
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is to build an icebreaking supply vessel for Russia’s Sovcomflot as part of a €100m contract.
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NewsDamen bids for Montenegro’s Bijela shipyard
The Dutch Damen Shipyards group has submitted the sole bid in the tender to acquire a 61.57% stake in Montenegro’s Bijela shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsMAN prepares for Tier III era
With the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Tier III emissions regulation set to come in to force in the coming years, MAN Diesel and Turbo says it’s ready to support its customers “for this new era of environmentally efficient shipping”.
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NewsHybrid battery-powered PSV contract
Norway’s Havyard is to design and build a hybrid battery-powered platform supply vessel (PSV) for Fafnir Offshore HF as part of a NOK 350m (US$58.5m) contract.
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NewsLockheed Martin delivers first LNG tank
The first LNG tank manufactured by Lockheed Martin in the US for Harvey Gulf’s gas-fuelled PSVs has been completed in New Orleans.
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NewsNES adds energy storage to Quadro drives
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES), the Bergen-based integrator of marine and offshore electric propulsion systems, has launched two new hybrid systems to the market.
