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NewsCarnival orders new Aida and Costa ships
Carnival Corporation has announced it has reached agreement for the construction of three new cruise ships - one 132,500gt vessel for its Costa Cruises brand and two 125,000gt ships for Aida Cruises.
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Last of series boxship for Seaspan
Seaspan Corporation says that it has accepted delivery of its latest 4,500TEU containership, the Budapest Bridge, which was constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries.
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Shippers sceptical about EEDI measures
According to logistics organisation Shippers Voice, shipper groups believe that ‘green fuel taxes’ will not reduce emissions from ships; instead they will simply add a surcharge to the rates they charge customers.
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Applications of photo-luminescent signage expanded
UK marine sign maker Maritime Progress has announced that it is now able to apply the same photo-luminescent technology used for its safety-related signs but at lower cost, allowing it to extend the range to include general-purpose and custom-made signage.
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NewsLarge propulsion order for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced a new contract, valued at around £20 million, to design and supply power and propulsion systems for two UT 776 CD supply vessels for Island Offshore.
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NewsFirst BWT system commissioned on PCTC
Norwegian ballast water treatment system company OceanSaver says that its first fully operational system has now been successfully commissioned onboard the Höegh Autoliners PCTC Höegh Trove.
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NewsMajor order for jack-up rigs
Jurong Shipyard has signed two contracts worth a total of US$444 million to build another two jack-up rigs for a subsidiary of Noble Corporation, which had chosen to exercise the two rig options ahead of the expiry date.
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NewsDesign contract for offshore catamaran
Incat Crowther of Australia is designing a 35m catamaran workboat for Offshore Unlimited, the third ship resulting from a three-way partnership between builder Richardson Devine Marine, Incat Crowther and the operator.
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NewsIBIA appoints interim chief executive
Trevor Harrison has been appointed as acting chief executive of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). The move follows the recent resignation of Ian Adams, the former chief executive.
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Keppel completes ultra deepwater rig
Keppel FELS reports that Scarabeo 9, a sixth-generation ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig, has been named, and is on track to be delivered on schedule to operator Saipem.
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Challenging tank level retrofit completed
Scanjet Macron of Finland has completed a challenging tank level gauging system retrofit onboard Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Hanseatic during the 18-year old vessel’s 13-day dry docking at the Blohm + Voss yard in Hamburg.
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NewsPlanned maintenance for bulker fleet
Marine Software of UK says it has supplied an additional MPM (marine planned maintenance) software package to Norbulk Shipping for its 33,500dwt bulk carrier newbuilding Seastar Endurance.
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NewsCombustion research underway at SKL
Tognum’s SKL Motor subsidiary in Magdeburg, Germany, has recently seen the inauguration of four new test stands to be used to develop new combustion processes, fuels and combustion chamber geometries for MTU engines.
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Environmental passport updated by GL
Germanischer Lloyd has revised its environmental passport (EP), which it says has become recognised as a useful mechanism for operators to signal the advanced environmental features of their vessels.
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New noise and vibration guidelines from ClassNK
ClassNK has released a new noise and vibration guideline for measuring and evaluating the noise and vibration on ships, in order to address demands for new standards for noise and vibration on commercial vessels.
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NewsIMO reminds maritime community of MARPOL amendments
Amendments to IMO’s MARPOL Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships enter into force on 1 August 2011, banning heavy fuel oil from the Antarctic and creating a new North American Emission Control Area (ECA).
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NewsGPS – good but vulnerable
GPS guides just about every vessel afloat, and although the technology is accurate and reliable, it is not infallible, argues Dag Pike.
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NewsWavepiercer adopts offshore support role
Australian designer Incat Crowther has announced the launch of a new 27.6m wavepiercing catamaran crew boat, Topaz Zenith, by Topaz Shipbuilding. It has been designed to support offshore energy installations.
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Enhancements offered for new satcoms handset
French satcom service provider Vizada has announced that it will provide the new Inmarsat FleetPhone maritime handset with email and data transfer capabilities via its network of service provider partners.
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NewsMED approval for alarm sounders
UK company European Safety Systems (E2S) says that it has gained MED approval for its A105N, A112 and BExS110 sounders, enabling their use in fire protection system onboard passenger ships, cargo vessels and tankers.
