Latest News – Page 269
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NewsPolish Navy takes receipt of ASD tugs
The first of a total of six multi-role tugs built by Remontowa Shipyard in Poland has recently been delivered to the Polish Navy.
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NewsMHI stabilises polar cruise ships
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME) has received orders for retractable fin stabilisers for two luxury expedition vessels being built by Helsinki Shipyard of Finland.
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NewsKongsberg to equip polar cruise ships
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract worth approximately NOK300 million to equip three adventure cruise ships for Portuguese company, Mystic Cruises, with a fourth to follow.
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NewsHøglund to supply FGSS to Tallink newbuild ferry
Marine solution company, Høglund, will supply Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) with a fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for Tallink Group’s LNG-fuelled newbuild, MySTAR.
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NewsWhite paper examines DF auxiliary engine lubrication
Chevron Marine has released a white paper focusing on issues surrounding the lubrication of dual-fuel engines that run regularly on either fuel oils or LNG. The paper also examines some of the particular issues relating to four-stroke engines, which are installed on around three quarters of ships using LNG as ...
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NewsClass approval for first PBST SCR-HP units
The first PBST-branded and -built cluster-3 SCR-HP (Selective Catalytic Reduction – High Pressure) system has passed its approval test. The system’s approval certification and engine test was carried out at MAKITA’s works, under observation by class society ClassNK.
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NewsApp helps find best fuel prices
Fleet operator SAL Heavy Lift has hired Inatech, a unit of Glencore, to ensure compliance with new low-sulphur emissions rules and optimise bunker strategies.
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NewsApp helps source best fuels and lubricants
A new online platform has been developed to help ship operators source marine fuels and lubricants in ports across the world.
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NewsMAN to roll out cybersecurity initiative for ME engines
MAN Energy Solutions has developed a new cybersecurity system, EngineVault, that will protect main-engine networks from online and physical cyberattacks.
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NewsThe Future is Electric – Let us safeguard it
Ian C Evans, Principal Electrical Engineer, Harmonic Solutions Marine presents an overview of some of the solutions to poor power quality in the second of his articles on the subject.
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NewsWärtsilä LFSS in two-stroke engine first
In a world first, technology group Wärtsilä’s liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fuel supply system (LFSS) has successfully completed full scale testing with a full sized two-stroke marine engine burning LPG as fuel.
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NewsMAN wins RCN tug engines contract
Ocean Industries has placed an order with MAN for eight IMO Tier III-compliant engines in connection with the construction of four ASD tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy.
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NewsNew cavity pump from Allweiler
Allweiler has launched the next-generation AEB-DE progressing cavity pump series of four pump sizes that share one installation footprint and are capable of bi-directional flow.
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NewsJust-in-time sailing success for Wärtsilä
Technology group Wärtsilä, together with project partners Carnival Maritime and HVCC Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC), have successfully implemented and tested a new solution for just-in-time sailing.
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NewsFirst configurable hybrid transmission for ZF Marine
ZF Marine has launched the company''s first hybrid-capable transmission that can be installed in both V drive and down angle positions. The ZF 5200 A/V PTI has a wide range of transmission ratios and also offers space-saving possibilities for shipyards and designers seeking to maximise cargo (or passenger) capacity.
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NewsOEM impressions on operational performance post-sulphur cap
The switchover from HSFO to VSLFO fuel after 1 January 2020 has been well-managed and most difficulties have been minor and handled within the company, ship operators, ship owners and OEMs agree. The transition had been billed as one of the largest changes ever experienced in the industry, and initial ...
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NewsHIS high-speed camera system from Kistler
Kistler is adding a new product to its portfolio - the innovative HIS high-speed camera system with optical probes to visualise the combustion process in engines.
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NewsTurkish tug fitted with Schottel bestseller
Schottel has won a deal with Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine to provide propulsion units for a newly built escort and harbour tug.
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NewsDNV GL awards new fire safety notation to Gulsun series
Speaking at a press conference in London yesterday, DNV GL – Maritime ceo Knut Orbeck-Nilssen announced that class society DNV GL had updated its class rules and launched a voluntary ‘FCS’ notation for container vessels.
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NewsWind propulsion unit commercially installed
The first commercial retrofit of eConowind’s Ventifoil unit for wind-assisted ship propulsion has taken place on Jan van Dam Shipping’s 3,600 DWT general cargo vessel ''MV Ankie''.
