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NewsAre PAGs the perfect environmental hydraulic oils?
The US EPA has set out the criteria for what is required to classified and considered an approved Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant, or EAL, but not all hydraulic oil products on the market meet this specification, explains Jim Burton, Coast Lubricants of Canada.
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NewsUS calls time on low-level pollution, mandates enviro-lubricants
The US EPA is bringing in a revised Vessel General Permit this month, mandating the use of environmentally acceptable lubricants for certain shipboard applications while in US waters; David Tinsley explains.
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NewsGetting out alive
Every second is critical if things turn out badly enough to require abandoning ship, but as Benny Carlsen of Viking tells Stevie Knight, there is the ‘last man’ issue.
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Multi-million tanker order for DSME
There are media reports that Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co (DSME) has won a US$400m order to build five new tankers.
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NewsMAN ME-GI engines for LNG carriers
MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply four 7G70 ME-GI engines for two new Norwegian LNG carriers for Knutsen OAS Shipping.
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NewsThe first tugs with pure gas propulsion
The first tug to use LNG as its sole fuel source is undergoing sea trials prior to its delivery to Norwegian operator Buksér og Berging from the Sanmar shipyard in Turkey.
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NewsRough waters for contracts
Offshore support sector vessels are more likely to find themselves working in difficult conditions, close up and personal with very expensive bits of kit which can endanger life and limb, says Stevie Knight.
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NewsMarine coating app launched
US-based Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings is making it easier for port engineers and fleet managers to assess protective coating for vessels with a new interactive app.
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GE Shipping newbuilds
The Great Eastern Shipping Company (GE Shipping) has placed an order for three newbuild Kamsarmax dry bulk carriers with the Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, China.
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NewsClassNK expert appointed TSCG chairman
ClassNK tanker expert, Hayato Suga, has been appointed as the chairman of the Tanker Structure Co-operative Forum (TSCF).
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ClassNK updates guidance for gas fuelled ships
Classification society ClassNK has released its second version of the ‘Guidelines for Gas Fuelled Ships’ based on the requirements for the design of natural gas fuelled ships.
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NewsDual-fuel propulsion system contract for German ferry
Wärtsilä has announced an order to provide a full propulsion package for a new North Sea passenger ferry being built for German company Reederei Cassen Eils.
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NewsMX-scrubber success
Marine Exhaust Technologies’ (MET) MX-scrubber is successfully running at its test facility in Denmark, which the company says makes it the first supplier in the country.
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NewsICCP systems for two FPSO conversions
UK company Cathelco has announced an order for ICCP hull corrosion protection systems for two FPSOs which are being converted for SBM Offshore for use in the Petrobras Lula field in Brazil.
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NewsMoU signed for mobile powership
Four big industry players have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a highly efficient power generating facility installed onto a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) being called an industry first.
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NewsA general approach to alternative fuels
The European Transport Council has agreed to take a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across EU ports – a directive that is part of the Clean Power for Transport initiative.
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MAN powered specialised fishing vessel
Norwegian shipping company Nyholmen, part of Hansen Dahl, has chosen MAN Diesel & Turbo main and auxiliary four stroke engines for its newbuild 77.25m purse seiner/trawler.
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NewsLab set up to develop sustainable ship technologies
Japan’s KEI System Ltd (KEI) and Eco Marine Power (EMP) have jointly established the Aquarius Innovation Lab to develop sustainable shipping technologies.
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NewsBig-bore long-stroke engine for Post Panamax boxhips
A series of four 9,000 teu container ships for Turkish operator Ciner will be powered by eight-cylinder Wärtsilä X92 main engines.
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NewsABB wins US$180m in orders
ABB is to supply the complete electrical power plants and propulsion systems for six new cruise liners that include its latest generation Azipod XO units. The total value of the orders is over US$180m.
