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Waste heat recovery system partner sought
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a tender for a partner to manage procurement and manufacture of a waste heat recovery system delivering fuel efficiencies of at least 8%, and to demonstrate the technology on a sea-going vessel.
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NewsHatch cover maintenance planning cuts drydocking costs
Cargo access specialist Cargo Care Solutions has emphasised the benefits of greater planning in maintenance of hatch covers during drydocking to reduce costs and meet growing logistical challenges.
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NewsParker Kittiwake joins fuel standards disapproval
Parker Kittiwake has joined the debate about proposed amendments to the ISO 8217 marine fuel standard as voting closes, warning that changes could have a significant impact on fuel quality and vessel performance.
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Fincantieri dry docks work
Dry dock work has started on the fourth of six cruise ships by Fincantieri for Viking Ocean Cruises.
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NewsMAN order for Jiangsu Haihong
Jiangsu Haihong Engineering Technology has ordered four MAN 32/40 engines as well as an order for two 8000m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers.
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Marine Ahoy wins Wärtsilä contest
Marina Ahoy has won the Wärtsilä Marine Mastermind innovation contest which was launched in October 2015 in connection with Slush.
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NewsAVIC to build Stena ferry quartet
Stena has signed a contract for four ro-pax ferries, heralded as the ‘most fuel efficient in the world, to be built by AVIC International Ship Development at its Weihai yard.
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NewsESL Shipping and Finferries join autonomy project
Dry bulk operator ESL Shipping and ferry company Finferries have joined the consortium studying Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications (AAWA) as the Rolls-Royce led project enters the next stage.
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News‘World first’ for MAN Diesel
MAN Diesel & Turbo has delivered what it calls the ‘world’s first’ IMO Certified two-stroke engine with Tier III NOx control to Hyundai’s Ship Building Division (HHI-SBD).
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NewsDamen upgrades idled CN Bulkers vessels
Damen has completed maintenance and surveys to reactivate four bulk carriers recently acquired at auction by CN Bulkers, a joint venture between Universal Shipping & Trading & NedNor.
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NewsWärtsilä to design jack-up vessel
Wärtsilä Ship Design has been contracted by an unnamed Chinese yard to design a new jack-up lift vessel in collaboration with lift boat specialist Altis.
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NewsNSK designs krill trawler conversion
NSK Ship Design has signed a contract with China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC). the owner of one of the world''s largest fishing fleets, to convert a conventional trawler into a krill trawler and krill meal production vessel.
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NewsFirst Wärtsilä X62DF for LNG carrier
Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and Doosan Engine Co have demonstrated the first Wärtsilä X62DF dual-fuel two-stroke engine for a commercial application.
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NewsCall to commit to reduced emissions
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has called on the IMO to show its true commitment to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from shipping at the forthcoming Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 69) beginning on 18 April 2016.
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NewsMacGregor equipment for new ESL bulkers
MacGregor has agreed an order to deliver equipment packages to ESL Shipping for its two new 25,600 dwt dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers.
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NewsAdvanced sensors on trial for Finferries
Rolls-Royce and partners are to test a fusion of advanced sensor technologies onboard a Finferries vessels in the next stage of a project studying remote control and autonomous ships.
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NewsDamen helps owners repurpose PSVs
Damen Shipyards Group has been helping ship owners to minimise idle vessel costs during the oil exploration slowdown by repurposing vessels to other sectors including aquaculture, container transport and defence.
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Bio-Sea conducts new USCG testing
Bio-Sea is the latest company to confirm that it is testing its UV-filtration ballast water treatment system to the USCG-approved CMFDA sampling method.
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NewsMHI trials new alloy for exhaust valves
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has more than doubled the lifetime of exhaust valves on its two-stroke diesel engines using a new alloy developed by Daido Steel Co.
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NewsDeal for five next-generation passenger ships
Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation have finalised a contract for the construction of five next-generation passenger ships.
