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  • Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL Maritime (left) with Mikki Koskinen, managing director of ESL Shipping
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    ESL bulkers first for DNV GL rules

    2016-01-11T14:21:00Z

    Two dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers for Finnish owner ESL Shipping will be the first built to DNV GL’s new rules, released late last year.

  • Jon Childs of GE Power Conversions:  “The economic downturn is really forcing owners and operators to refocus”
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    Jon Childs: Out of the bottleneck

    2016-01-11T11:53:00Z

    Jon Childs of GE Power Conversions admits he “has been on something of a crusade” to make nailing down the most effective electrical installation less painful. But it took a neat turn of events to propel his ideas beyond the coffee machine, writes Stevie Knight.

  • The 7,000m3 LPG tanker Barbosa Lima Sobrinho is Promar's maiden vessel, and the second of six ordered from Vard by Transpetro
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    Vard Promar bears first fruit

    2016-01-11T11:47:00Z

    Global shipbuilder and designer Vard has delivered a 7,000m3 full-pressurised LPG carrier to Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro), the first vessel to be completed at the group’s newest yard, Vard Promar near Recife.

  • The new chemical tankers under construction at shipyards in Vietnam will feature a Wärtsilä integrated solution
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    Wartsila X-40 for Vietnamese chemical tanker

    2016-01-08T16:30:00Z

    Three new 21,800 dwt chemical tankers, under construction at two different shipyards in Vietnam, will feature integrated Wärtsilä propulsion and power generation systems.

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    Langh Tech takes control of DeltaLangh JV

    2016-01-07T17:22:00Z

    Langh Tech has acquired Deltamarin’s shares in scrubber and water treatment systems manufacturer DeltaLangh, taking full control of the company.

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    ABB introduces smart motion compensation

    2016-01-07T15:19:00Z

    ABB has introduced a new self-learning motion compensation system designed by MJR Power and Automation, the X-Wave.

  • Ships could be powered with fuel derived from paper waste streams
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    Biofuels: A force for good

    2016-01-07T12:12:00Z

    A new partnership between Goodfuels, Wärtsilä and Boskalis is testing the next generation of marine biofuels with a view to enhancing the performance of more demanding, lower quality fuels. Stevie Knight reports.

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    ExxonMobil brings mass flow metering to Hong Kong

    2016-01-07T12:11:00Z

    ExxonMobil has introduced the first independently accredited mass flow metering system (MFMS) in Hong Kong, following successful introduction of the system in Singapore.

  • Innovative ships committed long-term to transatlantic shipments of US shale gas
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    Embracing ethane

    2016-01-06T13:32:00Z

    Late last year The Motorship reported in-depth on the first of Evergas’ Dragon-class ethane carriers. At the Gas Fuelled Ships conference in November 2015 Carlo Contessi, general manager, Wärtsilä Italia, revealed how the company had adapted its four-stroke dual-fuel engines to run on ethane boil-off.

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    Panasia BWMS steps towards US approval

    2016-01-06T13:30:00Z

    Filter- and UV-based ballast water management system manufacturer Panasia has passed a crucial stage of testing for USCG type approval, without using the now-discounted Most Probable Number (MPN) method of sampling.

  • Hapag-Lloyd's 'Kuala Lumpur Express' can complete fuel switch in under four hours; older vessels can take up to 72 hours
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    Fuel switching on Hapag-Lloyd containerships

    2016-01-06T10:50:00Z

    Hapag-Lloyd has provided an insight into the fuel-switching procedure on its 8,750 teu containership ‘Kuala Lumpur Express’, which changes between HFO and MDO four times each tour.

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    Danish authorities strengthen sulphur enforcement

    2016-01-06T10:45:00Z

    The Environmental Protection Agency and the Danish Maritime Authority have published an action plan for 2016 in order to try and strengthen enforcement of regulations on ships’ sulphur emissions.

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    Rembe modifies safety equipment for LNG engines

    2016-01-06T09:38:00Z

    German safety and control specialist Rembe has installed modified explosion prevention equipment on board AG Ems’ LNG-fuelled ferry Ostfriesland.

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    Havyard wins live fish carrier order

    2016-01-05T14:15:00Z

    Havyard Ship Technology has delivered its newbuild fish carrier, Namsos, to owner Norsk Fisketransport (NFT).

  • Gibdock reports bookings sustained through the first quarters of 2016
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    Gibdock bookings surge for early 2016

    2016-01-04T11:18:00Z

    There has been a surge in bookings for Gidbock, from both new and repeat customers, into the first two quarters of 2016.

  • NES has delivered its first total electrical system for an icebreaker  for hull no. 122 'Aleut' HD843 ICE
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    NES wins new vessel contracts

    2015-12-31T11:41:00Z

    Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has delivered its first total electrical system for an icebreaker, hull no. 122 ''Aleut'' HD843 ICE, built at Havyard Leirvik for the Russian shipowner FEMCO.

  • Cruise ship Marco Polo leaves Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen
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    Marco Polo cruise ship leaves Damen Vlissingen

    2015-12-30T16:00:00Z

    Cruiseship, Marco Polo, owned by Global Maritime, has left Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DVS).

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    CIG delivers mega blocks

    2015-12-29T16:59:00Z

    Netherlands’ based shipbuilding, constructional design and production conglomerate, Central Industry Group (CIG), has delivered three mega blocks for a newbuild expedition support vessel being built by Kleven Verft AS Norway.

  • The vessel will be delivered by Myklebust Verft in September 2017 and is of NVC 374 WP design from Rolls-Royce
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    Fishing trawler contract for Kleven

    2015-12-29T16:35:00Z

    Kleven has signed a contract with the French fishery company Compagnie Des Peches Saint-Malo S.A. & SAS Comptoir Des Peches D’Europe Du Nord – Euronor, to build a new 80m long stern trawler.

  • IMO Tier III Certification with Hug Engineering SCR system
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    Hug Engineering SCR enables NOx certification

    2015-12-29T14:40:00Z

    Hug Engineering’s Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system has reached the stringent new IMO emissions certification for Tier III on Amels 188 yacht.