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Measuring fuel quality
There is more reason than ever for ship operators to look more closely at how fuel quality can affect engine and vessel performance, writes Larry Rumbol, marine condition monitoring market development manager, ?Parker Kittiwake.
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NewsThe ‘all or nothing’ of ice design
“The problem is with ice is that it’s all or nothing,” says Arto Uuskallio of Aker Arctic. “It’s the nature of the physics: it’s either frozen or liquid.”
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News€3.5 billion German order takes shape
The ten new cruise ships ordered just this week from the shipyards making up Germany’s new Lloyd Werft Group by owners Genting Hong Kong are worth €3.5 billion, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsSchottel launches high-performance nozzle
Schottel has announced that its new high performance nozzle is now available in the Rudderpropper range.
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NewsA place for big ideas
Heavy fuel oil is ‘discouraged’ in the Arctic and completely banned in the Antarctic, which means there is a greater emphasis on low-pollution propulsion, for example LNG, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsMTU develops high-speed pure gas engine
Rolls-Royce’s high speed engine unit MTU is developing the first high-speed marine engines to operate on pure gas, with first applications planned on European ferries.
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NewsWhich way repair after German yard changes?
The dust is settling after yet another corporate reshuffle in German shipbuilding, but it remains to be seen if the latest changes will also benefit the repair and conversion sector as well as newbuilding, writes Tom Todd
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Finning calls for accurate fuel monitoring
Finning UK and Ireland is urging all ship operators to implement accurate monitoring technology to document fuel consumption.
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NewsSembcorp Marine Brazil yard completes debut repair
Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA), Sembcorp Marine’s Brazilian subsidiary, has successfully completed the yard’s first vessel repair project.
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NewsMitsubishi acquisition to bolster gas-fuelled business
Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe’s (MTEE) new acquisition and merger of Norwegian Gas & Diesel Power AS (G&DP) has been finalised.
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NewsIncrease in oil condition monitoring
Shell Marine Products (SMP) has analysed over 50,000 cylinder drain oils samples via its Shell Rapid Lubricants Analysis (RLA) service for which it says demand has grown rapidly.
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NewsAkzoNobel carbon credits for Neda Maritime
Neda Maritime Agency has been awarded carbon credits through a methodology developed by AkzoNobel’s marine coatings business.
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OceanSaver completes USCG testing
OceanSaver has finalised all testing which is required for the US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval application of ballast water management systems.
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NewsEfficiency and compliance in focus in Hamburg
The Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference concluded last week with a strong second day highlighting several technical challenges caused by shipping’s evolving regulatory framework.
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NewsABB propulsion for Chinese built icebreaker
ABB’s Azipod propulsion system will power a Chinese polar science research icebreaker, the first vessel of its type to be built in China.
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NewsDutch set up outfitting yard in Germany
Dutch Shipyard Royal Bodewes has sent the first of two sea-going newbuildings to neighbouring Germany to be fitted out after creating a new outfitting yard in Papenburg in space rented from local shipowner Schulte & Bruns, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsThird Shell LNG OSV deployed
Shell Offshore has marked the delivery of the third LNG powered offshore supply vessel (OSV) in Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
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ABS brings industry leaders together in standardisation project
Classification society, ABS, convened industry partners at the Offshore Technology Conference on May 4 to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a unified joint industry project (JIP) for standardisation.
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NewsPhase in global sulphur cap, study urges
The conclusion of a supplementary study on marine fuel availability by Navigistics Consulting and EnSys Energy was among revelations on the first day of The Motorship’s 38th Propulsion & Emissions Conference.
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NewsMagnet shaft generator
WE Tech Solutions has received an order to deliver its direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator solutions.
