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New bulk carrier design reduces consumption
An international cooperation has resulted in a modified design for two new build Handysize dry cargo carriers ordered by Danish shipping company Norden A/S which the group says will cut fuel consumption by 11% against traditional designs.
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UK trials PACSCAT demonstrator
Following successful initial manoeuvring and propulsion trials, QinetiQ’s PACSCAT Innovative Solution Demonstrator Craft (ISDC) was recently accepted as a trials vessel by the UK Ministry of Defence.
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Deltamarin to design SUL Panamax bulker
Deltamarin has signed an agreement with Chengxi Shipyard in China about the design of a SUL (Self Unloading) Panamax bulk carrier to be built for CSL International Inc.
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Gene causes barnacles to avoid ship-hulls
Research by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has highlighted an environmentally friendly genetic method for prevention of fouling by barnacles on ship hulls.
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Keppel to modify FPSO OSX-1
Keppel Shipyard Limited in Singapore has secured a contract for the modification of the Brazilian-owned FPSO vessel ''OSX-1''. The yard says the order is worth around S$50 million.
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Schottel appoints partner in Saudi Arabia
Schottel, the German manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications, has appointed Modern Power Marine Services as official Schottel sales and service partner for Saudi Arabia.
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Caterpillar expands C18 range
Building on the success of the Cat C18 ACERT marine engine, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is offering an additional rating for the inline engine to expand the power range available.
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Allweiler searching for its oldest pump
Allweiler claims to be Germany’s oldest pump manufacturer, with 150 years of manufacturing. To celebrate, the company is offering new pumps in exchange for the three oldest Allweiler pumps still in service.
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Daewoo secures Singapore boxship order
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed a $230 million order to build two container ships for Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines.
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New gas engine signals ABB turbocharging 2-stage success
Following a recent announcement centering on diesel engines, gas engine specialist GE has now reported the results of its joint development program with ABB Turbocharging for the application of two stage turbocharging on 4-stroke engines.
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Maersk to resume ordering newbuildings
Following a two-year break, Maersk has commenced negotiations with Chinese and Korean shipyards for ten 16,000 TEU boxships, according to Asiasis Daily News.
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China building Canadian bulkers
China’s Chengxi Shipyard has signed a $514 million contract with Montreal-based Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) to build 10 self-unloading bulk carriers.
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New R&D vice president at Wärtsilä
Trudy Schoolenberg, PhD (Tech), 51, has been appointed Vice President, Global R&D in Wärtsilä Industrial Operations. Schoolenberg will be responsible for global Research and Development of Wärtsilä products.
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High-specification radar offered at low cost
Kelvin Hughes says that customers who purchased its SharpEye, described as the first commercial solid-state marine radar, are finding several benefits to the system.
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Rem Offshore orders PSV quartet
Norway’s Rem Offshore has ordered four large PSV vessels from local shipbuilders. Two of the contracts are with Kleven Verft for the VS 485 designed by Wärtsilä Ship Design Norway. These vessels are to be fitted out at Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, and will be delivered in June ...
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Samsung books windfarm installation vessel
The parent company of Copenhagen-based Swire Blue Ocean, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd. in Singapore, has placed an order for its first windfarm installation vessel with Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea.
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See you in Hamburg
This issue (September 2010) sees us preparing for SMM. With the Hamburg-based show claimed to be bigger than ever before we have to admit that it is something of a daunting prospect – we could spend all four days walking round the show talking to companies we know and still ...
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Expansion of marine technical consultancy services
BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys, a member of the BMT Group, has appointed Simon Burnay as the new director of the company’s marine consultancy support services which are available to shipowners, charterers, maritime lawyers and insurers.
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Meyer Werft secures another AIDA order
Carnival Corporation has ordered another 71,300gt cruise ship for its AIDA Cruises brand from German shipbuilder Meyer Werft.
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AET adds two newbuild product tankers
Continuing its expansion into the clean markets, the Kuala Lumpur based tanker operator AET recently formally accepted two newbuild 6,600dwt product tankers into its fleet.