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NewsService agreement for optimum availability and operational economy
A long-term service agreement has been signed by Wärtsilä with prominent LNG carrier operator Mærsk LNG.
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NewsSurvey fleet selects green lubricants
Polarcus, a leading marine geophysical company, has announced that it is using Castrol Marine’s range of environmentally-responsible lubricants.
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NewsIMO launches “Year of the Seafarer”
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) “launched” the theme for this year’s World Maritime Day – “2010: Year of the Seafarer” – at its London headquarters.
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NewsSmall craft propulsion pod range is extended
Volvo Penta''s IPS programme is being expanded higher up the power range with new larger drive units coupled to the D13 engine.
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NewsEmissions limits drive search for cleaner fuels
The switch to low-sulphur fuels, either particular grades of HFO or distillates, will begin to take effect in 2010, but alternatives offering even lower emissions are still being seriously investigated.
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NewsNew Kongsberg sensor factory in China
Sensors for machinery and cargo monitoring are to be produced in the Far East.
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NewsHarvey Gulf orders six from Eastern
US yard Eastern Shipbuilding has secured an order for six OSVs.
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Hanjin launches largest Philippine built tanker
Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries recently launched the first and biggest crude oil tanker ever built in the Philippines at its Subic shipyard.
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NewsMachinery training contract with Dutch shipowner
Wärtsilä has signed a three-year training contract with its long-time customer Wagenborg Shipping of the Netherlands.
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NewsFuel savings claimed for propeller retrofit
An optimised propeller from MAN Diesel has helped a ferry achieve increased efficiency of 12% on its daily sail between Sweden and Germany.
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NewsThe quest continues for the better propeller
Propeller efficiency is becoming even more important with rising fuel costs and the drive to reduce carbon emissions.
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NewsChina's shipbuilding to consolidate
China''s shipbuilding industry is likely to speed up consolidation in 2010 in accordance with the policy of adjusting the industry''s structure.
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KR to verify emissions
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has been authorised by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea as a verification body for its pilot greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.
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NewsGazprom orders four LNG carriers
The South Korean shipyard Daewoo has won an order from Russia’s Gazprom for four LNG carriers at a total cost of $2 billion.
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NewsStena E-MAXair - probably the greenest tanker in the world
Environmental and fossil resource issues pose great challenges to the shipping industry and, although ships are the most efficient means of transport, shipping traffic accounts for about 3% to 5 % of the global CO2 emissions.
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NewsCable layer to be lengthened in UK
Cammell Laird has been awarded a major cable layer ship lengthening contract by Nexans.
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Paris MoU concerned about poor boat drills
Rsults from Paris MoU PSC inspections over a recent three-month period show one in five inspections revealed lifeboat drill related deficiencies.
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NewsCrowning a decade of crew boats
Cummins power has been chosen for the latest generation of Gulf crewboats, designed to take this sector through the next decade.
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NewsLifejacket order for new cruise ship
Queen Elizabeth to be equipped with Cosalt Premier lifejackets
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NewsClass proposes even slower ship speeds
Germanischer Lloyd caused something of a stir towards the end of 2009 by advocating ship speeds well below even the current trend for ''slow steaming''.
