Latest News – Page 518
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NewsLNG tug goes into operation
The world’s first LNG powered escort tugboat, ''Borgøy'', built by Turkey’s Sanmar shipyard, has transferred to operation in Norway following successful sea trails.
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NewsGrowing momentum towards LNG
DNV GL says that momentum is building in the US around the use of LNG as a ship fuel as owners, ports and regulators further embrace its benefits.
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NewsMeyer mulls alliances with other yards
German cruise ship builder Meyer Werft is considering co-operation and partnerships with other European shipyards in a bid to head off growing competition from Asia, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsStolt newbuilds to receive exhaust scrubbers
Norwegian company Clean Marine has received orders from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China to supply exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) for two 38,000dwt chemical tanker newbuilds.
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NewsGTT and Keppel agree on LNG
Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT) and Keppel Singmarine are joining forces to design and construct LNG carriers using GTT’s membrane containment systems.
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NewsNew hope for UK shipbuilding
The Portsmouth Shipbuilding UK group has welcomed the news that a new government minister has been appointed for the city calling it a “positive step forward” in restoring shipbuilding to the city.
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NewsEarly Volkswerft sale tipped again
Decisions are possible as early as next week on the sale of Germany’s bankrupt Volkswerft in Stralsund and its two cancelled but largely-completed newbuildings, reports Tom Todd.
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ClassNK issues new guidelines
A new set of guidelines has been issued by ClassNK to help shipyards safely and effectively make use of new duplex steels that are becoming popular in the construction of cargo tanks of chemical carriers.
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NewsMarine R&D enters a new era
Operations have started at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark, which the company says is the beginning of a new era for marine R&D.
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NewsOrder placed for largest gas-fuelled ferry
Ferry operator Brittany Ferries and STX France have confirmed a contract for a new LNG-fuelled ferry, which when delivered will be the largest gas-fuelled ro-pax ship yet.
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NewsA year when efficiency became the focus
2013 may well go down as the year in which the shipping world in general really woke up to the fact that serious changes will have to be made.
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NewsJapan emerges while Britain falters
The January 1964 issue of ''The Motor Ship'' concentrated on reviewing shipbuilding in the previous year, with an emphasis on what were seen as the ‘hot topics’ of the time.
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NewsLarge DCV ordered from Vard in Norway
Offshore and specialist ship designer Vard Holdings has announced a contract with an unspecified international customer for the design and construction of a diving support and construction vessel.
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NewsOil mist separator gains GL certification
A Swiss company, known as UT99 AG, says that its oil mist separator is the first and only such unit to have received approval by Germanischer Lloyd (GL).
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NewsSimrit unveils new isolation tube
A new silicon-coated isolation rubber tube for use on heavy fuel pipes in large marine diesel engines is now available from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies – Simrit.
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NewsYara acquires H&H
Norway’s Yara is strengthening its position in the area of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions Control systems by acquiring H+H Umwelt- und Industrietechnik GmbH, a German leader in Marine Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Technology.
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NewsMid-bore Wärtsilä engine passes tests
Wärtsilä reports that the first example of its X72 mid-bore, low-speed engine has successfully passed the factory acceptance test.
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NewsCathelco cruise ship protection
The first of Royal Caribbean’s new generation of Quantum class cruise ships to be launched this year will be protected by Cathelco hull and seawater pipework systems.
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NewsFuel Efficient newbuild joins Evergreen Fleet
Far Eastern operator Evergreen Line has received the third in its L-type series of low-emission, fuel-efficient L-type container ship from CSBC Corporation in Taiwan.
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NewsImtech to supply electrics for gas-fuelled ferry
Imtech Marine of the Netherlands says that it has been contracted to provide the complete electrical and electronic systems for the LNG-fuelled ferry being built at Fassmer yard for AG Ems.
