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  • Schottel has over 2200 sqm for the repair of propulsion systems
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    Schottel extends drive repair facilities

    2016-02-05T11:35:00Z

    German propulsion specialist Schottel has extended its repair facilities at its headquarters in Spay. Whereas only recently the space was used for manufacturing new drives the halls now offer ideal conditions over 2200 sqm for the repair of Schottel propulsion systems.

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    ABS publishes CyberSafety guidance

    2016-02-04T17:23:00Z

    ABS has published a guidance note to provide best practices for cyber security as a foundation element of overall safety and security within and across marine and offshore industries.

  • Aqualis will provide an engineering study of a new-build LNG barge
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    Aqualis Offshore contracted for LNG barge study

    2016-02-04T14:53:00Z

    Offshore marine and engineering consultancy, Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has been contracted by Korean-based Gas Entec Co. Ltd to provide an engineering study of a new-build LNG barge that will operate offshore the USA.

  • Older tankers may have loading computer systems without the stability features required by the latest amendments to the IBC and IGC codes
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    Tanker operators face stability instrument requirements

    2016-02-04T14:41:00Z

    Regulations which entered into force in January require tankers to demonstrate compliance with damage stability requirements by carrying a loading computer system (LCS).

  • Hyundai has developed its first HP SCR
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    Hyundai develops high pressure SCR system

    2016-02-03T13:30:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced production of its first High Pressure Selective Catalytic Reduction (HP SCR) system to reduce harmful NOx emissions from two-stroke engines.

  • Vessel Performance Analyzer (VesPA), GE Marine Mapping and now SeaStream Insight make up the company's digital marine portfolio
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    GE Marine reveals digital ambitions

    2016-02-03T13:18:00Z

    GE Marine’s plans to harness the group’s Industrial Internet will be realised this year when it launches what is claimed to be the market’s first truly predictive vessel monitoring system.

  • Management personnel of attended the signing of the MarineLine cargo tank coating contract
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    APC cargo tank coating for Scot Tanker

    2016-02-03T09:44:00Z

    Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has signed a contract with Scot Tanker for up to eight chemical tanker retrofits using the patented MarineLine polymer cargo tank coating system.

  • ABS and COSCO have signed a cooperation agreement to expand COSCO's trans-Arctic capabilities
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    COSCO enlists ABS for trans-Arctic projects

    2016-02-02T13:49:00Z

    Classification services provider, ABS, has joined forces with China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) to bring together technical capabilities on trans-Arctic shipping.

  • Optimarin wins order for 10 BWT systems for Atlantis Tankers
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    Atlantis Tankers orders ten Optimarin systems

    2016-02-02T11:27:00Z

    Optimarin has won a ten vessel contract from Atlantis Tankers Group and its management arm Armona Denizcilik.

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    Club warns of trawler refrigeration risks

    2016-02-01T15:08:00Z

    The ''A'' rated North P&I Club has joined forces with the Shipowners’ Club to publish a technical loss prevention briefing aimed at minimising the risk of gas leaks arising from poor operation and maintenance of refrigeration systems on fishing vessels.

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    DNV GL issues box cooler warning

    2016-02-01T11:26:00Z

    DNV GL has announced that it has experienced a number of vessels with severe corrosion of the steel structure in way of the box cooler.

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    Keppel and BG win Singapore LNG licence

    2016-01-28T10:17:00Z

    Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd and BG Group have been selected to supply LNG to vessels in the Port of Singapore.

  • New Twisted Trailing Edge Rudder from Becker Marine
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    Becker Marine Systems launches optimised rudder

    2016-01-27T16:52:00Z

    Becker Marine Systems has presented a new rudder profile, the optimised Schilling Twisted Trailing Edge Rudder.

  • Induction transfer charging and vacuum-suction mooring could eliminate the safety hazards and maintenance demands of ship to shore cabling for electric vessels
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    Wireless charging and mooring under development

    2016-01-27T14:58:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Cavotec are to jointly develop the world’s first marine wireless charging and mooring concept under an agreement signed announced this week.

  • The Permanent Magnet Shaft Generator will be provided to an LNG carrier
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    WE Tech receives LNG carrier order

    2016-01-26T14:06:00Z

    WE Tech Solutions Oy has received an order for the delivery of the Permanent Magnet Shaft Generator solution to an LNG carrier.

  • DESMI Ocean Guard pointed to a new campaign website launched by concerned UV system suppliers in support of the MPN method
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    Desmi Ocean Guard to appeal MPN decision

    2016-01-25T13:10:00Z

    The maker of RayClean ballast water management systems is to appeal the US Coast Guard’s decision not to allow the ‘most probable number’ sampling method for UV-based solutions.

  • The dual-fuelled version of NACKS' 28,000dwt multi-purpose vessel will be powered by a high-pressure MAN ME-GI engine
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    NACKS and LR develop dual-fuel MPV

    2016-01-25T10:01:00Z

    Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. (NACKS) and Lloyd’s Register have developed a dual-fuelled evolution to NACKS’ established multi-purpose vessel (MPV) design

  • A packed auditorium at the Grand Elysee on the second day of Gas Fuelled Ships 2015
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    Towards a gas-fuelled future

    2016-01-25T10:00:00Z

    While projections for the growth of LNG as a marine fuel vary widely, there is no doubting either its rapid development in recent years – evidenced by an ever widening range of marine applications – or its role in an increasingly diverse future fuel market. Both were the subject of ...

  • Dual-fuelled MAN engines of 11,060kW each will power the containerships, for delivery in November 2017
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    Four LNG-fuelled containerships for Brodosplit

    2016-01-25T09:59:00Z

    Brodosplit Shipping Company has ordered four dual-fuelled container vessels from Croatian shipbuilding sister company Brodosplit, for delivery in November 2017.

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    Container ships on the horizon

    2016-01-22T16:48:00Z

    Not every prediction from past volumes of The Motor Ship proves to be accurate: however, the lead article from the February 1966 issue was pretty much spot on.