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  • The ‘Scheldt River’ will be the world's first dual-fuelled dredger
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    Wärtsilä to power world's first dual-fuelled dredger

    2015-08-10T15:09:00Z

    A new generation Antigoon class dredger, called ''Scheldt River'', being built by Royal IHC (IHC) in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines.

  • ‘MV Legionnaire’ will be delivered to Newfoundland in the spring of 2016
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    Damen ferry launch

    2015-08-06T17:23:00Z

    The second of two 80m ice class Ro-Pax ferries – the ‘MV Legionnaire’ - has been launched at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania.

  • Voith's Linear Jet is the culmination of a seven-year development project
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    The best of both worlds

    2015-08-06T14:54:00Z

    It has taken Voith over seven years of development – and a great deal of lateral thinking - to bring its Linear Jet system to market. Dag Pike reports on the German company’s innovative ship propulsion concept.

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    Transas gains ECDIS type approval

    2015-08-06T14:39:00Z

    Transas Marine has become one of the few companies to hold ECDIS type approval from the Korean Registry.

  • Furetank vessel 'Fure West' is undergoing an in-hull retrofit to Caterpillar's dual-fuel engine platform
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    Dual-fuel retrofit for Furetank vessel

    2015-08-05T11:48:00Z

    Caterpillar Marine is conducting its second retrofit of a dual-fuel MaK diesel engine, onboard Furetank Rederi’s 143.9m tanker ‘Fure West’.

  • 'Euskadi Alai’ is the third tuna freezer vessel delivered by Zamakona Yards
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    Zamakona Yards completes Echebastar order

    2015-08-05T11:47:00Z

    Zamakona Yards has delivered the next-generation tuna freezer vessel, ‘Euskadi Alai’ to the Bermeo Group Echebastar, completing the three-ship order.

  • Oceanographic vessel 'Marion Dufresne II' will work for its French owners for another 20 years after its refit
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    Alewijnse completes ‘Marion Dufresne II’ refit

    2015-08-05T11:24:00Z

    Oceanographic research vessel ‘Marion Dufresne II’ has completed a major refit in its twentieth anniversary year, with work – including an electrical conversion by Alewijnse Marine Systems – set to extend the vessel’s life for a further 20 years.

  • Wärtsilä’s remote support services allow customers to receive real-time advice and support for their assets
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    Wärtsilä enhances virtual engineering offering

    2015-08-05T10:46:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been enhancing its remote service offering and asset performance optimisation solutions to keep up with how digitalisation is changing the way marine and power plant maintenance services are conducted.

  • Rolls-Royce Power Systems has invested some €40 million in the new testing facilities at MTU
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    Rolls-Royce invests in R&D site

    2015-08-05T09:09:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Power Systems is investing in the development of next-generation combustion engines at its MTU R&D site in Friedrichshafen, which has now officially gone into service.

  • ‘Guidelines for Compressed Natural Gas Carriers’ are available on the ClassNK website
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    ClassNK released CNG Guidelines

    2015-08-04T15:44:00Z

    ClassNK has released its ‘Guidelines for Compressed Natural Gas Carriers’, which provide safety requirements for the design and construction of CNG carriers.

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    IMAREM to launch MRV shipping programme

    2015-08-03T17:25:00Z

    Energy and emissions monitoring expert, IMAREM, has introduced a new MRV programme offering a complete solution to the new EU requirements regarding monitoring, reporting and verification of vessels’ carbon emissions.

  • 'Almirante Irizar' was badly damaged by a fire in 2007
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    Sener completes 'Almirante Izmar' refit

    2015-08-03T15:07:00Z

    Sener has completed the refit of the ‘Almirante Irizar’ icebreaker following a fire onboard back in 2007.

  • The 'Maersk Connector' was built to contract under a seven-year charter agreement with DeepOcean
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    Maersk subsea vessel launched in Galati

    2015-08-03T10:14:00Z

    The second of a new generation of cable laying vessels developed by Damen Shipyards Group was launched last week at the company’s Galati yard in Romania.

  • LWB faces newbuilding challenge
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    Early deals tipped for Genting and LWB

    2015-08-03T09:42:00Z

    A deal between Malaysia’s Genting Group and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) on a major shareholding could be clinched by the end of August, writes Tom Todd.

  • The BP Group will be getting two new LNG carriers
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    Newbuild LNG carriers for BP Group

    2015-07-31T12:49:00Z

    A joint venture of K Line LNG Shipping (UK) Limited and Chandris Hellas Inc has entered into a long-term charter agreement with the BP Group for two new LNG carriers.

  • Red and White fleet is partnering up with Sandia to develop a hydrogen fuelled passenger ferry Photo: Red and White Fleet
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    Hydrogen powered ferry project

    2015-07-30T12:48:00Z

    Sandia National Laboratories of the US and San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet are partnering up to develop a high-speed, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered passenger ferry and refuelling station.

  • The new cruise ships will be the world’s first to run on LNG and the world's largest guest capacity cruise vessels
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    ‘First’ LNG-powered cruise ships for Costa

    2015-07-30T11:41:00Z

    Meyer Werft is to build two new next-generation cruise ships for Costa Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, which will be the world’s first to run on LNG, representing a major environmental breakthrough.

  • The new Elcometer 319 is fitted with more robust temperature sensors which are seri
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    Elcometer upgrades digital dewpoint meter

    2015-07-29T12:07:00Z

    UK-based Elcometer is upgrading its digital dewpoint meter with the next generation Elcometer 319, which is now compatible with both Android and iOS mobile devices for instant report generation.

  • The Sormec M350/EL crane is particularly popular with offshore vessels
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    Sormec cranes for Nigerian OSV

    2015-07-29T10:15:00Z

    Global offshore crane manufacturer Sormec has supplied two knuckle-boom marine cranes for a Dutch-built offshore supply vessel operating in one of Nigeria''s largest deepwater oil fields.

  • ‘Aldaem’ is a RAscal 1500 line-handling tug
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    Sanmar vessels head for Jordan

    2015-07-28T14:27:00Z

    Sanmar Shipyards has delivered three more vessels to the Aqaba Port Marine Services Company (APMSCO) for the Sheikh Subah Al Ahmad Al Subah LNG terminal at Aqaba, Jordan.