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    Harris Pye sees surge in scrubber uptake

    2016-08-19T10:03:00Z

    An increasing number of cruise vessels are adopting sulphur scrubbers as a solution to MARPOL Annex VI, regulation 14 requirements brought into effect last year, Harris Pye Engineering Group has reported.

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    Driving data quality and openness

    2016-08-19T08:02:00Z

    Under the guidance of a former Maersk and ABS vessel performance specialist, a small Danish company with government backing is taking on two of the toughest challenges facing operators as they plan their digital migration, writes Gavin Lipsith

  • Progressive platform: A focus on green propulsion and digitisation will keep  big industry challenges front of mind for SMM visitors
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    SMM moves with the times

    2016-08-19T07:56:00Z

    With an expected 50,000 visitors and a sold-out exhibition featuring more than 2,100 companies, the SMM fair in Hamburg this month is growing even as many in the maritime industry struggle. But in its choice of focus areas – digitisation and green propulsion – it is very much on trend.

  • Bestobell innovated its valve design to ensure that the valves could operate efficiently using electric actuators
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    Parker valves for Arctic vessels

    2016-08-18T15:32:00Z

    Parker Bestobell Marine, the cryogenic valve expert, has received a major new order from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea to supply cryogenic valves for three new Arctic LNG carriers.

  • Delegates from Meyer Turku and TUI Cruises attend the steel cutting ceremony for the new 'Mein Schiff 1'
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    Production begins on new TUI Cruises ship

    2016-08-18T10:44:00Z

    Meyer Turku shipyard has cut steel for the first of a new generation of ‘Mein Schiff’ cruise vessels for TUI Cruises.

  • The vessel will be the first on-site fish harvester built by Kleven, and the second vessel ordered by DESS Aquaculture
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    Kleven to build advanced fish harvesting vessel

    2016-08-18T10:26:00Z

    Kleven has been awarded a contract to build an on-site fish harvesting vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design, for a joint venture between Marine Harvest Group and Deep Sea Supply.

  • The QT50 valve actuator, for ball and butterfly valves up to 80mm in diameter, is Eltorque's most compact to date
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    Eltorque launches compact valve actuator

    2016-08-18T09:56:00Z

    Norwegian electronic valve control specialist Eltorque has launched what it claims is the most compact and sophisticated valve actuator in its portfolio.

  • A new lightweight design fro the LM2500 will be available from the fourth quarter of 2018
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    GE to modernise LM2500 turbine

    2016-08-18T08:04:00Z

    GE Marine Solutions has started a modernisation programme for its LM2500 gas turbine, that it says will dramatically reduce weight and lifecycle costs.

  • The Wärtsilä VS 6215 ST 82m stern trawler design has a unique aft ship layout
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    Wärtsilä's new stern trawler design

    2016-08-17T14:21:00Z

    Wärtsilä Ship Design has introduced a new optimised stern trawler design that it says will reduce fuel consumption and notably increase overall vessel efficiency compared to others currently on the market.

  • ExxonMobil said the MFMS can save an estimated US$5,000 and up to three hours per delivery
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    ExxonMobil expands Hong Kong mass flow metering

    2016-08-16T15:50:00Z

    ExxonMobil has introduced its second independently accredited mass flow metering system (MFMS) in Hong Kong onboard the bunker vessel, ‘Anelly’.

  • Calnetix will supply the Carefree Integrated Power Module (IPM)
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    Shipboard heat recovery agreement

    2016-08-15T12:17:00Z

    Calnetix Technologies has signed an exclusive manufacturing agreement with Tokyo Boeki Machinery Ltd for the Hydrocurrent Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) 125 EJW shipboard heat recovery system.

  • At the heart of MTU's new pure gas engine lies a control system, fed by in-cylinder pressure sensors, that can offer diesel-like performance
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    MTU places pure gas marker

    2016-08-15T10:01:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Power Systems is leveraging one of its most successful ranges, the MTU 4000 series, in a major debut in the gas-fuelled high-speed marine engine market. ''The Motorship'' speaks to Udo Sander, director of gas engine development, MTU about the landmark project.

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    Chugoku adds Selektope to antifouling paint

    2016-08-12T14:29:00Z

    Chugoku Marine Paints (CMP) has launched its first branded marine coatings to feature the antifouling ingredient, Selektope.

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    BWMS sampling technology advances

    2016-08-11T17:24:00Z

    Sea-Bird Scientific is advancing technology for the rapid viability assessment of phytoplankton, designed specifically for ballast water analysis.

  • Damen’s InvaSave has successfully completes tests
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    Port ballast water solution approval

    2016-08-11T15:26:00Z

    Damen Green Solutions’ InvaSave technology has completed shipboard testing onboard the Henrike Schepers.

  • Damen’s InvaSave has successfully completes tests
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    Damen completes testing for port BWMS

    2016-08-11T15:22:00Z

    Damen Green Solutions’ InvaSave technology has completed shipboard testing onboard the Henrike Schepers.

  • 'Queen Mary 2' makes its way into a snugly fitting Elbe Dock 17 at the start of its three-week overhaul
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    Royal refit as Blohm+Voss unites

    2016-08-11T08:27:00Z

    Just two months after a restructure that merged the ship repair and other yard activities of Hamburg’s Blohm+Voss, the company has confirmed its strength in the cruise sector with major works on Cunard flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’. Gavin Lipsith reports.

  • Figure 1: Schematic of ship diesel-electric propulsion system
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    Improving engine robustness for diesel electric vessels

    2016-08-11T08:19:00Z

    At The Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference in May, Ricardo UK presented a tool for evaluating how a multi-engine diesel electric vessel’s reliability could be boosted by advanced engine control, with or without an energy storage device. Here we present the paper, authored by Jonathan Brown, James Manuelyan, Pascal Revereault, ...

  • Alfa Laval PureSOx being installed on board Containerships VIII at GermaAlfa Laval PureSOx being installed on board Containerships VIII at German Dry Docksn Dry Docks
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    HP Wegener saves €1.5m with scrubber installation

    2016-08-10T09:45:00Z

    Reederei HP Wegener has installed the Alfa Laval PureSOx on two container vessels as a solution for meeting sulphur emission limits.

  • Damen Shipyards Antalya is rapidly expanding the diversity of vessels it builds
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    Quality assurance for Damen Antalya

    2016-08-10T09:21:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Antalya has secured ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification coinciding with a period of rapid expansion seeing the addition of three new production halls over just two years.