Latest News – Page 516
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NewsCroatian operator orders two Ultramax bulkers from China
Croatia’s shipping company Atlantska Plovdiba has placed an order for two 63,800dwt Ultramax bulk carriers from Chinese shipbuilder Qingshan, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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OSV work at A&P Tyne
The 6,254 grt ‘Seven Osprey’, an offshore support vessel from the Subsea7 fleet, is currently drydocked at A&P Tyne due to undergo an extensive scope of work.
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NewsSaga Cruises returns to Gibdock
Saga Cruises’ ‘Saga Ruby’ has returned to Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard for repair and maintenance work.
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NewsFuel supplier issues guidelines for operators
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has released what it refers to as ‘top-tips’ to help vessel owners and operators achieve good value when purchasing marine bunkers.
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NewsLNG supply for TOTE ships announced
US companies Pivotal LNG and WesPac Midstream have announced their selection by shipping company TOTE to provide LNG supply facilities for TOTE''s two container ship newbuilds, currently being constructed by NASSCO.
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NewsTwo more small gas-fuelled ferries for Norway
Norwegian yard Fiskerstrand Verft is building two LNG-propelled ferries for a local operator, Boreal Transport Nord.
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News'First’ LNG short-sea dry cargo vessel
Dutch shipyard Ferus Smit is to build the ‘first’ two LNG-powered short-sea dry cargo vessels for Swedish shipping company, Erik Thun AB.
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NewsTest and training centre opens its doors in Denmark
Alfa Laval recently formally inaugurated its new Test and Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark, on site of the former Aalborg shipyard.
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NewsStudying the drivers – Henrique Pestana profile
“Someone once said that God must have been a ship owner, because wherever you are, the resources are somehow always a long way away across a lot of water,” says Henrique Pestana, head of ship design for ABB.
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NewsNew tool for harmonised IACS rules aids designers
Classification society ClassNK has release a new version of its PrimeShip-Hull ship design support software, said to be the first such product that fully supports the IACS Common Structural Rules (harmonized CSR) for oil tankers and bulk carriers.
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NewsWE Tech solution for Wallenius vessels
Finland’s WE Tech Solutions Oy is to supply four of its Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Shaft Generator solutions for Wallenius Lines’ Post-Panamax Pure-Car-Truck-Carriers (PCTCs).
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NewsOffshore refit for Damen Shipdock Amsterdam, and Damen expands in Sharjah
Ship repair and conversion yard Shipdock Amsterdam, part of Damen Shipyards Group, has received a contract to carry out a propulsion upgrade of the 3D Seismic Vessel ‘Polarcus Naila’.
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NewsQuantifying coating effectiveness for fuel savings
The Hull Roughness Analyzer instrument from Dutch company TQC is reported to have been nominated for the Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award 2014, in connection with the NACE even in the USA in March this year.
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NewsCorrosion repair system fights underwater pitting
Subsea Industries of Belgium, known for its Ecoshield coating system, has introduced Ecofix, a product for filling and building up a corroded and pitted steel surface to its original form prior to recoating with Ecoshield.
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NewsNew portable BWT systems
Cleanship Solutions (CSS), part of the Malin Group, has developed a range of fully containerised, portable ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, suitable for modular use in a range of vessels and applications.
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NewsAdvanced container feeder for Japan
Japanese shipyard Kyokuyo has received a contract to build one of the world’s most advanced container feeder ships in the world, writes Dag Pike.
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News€23million subsea crane contract
Cargotec’s MacGregor is to supply six active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea cranes for IHC Merwede, a contract worth €23m.
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NewsExhaust gas cleaning system developed in Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha (MKK) have jointly announced the development of a so-called ‘Hybrid SOx Scrubber System’ to remove SOx from marine diesel engine exhaust gas.
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Wärtsilä and Van Oord sign service agreement
Wärtsilä has concluded a three-year framework agreement with Netherlands based dredging and offshore project contractor Van Oord, for all field service and parts supply.
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NewsUlstein PSVs for Nordic American
Ulstein of Norway has announced that the Sandefjord-headquartered Nordic American Offshore (NAO) shipping company has ordered two platform supply vessel (PSV) newbuildings to the PX121 design.
