Latest News – Page 563
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NewsMilestone for gas-fuelled engines
Wärtsilä has announced that it has, to date, sold more than 2,000 of its gas-fuelled engines, which together have accumulated more than 7 million operational running hours in both land-based and marine applications.
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NewsNew UK vessel to raise benchmark in oceanographic research
David Tinsley describes a new scientific ship being built in Spain for a UK research organisation, to a Norwegian basic design and with Finnish propulsion.
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NewsThe new ‘golden age of sail’
James Rhodes, co-founder and CEO of clean tech company Magnuss describes how modern-day wind powered technology can safeguard a sustainable future.
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NewsValidating hull and propeller performance for economy and cleanliness
Icelandic company Marorka, a provider of marine energy management solutions, has added additional functionality its Marorka Online web-based fleet energy management solution to reliably and transparently measure hull and propeller performance.
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NewsGreen hull coatings for the offshore sector
Steven Ferry of Ecospeed looks at the importance of choosing the right hull coating system and maintenance regimen for vessels in the offshore oil and gas industry
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NewsBlohm + Voss gears up again
Blohm + Voss, well known from its shipbuilding and ship repair activities in Hamburg, has seen many changes taking place in recent years. Dr Herbert Aly, managing partner, talks to Henrik Segerkrantz about recent developments and its new strategy.
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NewsToo many type approvals
Debate over discharge standards and type approval testing continue to create uncertainty for shipowners despite the reassurances of the equipment manufacturers, according to Wendy Laursen.
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NewsA corrupt corporate culture
Some operators are deliberately flouting bilge water discharge rules, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsAn engineer’s perspective on ballast water treatment
Bill Davidson, chief engineer of California Maritime Academy’s research and training vessel ''Golden Bear'', has now had hands-on experience with three different ballast water treatment systems, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsScrubbers need a hydrocarbon add-on
Current scrubber systems focus on the removal of SOx and NOx from ship engines rather than polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and particulate matter (PM) that end up in the scrubber effluent, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsEnvironmentally-friendly and trouble-free voyages
Sven Jadzinski, senior product manager marine, at GEA Westfalia Separator Group looks at GEA’s approach to efficient and compliant ballast water treatment.
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NewsCondition monitoring provides key to ship automation
In its drive to be a complete systems supplier to the maritime industry, Wärtsilä is looking far beyond its core propulsion-related product portfolio.
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Vibration monitoring certified
Dart Automation, the automation and instrumentation division of Nico International, has been accredited with Germanischer Lloyd certification as an authorised service supplier for vibration monitoring and machinery diagnostics onboard ships.
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NewsTug and barge alternative
“We simply saw a gap: a vessel that can handle high seas more easily than the normal offshore tug and barge combinations,” says Remko Bouma of Damen Shipyards Bergum.
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NewsMore compact than a Swiss Army knife
Of the latest build to come out of Ulstein’s yard, Haavard Stave says: “Although is called ‘Seven Viking’, should really have ‘Victorinox’ stamped onto it like a Swiss Army knife, it has so many functions packed in.”
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NewsGrowing gas challenges
"Challenges," Kleven MD Ståle Rasmussen tells MS, "tend to arise in combination with each other when building LNG vessels."
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NewsCarnival chooses Jowa management system
Cruise operator Carnival Corporation has signed an agreement with Swedish marine fuel system manufacturer Jowa Technology to install fuel switching equipment and provide training onboard Carnival''s fleet.
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NewsThree new offshore construction contracts for STX OSV
STX OSV, the Singapore-based offshore and specialised vessel shipbuilder in which Fincantieri recently gained a majority shareholding, has announced no fewer than three separate contracts to build offshore subsea construction vessels for Norwegian-based owners.
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NewsVisemar chooses MAN power
Italy’s Visemar''s new RoRo, to be built at Venice’s Cantiere Navale Visentini yard, will be powered by a complete MAN propulsion package featuring 2 9L32/44CR medium speed engines.
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NewsUlstein design for Toisa
Singapore based shipping company, Toisa Ltd, has signed a contract with Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV), designed by Norway’s Ulstein.
