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NewsThe British marine engine
To many of us – myself included – 50 years doesn’t really seem that long ago. And looking at some items in old copies of The Motor Ship we think that little has really changed in that time.
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ClassNK tops 220m GT
Leading classification society ClassNK has announced that the ClassNK register topped 220 million gross tonnes for the first time at the end of November 2013.
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NewsWärtsilä to design LNG container ship
Wärtsilä is to supply the engineering scope for the initial, basic and production designs for a series of two LNG-powered container Ro-Ro vessels.
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Game changer in marine propulsion?
Wartsila has now officially announced its dual-fuel two stroke engine, describing it as a ‘game changer’.
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NewsOil tester range extended to cover 100BN
Parker Kittiwake has launched an updated Digi TBN test kit, designed to provide a rapid indication of total base number (TBN) depletion in scrape down cylinder lubricants with a base number range up to 100.
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NewsBulgarian shipyards up for sale
Bulgaria’s shipbuilder Bourgas Shipyards has been put up for sale. The shipyards’ assets are to be sold through three separate auctions, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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NewsTwo-speed marine transmissions from Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä has launched a two-speed marine gearbox, intended for ships with multiple operating modes or low transit speeds, such as ro-pax ferries, offshore support vessels, tugs and fishing vessels.
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NewsNew Damen Ice Class ferry
Damen Shipyards Group has received an order from The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Government for a state-of-the-art, 80m Ice Class ferry, its first ferry contract on the East Coast of Canada.
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NewsEnergy efficient freshwater generator
Alfa Laval has launched a new efficient freshwater generator, the Aqua Blue, which it says cuts the need for seawater in half along with the electricity needed to power it.
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NewsTotal Lubmarine joins 100BN cylinder oil market
Total Lubmarine has launched a 100 base number cylinder oil, Talusia Universal 100, designed to reduce the risk of cold corrosion in Mark 8.1 and newer marine engines, as well as electronically controlled engines.
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NewsWorld’s largest bilobe LNG tanks to BV Class
Classification society Bureau Veritas is classing what it says are the world’s largest bilobe gas tanks, now nearing completion at China’s Sinopacific yard.
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NewsNew design for gas turbine-powered LNG carrier
GE Marine has joined forces with Lloyd’s Register and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) of China to develop a design for a gas turbine-powered LNG carrier.
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New generation of sealing rings
SKF Blohm + Voss Industries has introduced the SC3 ring, a new lip sealing ring for the company’s Simplex-Compact stern tube seals, which features a new shape allowing the ring to function reliably and remain stable under extreme conditions and variable pressure.
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NewsRolls-Royce design and equipment for Sinopacific PSVs
Rolls-Royce says it has won an order to provide design and integrated equipment packages for two UT 771 WP platform supply vessels to be built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group in China.
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Caterpillar to supply engines for Kleven OCV
MaK engines have been selected to power an Østensjø Rederi newbuild set for delivery in spring 2016, to be constructed by Kleven Shipyard in Norway.
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NewsHalyard appoints new sales director
Exhaust solutions company Halyard, has appointed Andrew Davis as sales director to manage its UK and international sales.
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New ballast water system launched
America’s Hyde Marine has launched a new ballast water treatment system at Marintec 2013 which claims to offer a smaller footprint for retrofits and newbuilds.
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NewsNew version of Alfa Laval’s Fuel Conditioning Module
Alfa Laval has launched an updated version of its Fuel Conditioning Module, to be known as the FCM One, designed to offer a greater range of parameters and increased flexibility.
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NewsNew ferry design for South China Sea
Danish naval architecture practice Knud E Hansen has announced a contract from Shanghai-based CS Marine to develop a design for a 120m ro-pax ship for operation from Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
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NewsNew Wärtsilä engine for Terntank tankers
Wärtsilä is to supply its new two-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engine for Denmark’s Terntank Rederi AS, which will mark the first installation of the engine.
