Latest News – Page 291
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NewsA view from the mountaintop
Captain Richard von Berlepsch, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Management arm offered his thoughts to the Motorship in a wide-ranging interview at the shipping company’s Hamburg headquarters.
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NewsICS: concerns about British tanker in Strait of Hormuz
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has expressed concerns about the safety of seafarers and freedom of navigation after receiving reports that a British registered vessel, Stena Impero, has been diverted from its original course in the Strait of Hormuz while sailing in international waters.
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NewsSafe Bulkers installs scrubber system
Safe Bulkers, an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, has announced that the first scrubber has been successfully installed and commissioned on ‘MV Martine’, a Japanese, Post-Panamax class vessel, built in 2009.
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NewsINTERCARGO warns on 2020 sulphur cap implementation
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) has expressed its growing concern about introduction of the global sulphur cap on 1 January 2020, citing the scale of the challenge facing the industry and the need for a smooth transition.
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NewsVan Oord orders third Keppel dredger
Dutch marine contractor, Van Oord, has decided to use the option of ordering a third trailing suction hopper dredger at specialist shipbuilder, Keppel FELS.
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NewsTaking a long term view on EGCS
Sigurd Some Jenssen, Director of Exhaust Gas Treatment at Wärtsilä, took time out of his busy schedule during Nor-Shipping 2019 to discuss the current state of the market with The Motorship.
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NewsDNV GL offers online Ship Implementation Plan through Veracity
As the days count down to the entry into force of the 2020 0.5% sulphur cap, preparation is key. DNV GL offers a free web-based application of the Ship Implementation Plan (SIP) that ship owners and managers can use to prepare vessel-specific SIPs and maintain an overview of their fleet. ...
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NewsDutch bag new German LNG conversion
Dutch shipbuilders have won the third prestigious LNG project to be launched by Emden-based shipping group AG Ems - which pioneered German passenger ship LNG propulsion in 2015, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsMacGregor to acquire TTS Group ASA
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a clearance decision from the Chinese competition regulator, SAMR, for the company’s acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group ASA.
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NewsWind propulsion project launched
ABS and MARIN have launched a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate methods of assessing the performance of wind-assisted shipping propulsion technologies.
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NewsCOLOMBO DOCKYARD DELIVERS CABLE LAYING VESSEL
Colombo Dockyard has delivered a modern Cable Laying Vessel to Kokusai Cable Ship Co. Ltd. (KCS). KDDI Cable Infinity successfully reached Yokohama port, Japan on 7 July 2019.
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NewsGE supplies first hybrid CODAG package to Italian OPV
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri launched Paolo Thaon di Revel, the first of a new series of multipurpose offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the Italian navy, at Muggiano shipyard in La Spezia on 15 June.
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NewsViking signs major HydroPen contract
Safety solution company, Viking Life-Saving Equipment, has signed a fleetwide contract with a major container shipping operator to integrate the HydroPen System for container firefighting.
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NewsGermany ratifies Hong Kong convention
Germany has become the 13th state to become a party to the International Maritime Organization''s (IMO) Hong Kong convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.
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NewsAuto berthing project aids safety research
A demonstration test to explore the safety capabilities of auto berthing and un-berthing has been completed using the TUMST training ship ‘Shioji Maru’.
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NewsBHP issues first tender for LNG-fuelled bulkers
BHP has released the world’s first bulk carrier tender for LNG-fuelled transport for up to 27 million tonnes of its iron ore.
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NewsABS and MOL sign next gen VLECs MoU
ABS and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on up to 14 new gas carriers. The agreement covers seven newbuild Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) and up to seven newbuild LNG carriers designed to carry gas from the US to China and ...
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NewsNew PBST air management systems brand launched
The air management systems of MAN Energy Solutions and Czech turbocharger manufacturer PBS Turbo are to sold under a new PBST brand, the company announced in a release today. Under the PBST name, marine customers will in future be able to find a wide range of technologies for turbocharging and ...
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NewsMAN ES, DSME and HSD sign engine digitization agreement
On 11 July MAN Energy Solutions, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and HSD Engine (HSD) signed a strategic agreement to cooperate in the field of marine engine systems digitization. The agreement was signed in Copenhagen. Continuing a long relationship, the companies now aim to define a framework for future ...
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NewsOptimising operations with digital services
Ulstein and Schottel have joined forces to take the next step in automation and digitalisation within marine operations with the takeover by Schottel of half of former Ulstein subsidiary, Ulstein Blue CTRL.
