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  • Roman (left), event moderator Bill Lines, Aabo and Räss formed an expert panel to discuss the rapidly evolving challenges to cylinder lubrication
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    Evolving engine condition challenges

    2015-12-21T21:10:00Z

    Engine designers MAN Diesel & Turbo and Winterthur Gas & Diesel discussed how new engine designs and tunings, as well as new fuels, are raising tribology challenges at an event hosted by Total Lubmarine in London in November.

  • CSCL has signed several long-term service arrangements with ABB Turbocharging, with one covering vessels including the giant 'CSCL Globe'
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    CSCL contracts ABB for turbocharger services

    2015-12-21T21:08:00Z

    China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has signed an operation performance package (OPAC) covering 113 turbochargers with ABB Turbocharging, the third and biggest such agreement between the two companies.

  • The hybrid scrubber systems from Alfa Laval will be installed on Buss Shipping vessels operating entirely in ECAs, and frequently in low-alkalinity waters
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    Buss Shipping installs PureSOx scrubbers

    2015-12-21T20:52:00Z

    Two containerships operated by Hamburg-based Buss Shipping will install PureSOx scrubbers from Alfa Laval in early 2016 – a move said to secure valuable fuel economy in the competitive charter market.

  • The Denmark-bound 'KatExpress 3', under construction by Incat in Tasmania, will be the latest of three ships to feature Wärtsilä waterjets.
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    Wärtsilä waterjets for Incat fast ferry

    2015-12-21T20:36:00Z

    Incat Tasmania has specified Wärtsilä waterjets and controls for a new fast ferry being built for Danish operator Mols-Linien.

  • DNV GL surveyors tested a camera-equipped drone
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    DNV GL tests drone inspection at Remontowa

    2015-12-21T16:25:00Z

    DNV GL has completed several tests at the Romontova shipyard using drones to support the hull survey of two vessels.

  • CME has announced that the LNG bunker barge scheduled for 2016
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    North American LNG barge scheduled for 2016

    2015-12-18T12:05:00Z

    Clean Marine Energy LLC (CME) has announced that North America’s first LNG bunker barge is scheduled to be launched in February 2016.

  • MAN 8L51/60DF four-stroke engine
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    MAN propulsion for offshore installation vessel

    2015-12-17T17:06:00Z

    MAN Diesel and Turbo has signed a contact with Sembcorp Marine in Singapore to supply the dual-fuel propulsion system.

  • Yara calls its inline scrubber system a simple and cost-efficient solution to fight air pollution at sea
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    Largest scrubber system sets sail

    2015-12-16T23:33:00Z

    Norway’s Yara Marine Technologies has equipped a Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) cruise ship with five new SOx scrubbers to improve both efficiency and performance.

  • Partnership offers marine industry full compliance package for ballast water management
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    Evoqua partners with Drew Marine

    2015-12-16T23:27:00Z

    Evoqua Water Technologies and Drew Marine have announced a partnership to provide a full compliance packet for ballast water management.

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    A&P wins Condor scrubber installation contract

    2015-12-16T23:25:00Z

    Falmouth Yard, part of A&P Group, has secured a four-week multi-million pound contract to help Condor Ferries meet its IMO MARPOL sulphur emissions regulations.

  • The new plant will enable Damen Marine Components to expand its portfolio of made-in-China products
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    Damen Marine Components opens Jiangyin factory

    2015-12-16T23:23:00Z

    Damen Marine Components has opened a new production facility in Jiangyin, adding for capacity to its Chinese factory opened in 2005 in Suzhou. At 11,000sq m, the Jiangyin production plant is nearly double the size of the Suzhou facility. At Jiangyin Damen will produce propeller nozzles, rudders, special constructions and ...

  • SembCorp has clocked up 34 LNG vessel repair and upgrade projects in 2015
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    Record LNG jobs for Sembcorp

    2015-12-16T16:32:00Z

    Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine, a global leader in LNG ship repair and life extension work, says it has rewritten the industry record for the highest number of LNG vessel repair and upgrade projects in a single year.

  • Lagersmit launches the Oil Collector Ring
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    Lagersmit launches oil collector ring

    2015-12-16T16:31:00Z

    Lagersmit has launched an oil collector ring (OCR) which aims to prevent oil leakage into the engine room.

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    Belco scrubbers for Vulica Shipping bulkers

    2015-12-16T16:30:00Z

    Jiangsu Hantong Shipyard Heavy Industry Co has awarded DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DuPont) a contract to supply scrubber systems developed by subsidiary Belco Technologies for two new-build, self-unloading bulk carriers.

  • ABB Turbocharging has secured a turbocharger service agreement for Dynagas Ltd’s entire fleet, including the ‘Arctic Aurora’
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    Turbocharger service agreement

    2015-12-16T12:42:00Z

    ABB Turbocharging has secured a turbocharger service agreement for Dynagas Ltd’s entire fleet which should help deliver significant operating costs, time savings and maximise application engine uptime for the operator.

  • Saft marine Li-ion batteries for ABB vessel
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    Saft batteries for ABB cable layer

    2015-12-15T15:28:00Z

    ABB’s cable-laying vessel will be fitted with Saft’s new generation liquid cooled high power Li-ion battery system.

  • IMO is doing its best to prepare the industry for the implementation of the International Ballast Water Management Convention Photo: IMO
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    IMO seeks input for 2016 BWMS forum

    2015-12-15T15:28:00Z

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for papers for a major global research and development forum on ballast water management, to be held in Canada in March 2016.

  • Left to right: Torgeir Sterri, DNV GL Vice President and Regional Manager in Greater China, Tao Ying, Technical Director of SWS, Shi Yongxin, Deputy General Manager of COSCON’s Safety & Technology Management Division, and Xu Li, Vice President o...
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    Dual-classed UCLS trio for COSCO

    2015-12-15T15:26:00Z

    Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co is to build what DNV GL says are the first three ultra large container ships (ULCS) built in China, ordered by COSCO Container Lines for delivery beginning in January 2018.

  • The coal carrier 'Asahi Maru' will host the binary cycle waste heat recovery unit for sea trials from May 2016
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    Asahi in waste heat recovery trial

    2015-12-15T15:26:00Z

    A new waste heat recovery system inspired by geothermal power plants, developed by Kobe Steel, Asahi Shipping Co and Miura Co, has gained approval as environmental equipment by ClassNK.

  • The agreement between MAN and CCS was signed at Marintec 2015 in Shanghai
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    MAN strengthens research relationship with CCS

    2015-12-15T15:25:00Z

    MAN Diesel and Turbo has signed a technical cooperation agreement with the China Classification Society (CCS) during Marintec China 2015