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NewsNorsepower gets class approval for rotor sail
Clean technology company, Norsepower Oy, has been awarded the first ever type approval design certificate granted to an auxiliary wind propulsion system onboard a commercial ship.
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NewsCaterpillar Marine helps cut emissions
Caterpillar Marine has developed new technology solutions for European Union (EU) inland waterway (IWW) vessels, designed to comply with the next generation of regulatory emissions required for EU IWW applications.
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NewsOptimarin obtains 24-hour USCG holding time
Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) has received approval from the US Coast Guard (USCG) to lower its required holding time to just 24 hours for all water salinities.
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NewsBIMCO gives award to COSCO chairman
Captain Xu Lirong, Chairman of COSCO Shipping, received public recognition for his service to the shipping industry when he received the President’s Award at BIMCO’s Shanghai Conference and Award dinner.
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NewsMAN ES unveils new digital platform, MAN CEON
MAN Energy Solutions has launched a new digital platform, MAN CEON, which will collect and evaluate operating and sensor data, and enable real-time monitoring of marine engines.
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NewsRAISING THE BAR IN CARGO DREDGER DESIGN
Representing the start of the modernisation of a fleet purpose-designed for the task of dredging and transporting marine aggregates from around the UK coast, the 103-metre CEMEX Go Innovation is due to be handed over by her Romanian builder towards the end of 2019, David Tinsley writes.
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NewsTotal Lubmarine to host Sulphur Cap forums
Total is to host a series of forums for market participants to discuss the technical issues associated with the establishment of the Global Sulphur Cap.
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NewsING and EIB fund Spliethoff green retrofit
Dutch bank, ING, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have agreed to fund Dutch ship management company, Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor, for the retrofitting of 42 vessels with exhaust gas cleaning systems and ballast water management systems.
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NewsCosta Cruises sails into Chinese market
Italian cruise line, Costa Cruises, has taken delivery of the company''s first ship designed specifically for the Chinese market.
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NewsDock No. 2 Dock completed at DACKS in China
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announced that construction of the first vessel at its newly inaugurated No. 2 Dock at its Chinese joint venture DACKS began on Friday 1 March. The vessel was a 61,000-dwt bulk carrier to be delivered to China''s CMB Financial Leasing.
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NewsMaersk Tankers to install scrubbers on LR2 vessels
Maersk Tankers is to retrofit one LR2 vessel in the Maersk Product Tanker fleet with a scrubber system, and has ordered a further three scrubber systems for LR2 newbuilds to comply with the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.
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NewsHavila Kystruten ferries to feature 6.1MWh Corvus ESS
The largest marine battery installations on a hybrid-powered vessel will be integrated into four Norwegian coastal cruise ships set to be delivered for Havila Kystruten from 2020.
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NewsDamen close to completing dual-fuel conversion
Shipbuilder and repairer Damen has nearly completed the conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel LNG and MGO capability, launching the Samuel de Champlain from its Dunkerque facility on 27 February. The conversion will be the first of its kind in Europe.
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NewsBULKER DESIGN OPTIMISED FOR AUSTRALIAN TRADE
Constructed in Japan to the largest dimensions for access to the Australian east coast port of Newcastle, the 207,805dwt bulk carrier CSK Zephyr recently entered service under long-term charter to NYK Line, David Tinsley writes.
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NewsDigitalising the fleet of tomorrow
While performance optimisation is as old as the sea, or seafaring itself, the introduction of quantitative assessment models early this century has transformed the market. Eniram, a Wärtsilä company, was an early entrant into the market in 2005 and has been a data-led business since the start, Andrew Rayner, sales ...
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NewsWärtsilä in MSCL maintenance deal
Global technology group, Wärtsilä, has signed an optimised maintenance agreement with Marine Service Company Ltd (MSCL), a Saudi Arabian tug operator.
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NewsSEA\LNG commissions LNG study
SEA\LNG, a coalition aiming to accelerate the adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, believes LNG is a viable pathway to meet the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) targets.
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NewsUlstein unveils latest in X-JACK series
Norway-based Ulstein Group has unveiled a new heavy lift jack-up design developed to meet the offshore wind industry''s need for cost-efficient wind turbine installation vessels.
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NewsRolls-Royce wins Havila EMS contract
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has won a contract to install its next generation Energy Management System (EMS) across nine vessels in the Norwegian Havila Shipping fleet.
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NewsFlagstad-Andersen appointed as DNV GL North Europe manager
DNV GL-Maritime has appointed Tuva Flagstad-Andersen as the new regional manager for North Europe from 1 January 2019.
