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NewsWhen industry and science align
It’s a good guess that the Ballast Water Management Convention will come into force in the next year or so. But the question is, has the industry made room for it - in both a physical as well as market sense?
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NewsEfficiency is the name of the game
There’s something for everyone in this latest round of legislation, as the energy efficiency design index (EEDI) is the first tightening of control that will directly affect owners. The EEDI will force all ships over 400 tonnes built after 2013 to improve their efficiency by 10%, rising to 20% between ...
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NewsDawning of the age of Aquarius
Eco Marine Power (EMP), a Japanese technology company that develops and markets solar, wind and electric marine power and propulsion systems, recently unveiled a concept design incorporating its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) system.
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NewsNew damage stability system from Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan says it has developed a system to enhance the damage stability of ships, enabling reduction in capsizing risk, and has received the first order for the new system for a ro-ro cargo vessel.
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NewsNissan goes greener with new car carrier
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan Motor Company recently introduced its ultra-green eco-friendly car carrier, built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard, which began its maiden voyage on 27 January.
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NewsBrodosplit delivers its most expensive vessel to date
In late 2011 Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia, handed over the most expensive (at a cost exceeding $150 million) and one of the most complex newbuildings in the shipyard’s history to its owner, the French shipping/logistic company SNC Navale STEF-TFE.
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NewsOffshore vessel boiler works on DC grid
Norwegian boiler manufacturer Parat Halvorsen has recently received an order from Kleven Maritime for an OSV boiler plant, powered by direct current rather than the usual AC supply.
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Electric cruise propulsion order for ABB
ABB has received an order to provide complete power plant and propulsion systems for the first newbuild ship for German cruise operator TUI Cruises. The ship is being built at the STX Europe yard in Turku, Finland.
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NewsGunning for new combustion processes
The annual Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference often contains, among the usual practical advice rooted in present-day practices, some presentations of interesting future technologies.
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NewsFormer royal yacht highlights yard’s versatility
Dales Marine Services says the versatility of its dry docks at Aberdeen and Leith on Scotland’s east coast has been highlighted by work undertaken on the ex-UK royal yacht ‘Britannia’ at the latter facility.
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NewsVersatile SPS expanding into new markets
Intelligent Engineering’s (IE) continual focus on SPS (sandwich plate system) development combined with the ability to accommodate individual client requirements means that, even in these tough times, it managed to complete over 50% more projects in 2011 than in any other year.
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NewsUlstein hands over another seismic ship
The Norwegian Ulstein shipbuilding group has delivered another next generation seismic research vessel, named ‘Polarcus Amani’, to the SX134 X-bow design, to marine geophysical company Polarcus.
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Rolls-Royce wins Chinese OSV order
Rolls-Royce has announced a £24 million order to provide a design and equipment package for four 83.7m, 3,800dwt UT 771 CDL offshore service vessels which will be built by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard in China.
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Trim optimisation for new AET tankers
Napa of Finland has announced that AET has ordered the Napa-DSME Power trim optimisation software system for installation on four newbuild 319,000dwt VLCCs being built by DSME in South Korea.
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NewsAnother GE gas turbine for German frigate
GE Marine reports that it will provide MTU with an LM2500 gas turbine for the German Navy’s third Baden-Württemberg-class (F125) frigate, as part of a CODLAG system including four diesel generating sets.
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NewsChinese yard names first own-design AHTS
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group''s Zhejiang Shipyard has completed its first self-designed AHTS offshore support vessel, for French group Bourbon, built in China to Sinopacific’s SPA 80 design.
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NewsA hundred years of changes, but challenges remain
New shipping risks are highlighted by a report that marks the changes since the loss of the Titanic a century ago.
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NewsGood start to year as ASRY inaugurates new facility
It has been a busy start to 2012 for Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) with a wide variety of ship types from the Arab and international markets arriving for repairs as the shipyard enters its 35th year of continuous operation.
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NewsMajor conversion and upgrade projects at Keppel
Keppel Shipyard in Singapore says that by the end of 2011 it had completed seven FPSO/FSO conversion or modification projects and five major specialised projects while, in 2012, the yard is poised to achieve a similar level of success with a number of major jobs.
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Goltens works on flood damage
Dubai-based diesel engine repairer Goltens says it is working on a 30,000gt Greek bulk carrier owned by WEM Lines, which had its engine room accidently flooded at the end of 2011.
