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  • The ‘Nichio Maru’ running her sea trials
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    Nissan goes greener with new car carrier

    2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Japanese car manufacturer Nissan Motor Company recently introduced its ultra-green eco-friendly car carrier, built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard, which began its maiden voyage on 27 January.

  • ‘Piana’, the new flagship of Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation
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    Brodosplit delivers its most expensive vessel to date

    2012-03-30T23:30:00Z

    In late 2011 Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia, handed over the most expensive (at a cost exceeding $150 million) and one of the most complex newbuildings in the shipyard’s history to its owner, the French shipping/logistic company SNC Navale STEF-TFE.

  • Parat Halvorsen’s latest boiler delivery will be powered by direct current
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    Offshore vessel boiler works on DC grid

    2012-03-30T09:35:00Z

    Norwegian boiler manufacturer Parat Halvorsen has recently received an order from Kleven Maritime for an OSV boiler plant, powered by direct current rather than the usual AC supply.

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    Electric cruise propulsion order for ABB

    2012-03-30T06:55:00Z

    ABB has received an order to provide complete power plant and propulsion systems for the first newbuild ship for German cruise operator TUI Cruises. The ship is being built at the STX Europe yard in Turku, Finland.

  • A small Suzuki engine has been converted to detonate vaporised / gaseous fuels, by elongating the cylinder to hold a harmonic oscillator which sets explosions; fuel supply was limited to prevent bursting but 40% higher power output was still ach...
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    Gunning for new combustion processes

    2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

    The annual Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference often contains, among the usual practical advice rooted in present-day practices, some presentations of interesting future technologies.

  • ‘Britannia’ in the Imperial dry dock
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    Former royal yacht highlights yard’s versatility

    2012-03-29T23:00:00Z

    Dales Marine Services says the versatility of its dry docks at Aberdeen and Leith on Scotland’s east coast has been highlighted by work undertaken on the ex-UK royal yacht ‘Britannia’ at the latter facility.

  • External view of door leading to the citadel showing the SPS protection panels
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    Versatile SPS expanding into new markets

    2012-03-29T23:00:00Z

    Intelligent Engineering’s (IE) continual focus on SPS (sandwich plate system) development combined with the ability to accommodate individual client requirements means that, even in these tough times, it managed to complete over 50% more projects in 2011 than in any other year.

  • ‘Polarcus Amani’, latest X-bow seismic ship from Ulstein
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    Ulstein hands over another seismic ship

    2012-03-29T17:01:00Z

    The Norwegian Ulstein shipbuilding group has delivered another next generation seismic research vessel, named ‘Polarcus Amani’, to the SX134 X-bow design, to marine geophysical company Polarcus.

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    Rolls-Royce wins Chinese OSV order

    2012-03-29T17:00:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has announced a £24 million order to provide a design and equipment package for four 83.7m, 3,800dwt UT 771 CDL offshore service vessels which will be built by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard in China.

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    Trim optimisation for new AET tankers

    2012-03-29T17:00:00Z

    Napa of Finland has announced that AET has ordered the Napa-DSME Power trim optimisation software system for installation on four newbuild 319,000dwt VLCCs being built by DSME in South Korea.

  • The LM2500 gas turbine, part of MTU’s CODLAG system for the German Navy
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    Another GE gas turbine for German frigate

    2012-03-29T16:54:00Z

    GE Marine reports that it will provide MTU with an LM2500 gas turbine for the German Navy’s third Baden-Württemberg-class (F125) frigate, as part of a CODLAG system including four diesel generating sets.

  • The first SPA 80 from Sinopacific for Bourbon
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    Chinese yard names first own-design AHTS

    2012-03-29T06:10:00Z

    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group''s Zhejiang Shipyard has completed its first self-designed AHTS offshore support vessel, for French group Bourbon, built in China to Sinopacific’s SPA 80 design.

  • A lot has changed since the ‘Titanic’ disaster, but there are still issues around safety
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    A hundred years of changes, but challenges remain

    2012-03-28T18:14:00Z

    New shipping risks are highlighted by a report that marks the changes since the loss of the Titanic a century ago.

  • The 95,628 dwt Saudi Arabia’s tanker ‘Al Anabariah’ in ASRY’s 500,000 dwt capacity graving dock mid-January 2012
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    Good start to year as ASRY inaugurates new facility

    2012-03-28T09:41:00Z

    It has been a busy start to 2012 for Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) with a wide variety of ship types from the Arab and international markets arriving for repairs as the shipyard enters its 35th year of continuous operation.

  • The ‘FPSO Aseng’ conversion was completed last year by Keppel Shipyard in Singapore
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    Major conversion and upgrade projects at Keppel

    2012-03-28T09:40:00Z

    Keppel Shipyard in Singapore says that by the end of 2011 it had completed seven FPSO/FSO conversion or modification projects and five major specialised projects while, in 2012, the yard is poised to achieve a similar level of success with a number of major jobs.

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    Goltens works on flood damage

    2012-03-28T09:30:00Z

    Dubai-based diesel engine repairer Goltens says it is working on a 30,000gt Greek bulk carrier owned by WEM Lines, which had its engine room accidently flooded at the end of 2011.

  • FuelTrax screen shot showing activity coding
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    Fuel management system shows wasteful use

    2012-03-28T08:34:00Z

    US company Nautical Control Solutions says that its FuelTrax system now allows users to enter activity codes for automatically coupling fuel usage data to location, date, and time. Wind and sea states are included.

  • Mobile power barge engines are LNG-driven
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    ‘E-power barge’ to supply ships in port

    2012-03-28T08:33:00Z

    Hamburg’s Eckelmann port logistics Group and German cruise ship operator TUI Cruises are co-operating in the introduction of a mobile floating power station to supply ships with electrical power in port.

  • Michael Parker hands over to his successor as Chamber of Shipping president, Helen Deeble
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    Chamber of Shipping announces new president and vice president

    2012-03-27T16:18:00Z

    Helen Deeble (chief executive of P&O Ferries) and Kenneth MacLeod (chairman of Stena Line) have been elected president and vice president of the UK Chamber of Shipping at its annual general meeting.

  • Rolls-Royce NVC 386, designed for transporting live fish
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    Rolls-Royce wins fish transporter order

    2012-03-27T16:15:00Z

    Rolls-Royce says that it has received its first order for a new ship developed specifically for transporting live fish, from Norwegian owner Sølvtrans. The vessel, described as advanced and fuel efficient, will be built at Zamakona in Spain.