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  • The pressurising unit of the high-pressure gas supply system under tests at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facility (photo: MHI)
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    Hitachi Zosen adopts MHI gas supply system

    2015-09-04T09:19:00Z

    Engine builder Hitachi Zosen is to fit its LNG-fuelled engines with a high-pressure gas supply system ordered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).

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    LaNaval to build Baleària eco-ferries

    2015-09-04T08:39:00Z

    Spanish shipyard LaNaval has reached an agreement to build two LNG-powered ferries – said to be the biggest ferries ever built in Spain and the first in the country to run on gas - for shipping company Baleària.

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    Newbuild cruisehips ranked by eco performance

    2015-09-03T14:47:00Z

    German environmental lobbyist NABU has produced a ranking of cruise lines based on the environmental credentials of their newbuilds for delivery between 2015 and 2020.

  • ProGARDO shrink wrap film is impregnated with VCI chemicals, making it ideal for wrapping components or complete plant and machinery
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    Alfa Solution launches new corrosion control range

    2015-09-03T14:46:00Z

    Norway-based corrosion protection specialist, Alfa Solution, has launched a new range of volatile corrosion inhibiting (VCI) products for the shipping and marine sectors.

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    Remontowa employs drones for internal inspection

    2015-09-03T12:28:00Z

    Remontowa has used an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to inspect work carried out on container vessel ‘CPO Japan’ – the first drone use in a Polish shipyard and an early test of suitability for internal repairs.

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    Lloyd’s Register develops cargo capacity technology

    2015-09-03T10:11:00Z

    Class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has developed new design methodology for designing container stows that it says will extend cargo-carrying capability on ultra-large container ships (ULCSs).

  • Containership 'MOL Marvel' with energy-saving windshield fitted for demonstration tests (image provided by Mitsui OSK Lines)
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    MOL tests energy-saving windshield

    2015-09-03T09:50:00Z

    Mitsui OSK Lines has started demonstration tests on a new windshield for containerships that could reduce wind resistance, cutting fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

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    Britain and the Sea conference

    2015-09-02T16:26:00Z

    As London International Shipping Week 2015 draws closer, so does the ‘Britain and the Sea Conference’, taking place at the Royal Society of Arts on Tuesday 8 September.

  • A Vard-built stern trawler for an undisclosed Canadian owner also features winches driven by permanent magnet engines and Rolls-Royce's latest Bergen engine
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    Vard and Rolls-Royce win trawler order

    2015-09-02T15:01:00Z

    A Canadian owner has ordered a stern trawler to be built by Vard Group to an advanced Rolls-Royce design and equpment package.

  • MARSIC300 requires minimal drfit calibration thanks to its innovative internal adjustment filter
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    Sick launches MARSIC emissions monitors

    2015-09-02T12:59:00Z

    German sensor technology company Sick has launched two monitoring devices enabling compliance with requirements on measuring emissions from ships, and offering the proof of emissions required by port state control.

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    Glosten acquires Noise Control Engineering

    2015-09-02T12:06:00Z

    Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten has acquired acoustics specialist Noise Control Engineering.

  • Wärtsilä's regasification module seen here with storage tank and filter/heater module
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    Wärtsilä secures LNG regasification orders

    2015-09-02T11:27:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has ordered Wärtsilä regasification modules for two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) under construction for Hoegh LNG and Gazprom.

  • The low-pressure EGR system was fitted to a Mitsubishi 6UEC45LSE-Eco-B2 two-stroke diesel engine
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    First low-pressure EGR for bulk carrier

    2015-09-02T09:54:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha have installed the first low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for a two-stroke diesel engine, onboard a 34,000dwt bulk carrier built by The Hakodate Dock Co.

  • The second in the series of the world's first LNG-powered containerships has been launched
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    Second Tote LNG containership launched

    2015-09-01T14:45:00Z

    General Dynamics NASSCO has launched the second ship in a series of the world’s first natural gas powered containerships built for transportation and logistics company, TOTE.

  • Corvus energy storage system onboard
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    Corvus conducts key battery safety test

    2015-09-01T12:43:00Z

    Corvus Energy has pushed lithium-ion battery packs to the limit as part of a thermal runaway mitigation test observed by several marine industry stakeholders.

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    ME scrubbers for DFDS and Baleària

    2015-09-01T12:25:00Z

    ME Production subsidiary Marine Exhaust Technology has secured contracts to supply scrubbers to two more vessels, with deliveries expected late this year and in early 2016.

  • Norfield-Vestland Offshore's new 'Ocean Dolphin' is one of six new seismic support vessels powered by Stadt packages
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    Stadt power for seismic support vessels

    2015-09-01T12:03:00Z

    Norwegian power specialist Stadt has supplied diesel-electric propulsion packages to six seismic support vessels (SSVs), the latest built to a Salt design (SALT 450) at Turkish shipyard Cemre for owner and operator Norfield-Vestland Offshore.

  • The deal will turn CIMC Enric into a major player in the design and production of LNG vessels and equipment, said Evergreen
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    Evergreen sells Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering

    2015-09-01T11:07:00Z

    Evergreen Holding Group subsidiary Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has sold a controlling stake in its gas-specialist subsidiary Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering Co to Shenzhen-based CIMC Enric.

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    Ferguson preferred for CMAL newbuilds

    2015-09-01T10:38:00Z

    Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) has chosen Scottish shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering as the preferred bidder to build two 100m dual-fuel ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service (CHFS).

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    Thordon takes Meriaura Coasters order

    2015-08-28T17:14:00Z

    Thordon Bearings is to supply and install its COMPAC seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing systems for two general cargo ships being built at Royal Bodewes shipyard for Finland’s Meriaura Group.