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  • Optimarin is strengthening ties with Höegh Autoliners Photo: Optimarin
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    Optimarin wins Hoegh Autoliner order

    2018-10-30T13:01:00Z

    Ballast water treatment supplier Optimarin has consolidated its relationship with Höegh Autoliners by securing a new agreement for ten retrofitted BWT systems.

  • 'Honfleur' will be distinguished in the Channel ferry market by an LNG-electric power installation (credit: FSG)
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    LNG breakthrough on cross-Channel market

    2018-10-30T12:58:00Z

    Brittany Ferries is set to break new technical ground in the cross-Channel market next year through the introduction of a 42,400gt ro-pax vessel incorporating electrical propulsion and LNG dual-fuel machinery, writes David Tinsley.

  • Replacing one engine with a battery system has saved around a tonne of fuel a day onboard OSV 'Viking Princess' (credit: Yaskawa Environmental Energy)
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    Eidesvik cuts installed power with hybrid OSV

    2018-10-30T10:39:00Z

    Norwegian ship owner Eidesvik has retrofitted battery technology onboard offshore supply vessel ‘Viking Princess’, removing one generator from the ship and saving a tonne of fuel a day.

  • Artist’s impression of the Norled hybrid plug-in ropax ferry Photo: Sembmarine
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    Sembmarine wins Norled electric ferry deal

    2018-10-29T14:54:00Z

    The design and construction of three identical battery-powered ropax ferries for Norled AS marks Sembcorp Marine’s entry into the ropax ferry design and construction niche segment.

  • Richard Greiner: "These latest predicted increases, whilst a cause for concern, should not unduly surprise or concern shipping" Photo: Moore Stephens
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    Ship operating costs expected to rise

    2018-10-29T14:36:00Z

    International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says that total vessel operating costs in the shipping industry are expected to rise by 2.7% in 2018 and by 3.1% in 2019.

  • MUM in drill corer configuration.
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    The ultimate MUM

    2018-10-29T10:38:00Z

    Mums multitask; we all know that. But this particular mum, or Modifiable Underwater Mothership (MUM), takes it to a whole new level, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Progress towards the global sulphur cap at MEPC73 was broadly welcomed by industry groups (credit: IMO)
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    IMO adopts carriage ban on high-sulphur fuel

    2018-10-29T08:23:00Z

    Ships without scrubbers will be unable to carry fuel with a sulphur content higher than 0.5% from March 2020 after the move was adopted by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last week.

  • Nylund at WinGD's RTX-5 test engine in Trieste (credit: WinGD)
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    A false ceiling for engine design

    2018-10-29T06:45:00Z

    Modern ship engines are often significantly over-specified because they are optimised for unrealistic operating requirements, according to a leading engine designer.

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    Havyard-designed ferries to use Rolls-Royce LNG solution

    2018-10-26T14:06:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine will provide LNG power and propulsion for four Ro-Pax cruise ferries of Havyard 923 design ordered by Havila Kystruten and due to be built by Spain’s Astillero Hijos de J. Barreras shipyard and Turkey’s Tersan yard.

  • Availability of 0.5% sulphur fuel will not be a problem if priced at US$90/tonne cheaper than 0.1% sulphur gasoil, a new analysis claims (credit: SEB)
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    SEB sees no fuel availability issues in 2020

    2018-10-26T12:34:00Z

    A new analysis from Nordic corporate bank SEB suggests that a compliant fuel price of just US$90 per tonne under that of gasoil will guarantee availability when IMO’s global sulphur limit comes into force in 2020.

  • Wayne Jones of MAN (left) and Sam Sannandeji of Modest Tree sign the virtual reality training contract (credit: Irving Shipbuilding)
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    First virtual training contract for MAN

    2018-10-26T11:27:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions and Canadian software developer Modest Tree are to develop a virtual reality training package for MAN engines onboard naval vessels under construction at Halifax Shipyard.

  • The ETB40 was launched at a ceremony in Shanghai hosted MAN’s two-stroke licensee, CSSC-MES Diesel Co Ltd (CMD) Photo: MAN
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    Electric turbo blower for Tier III compliance

    2018-10-25T16:10:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has launched its Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) electrical turbo blower ETB40 for which its already secured its first order.

  • Rivertrace Smart WiO Sensor
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    WiO sensor limits engine corrosion risk

    2018-10-25T16:02:00Z

    Ship operators can proactively limit the risk of engine and machinery corrosion with a new Water in Oil (WiO) sensor that continuously monitors dissolved water content in oil.

  • Mahinde Abeynaike (left) of Nauticor and Mikki Koskinen of ESL Shipping sign an LNG supply deal for ESL's gas-fuelled bulkers (credit: Nauticor)
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    Long-term LNG supply for ESL bulkers

    2018-10-25T15:14:00Z

    Finnish shipping company ESL has contracted Linde Group subsidiary Nauticor to supply LNG fuel for its new handysize bulk carriers ‘Hagga’ and ‘Viikki’ in the port of Oxelösund.

  • Holland America's 'Eurodam' is one of three cruise ships retrofitted with ABB shore power connections (credit: Holland America)
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    Holland America retrofits embrace shore power

    2018-10-25T14:21:00Z

    Holland America Line has retrofitted three cruise ships with shore power connectors supplied by ABB, with a further eight vessels due to install the technology.

  • A seconmd sister ship is planned for Hurtigruten's MGO-battery hybrid expedition cruiser 'Fridtjof Nansen' (credit: Hurtigruten)
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    Third hybrid expedition ship for Hurtigruten

    2018-10-25T12:23:00Z

    Norwegian cruise and ferry operator Hurtigruten has ordered a further hybrid cruise vessel from Kleven Verft which it says will have even bigger battery packs than its first two ships.

  • WinGD is looking to further expand its resources by opening a new engineering centre in China Photo: WinGD
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    WinGD opens Shanghai engineering centre

    2018-10-24T14:49:00Z

    Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd (WinGD) is establishing an engineering centre in Shanghai with China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co. Ltd (CSPI) in order to increase its technical capacities by 20%.

  • The programme of follow-up actions is intended to be used as a planning tool in meeting the timelines identified in the initial IMO strategy Photo: IMO/Flickr
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    IMO takes next steps to deliver GHG strategy

    2018-10-23T10:59:00Z

    Work to deliver the IMO initial strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships is moving forward with the approval of follow-up actions at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73).

  • Hybrid and digital solutions could make waiting at anchor for a berth a thing of the past (credit: IMO GloMEEP Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping)
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    Electrification and the just-in-time jigsaw

    2018-10-22T23:02:00Z

    Digitalisation and hybrid propulsion are the enablers that will make just-in-time sailing and all its emissions and cost-cutting benefits possible, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith.

  • Extremely versatile neo-Panamax PCTC: 'Titus' in Shanghai (credit: Wallenius Wilhelmsen)
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    New hero for the vehicle trades

    2018-10-22T22:46:00Z

    A further series of neo-Panamax vehicle carriers embodying the HERO (High Efficiency Ro-Ro) concept is being phased into the global liner service network maintained by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean, writes David Tinsley.