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  • Wessels has signed a contact with MAN to retrofit the engine of Wes Amelie
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    MAN contract for Wessels dual-fuel conversion

    2015-11-09T11:48:00Z

    Wessels Reederei has signed a contract with Man Diesel & Turbo at the Europort exhibition for maritime technology.

  • The approval was issued to the first vessel in a new series built by Aker Philadelphia Shipyards
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    ABS declares Crowley-Aker tankers LNG ready

    2015-11-06T16:46:00Z

    ABS has issued the first LNG-ready approval to a product tanker in accordance with its Guide for LNG Fuel Ready Vessels.

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    Corvus battery technology receives Statoil investment

    2015-11-05T17:16:00Z

    Corvus Energy has announced an investment from Statoil Technology Invest for the development of its lithium ion energy storage systems (ESS) for the offshore oil and gas industry.

  • 'Harvey Power' will run on 99% LNG fuel
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    Second Harvey LNG OSV begins operations

    2015-11-05T17:06:00Z

    A second LNG-powered Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) named ‘Harvey Power’ has gone into operation in the Gulf of Mexico, US.

  • The new name RH Marine Group was revealed at an impressive and well attended stand at Europort 2015 in Rotterdam
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    Imtech Marine rebranded under new owners

    2015-11-05T14:55:00Z

    Brands under the newly named RH Marine Group will be given increased accountability and responsibility, while new owners Parcom Capital and Pon Holdings will bring fresh investment in new technologies.

  • The Lemag Slashpol E water in fuel (WIF) fuel quality improver (FQI) has been installed on several Stena vessels over the past five years
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    Stena tackles emissions with Lemag equipment

    2015-11-05T14:20:00Z

    Stena has reported noticeable reduction in fuel consumption and emissions after installing Lemag’s Slashpol E-WIF fuel quality improver (FQI) onboard sixteen vessels over the past five years.

  • De Nora has been awarded a new contract for its Balpure BWMS
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    Multiple BWMS retrofits for De Nora

    2015-11-04T10:08:00Z

    De Nora Water Technologies has been awarded a contract to provide its Balpure ballast water management system (BWMS) to one of North America’s major oil tanker operators.

  • Sembcorp’s fabrication workshop is said to be the largest facility of its kind in Southeast Asia
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    New Sembcorp fabrication workshop

    2015-11-04T09:47:00Z

    Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has opened a new state-of-the-art steel structure fabrication workshop to meet its steel fabrication needs into the future.

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    GTT launches LNG cargo monitoring tool

    2015-11-03T14:49:00Z

    Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), a leading designer of design of membrane containment systems for the transportation and storage of LNG, is launching a new boil-off gas monitoring system called LNG Advisor.

  • Alfa Laval has introduced the new PureNOx Prime
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    Alfa Laval launches small-footprint EGR

    2015-11-03T12:35:00Z

    Alfa Laval has introduced a new streamlined version of its exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) water treatment system for EGR engineers operating with low-sulphur fuel.

  • Richard Greiner: “Shipping has seen much worse, and prevailed”
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    Ship operating costs set to increase

    2015-11-02T15:48:00Z

    Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2015 and 2016, according to the latest survey by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.

  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding has received its first order for a LPG carrier
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    MHI wins large LPG carrier order

    2015-11-02T12:09:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding has received an order from Astomos Energy Cooperation for a large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.

  • Rolls-Royce technology will power a new dive support vessel
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    Rolls-Royce to power dive support vessel

    2015-11-02T06:45:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in China for a package of advanced ship equipment to equip a new 124m long dive support vessel (DSV).

  • CWEC has celebrated the its new factory in Shanghai,
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    Wärtsilä advances Chinese joint venture

    2015-11-02T06:40:00Z

    Wärtsilä has taken a major step in its Chinese engine building business with the start of construction for the new CSSC Wärtsilä Engine (CWEC) factory in Lingang, Shanghai.

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    GTT and Cryovision install sloshing prevention system

    2015-10-29T16:57:00Z

    Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) and Cryovision have together completed their first installation of an innovative sloshing monitoring system, the SloShield, which is designed to monitor impacts caused by the sloshing of liquid cargo.

  • The PERFECt concept vessel is LNG-fuelled and is powered by a combined gas and steam turbine
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    Turbine-powered containership study

    2015-10-29T15:49:00Z

    GTT, CMA CGM and DNV GL have released a technical and feasibility study for a new mega box ship – the Piston Engine Room Free Efficient Containership (PERFECt).

  • The ME-GI LNG-fuelled two-stroke from MAN Diesel & Turbo
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    First MAN ME-GI engines enter service

    2015-10-28T21:07:00Z

    The first electronically-controlled, gas-injection M-type engines (ME-GI) from MAN Diesel & Turbo have entered service onboard Qatari LNG partnership Nakilat’s Q-max vessel ‘Rasheeda’.

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    Industry stakeholder meeting addresses key issues

    2015-10-28T14:04:00Z

    Shipowners, ship builders and classification societies addressed key issues in the industry at the annual Tripartite meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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    Market acceptance for Selektope

    2015-10-28T13:33:00Z

    The antifouling substance Selektope has been signed off by the European Commission coinciding with its first commercial application in Asia.

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    Construction begins on Arctic tanker series

    2015-10-28T13:12:00Z

    The keel for the lead ship in a series of six 42,000dwt Arctic shuttle tankers, three of which were ordered by Sovcomflot, was laid at Samsung Heavy Industries on 26 October.