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  • Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Kai Låtun noted Yara Marine was the first to have completed a MARPOL test on a hybrid inline system for such a large engine.
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    Yara Marine installs inline scrubber for 80MW ULCC engine

    2019-04-02T11:08:00Z

    Emissions abatement specialist Yara Marine Technologies has successfully installed the world’s highest capacity inline hybrid scrubber aboard an ultra large capacity containership (ULCC) fitted with an 80MW capacity two-stroke engine.

  • The IMO’s fifth meeting of the Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) sub-committee produced draft methanol and ethanol fuel guidelines in 2018. (Credit: IMO)
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    Antwerp launches methanol project

    2019-04-01T18:17:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp is leading a new pilot project which aims to produce 4,000-8,000t of sustainable methanol per year, and aims to introduce a methanol-fuelled tug in the near future.

  • MHI recently launched a successor, the MET-MBII, to the MET-MB, its current axial flow turbocharger for two-stroke engines (pictured).
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    MHI to unveil new four-stroke turbocharger series at CIMAC

    2019-04-01T17:39:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is set to unveil a new generation of its radial turbocharger for four-stroke engines (MET-ER) at the CIMAC conference in Vancouver in June 2019.

  • The Kaimana Hila, along with sistership Daniel K. Inouye, will serve the line between the western US seaboard and Hawaii.
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    PSI delivers LNG containership to Matson Navigation

    2019-04-01T13:22:00Z

    Philly Shipyard (PSI), the subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA, delivered the second dual-fuel Aloha Class containership, Kaimana Hila, to Matson Navigation Company.

  • Cosco Shipping is committed to green technology Photo: Cosco Shipping Lines
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    Cosco Shipping committed to green technology

    2019-04-01T12:37:00Z

    Cosco Shipping Lines has completed a successful pilot installation of scrubber systems on two vessels and plans to roll out more in the future.

  • Rolls-Royce has completed the sale of its Commercial Marine business Photo: Rolls-Royce
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    RR completes Commercial Marine sale

    2019-04-01T12:27:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has completed the sale of its Commercial Marine business to Kongsberg in Norway.

  • STX Engine appointed Song Jong-geun as president on 27 March
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    STX Engine appoints new president

    2019-04-01T11:44:00Z

    Korean-based marine engine manufacturer STX Engine appointed a new president, Song Jong-geun, on 27 March.

  • The Switch's new range of standardised motors use permanent magnet technology, permitting higher operational speeds, without any efficiency penalty. (Credit: The Switch)
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    Yaskawa eyes new blower growth areas

    2019-03-29T18:24:00Z

    Finland-based The Switch sees product areas such as EGR or air lubrication as market opportunities for its latest range of motors and drives, writes Samantha Fisk.

  • Visser Shipping has ordered hybrid-ready EGCS systems from Netherlands-based supplier, Value Maritime, for three of its fleet of container ships, such as the 141-metre long 809 TEU Sven D (pictured).
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    Boxship owner books EGCSs from new Dutch supplier

    2019-03-29T16:21:00Z

    New Netherlands-based exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) supplier Value Maritime has booked a deal to supply three Visser Shipping container ships with hybrid ready scrubbers, with an option for a fourth installation.

  • Decarbonisation, dual-fuel and digital engine technologies will be focus areas for the new test engine in Copenhagen
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    MAN Energy Solutions to develop second test engine in 2019

    2019-03-29T13:55:00Z

    Engine designer MAN Energy Solutions is to double its test engine capacity at its research and development centre in Copenhagen, Denmark.

  • ClassNK has released guidelines helping shipowners protect themselves against cyber attacks Photo: ClassNK
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    ClassNK releases cyber security guidelines

    2019-03-29T13:49:00Z

    Classification society, ClassNK, has outlined its basic approach to ensuring onboard cyber security for ships.

  • Green Ship of the Future is exploring how well existing technologies reduce harmful emissions Photo: Green Ship of the Future
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    GSF launches retrofit project

    2019-03-29T13:36:00Z

    Non-profit organisation, Green Ship of the Future (GSF), has launched a series of projects exploring how existing technologies can help reduce harmful emissions from shipping in the short term.

  • Geir Håøy
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    Kongsberg takeover targets “strategic growth”

    2019-03-28T16:12:00Z

    The motivation behind Kongsberg Group’s surprise acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine was “strategic growth” and the opportunity to move closer towards becoming a “complete solutions provider”, the Group’s CEO has said.

  • Valmet is to supply exhaust gas cleaning system to DSME for seven HMM 23,000 TEU newbuilds. (credit: Hyundai PR Centre)
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    Valmet to supply hybrid scrubbers for HMM containerships

    2019-03-28T13:45:00Z

    Valmet will supply hybrid exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) for seven newbuilding 23,000 TEU container vessels, which are being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine.

  • The UK P&I Club has opened a new office in Rotterdam in the Netherlands Photo: UK P&I Club
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    UK P&I Club opens Rotterdam office

    2019-03-28T11:49:00Z

    Shipping insurance company, the UK P&I Club has won approval from the Netherland’s financial regulator for a licence for its Rotterdam-based subsidiary UK P&I Club NV (UKNV).

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    Lloyd’s Register verifies Genoil’s desulph demonstration

    2019-03-28T11:32:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has independently verified the results of a heavy fuel oil (HFO) desulphurisation demonstration carried out by Genoil Inc., a clean technology engineering company.

  • The 'MS Karnika' is set to launch the Indian domestic cruise industry Photo: BSCS
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    Bernhard Schulte cruises into India

    2019-03-28T11:30:00Z

    In support of India’s first domestic cruise operation, Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services (BSCS) has been awarded technical management of Jalesh Cruises’ new vessel.

  • Repairs on the Viking Sky at Kristiansund are expected to begin in the coming days (credit: Erik Johan Landa, NMA)
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    Low oil supply caused Viking Sky engine shutdown: NMA

    2019-03-28T10:56:00Z

    The engine shutdown suffered by the cruise vessel Viking Sky off the Norwegian coast on 23 March was caused by low oil pressure, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) announced in preliminary findings on 27 March.

  • IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim and Mr. Koji Tsuruoka, ambassador and permanent representative to the IMO (credit: IMO)
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    Japan ratifies Hong Kong convention

    2019-03-27T18:32:00Z

    Japan has become the tenth state to become a party to the International Maritime Organization''s (IMO) Hong Kong convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.

  • AS Tallink Grupp and Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) agreed an EUR250m ropax construction contract, the second of 2019 for RMC.
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    Tallink awards RMC EUR250m ropax contract

    2019-03-27T18:11:00Z

    AS Tallink Grupp, the Baltic cruise and ferry operator, has ordered a ropax ferry from Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC). The vessel is scheduled for delivery in early 2022.