Motorship News – Page 558
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Sailing by wind and tide
As this issue closed for press, we learned, via Danish shipowner Norden’s newsletter, that a 47,400dwt product tanker sailed 280 nautical miles with the main engine stopped, using nature’s free forces as the sole driving power.
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NewsABS focuses on environmental performance
US classification society ABS has recently formed an Operational and Environmental Performance department.
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NewsHull coating performance standard gains momentum
There may be a benefit to both shipowners and suppliers for establishing a global standard for measuring how hull coatings affect vessel performance, but it is going to take time to achieve, says Wendy Laursen.
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More coatings added to fire protection range
US company Sherwin-Williams is launching the next generation of its Firetex M90 series of passive fire protection coatings on the European market.
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NewsSembawang bags cruise ship refits
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard began 2013 with a series of four cruise ships, and has secured similar work on a further eight vessels, worth a total of around S$60 million.
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NewsFSRU conversion finalised in Dubai
Drydocks World reports that it is in the process of completing the ''FSRU Toscana'' conversion project.
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NewsBrest yard re-establishes itself in LNG carrier market
Damen Shiprepair says that since it acquired the former Sobrena yard at Brest, Northwestern France, around a year ago, it is continuing to recover its share of the LNG carrier repair business, a sector in which the yard was previously well known.
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NewsSpanish repair dock installs new propeller pits
Agent for the Astander shipyard in northern Spain, Simplex-Turbulo, has announced the installation of two pits at the yard which will enable the overhaul or removal of azimuthing propulsion units.
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NewsBoxship bow thruster overhauled without drydocking
Belgian company Hydrex reports that its diver/technician team has recently removed a bow thruster from a 300m container vessel for overhaul.
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NewsOn course for BWTS compliance
Two marine technology suppliers have combined to offer a practical solution for areas of the current ballast water treatment debate that are currently at risk of being overlooked.
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NewsLaser scanning aids BWTS installation
Goltens Green Technologies says it offers a laser scanning service to assist owners and yards in determining how best to retrofit ballast water treatment systems.
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NewsReplacement jets improve performance
Swedish company MJP waterjets says that two recent refits of waterjets allowed a direct comparison to be made between waterjet brands.
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NewsGas turbines for European frigate programme
GE Marine has delivered another LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine to Avio of Italy, which will power the French Navy’s eighth FREMM frigate.
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NewsAll-electric air supported hull vessel comes closer to reality
The European Union, under the BB Green R&D project, is funding a scheme to demonstrate the viability of a fast, zero-emission, commuter ferry using air supported hull technology and relying on batteries for its power.
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NewsNew Zamakona wellboat
Norway’s Sølvtrans has signed a new contract with the Spanish shipyard Zamakona Yards for the construction of a new 3,200 m3 wellboat.
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NewsClassNK approves lean duplex stainless steel
As demand for new technologies continues to rise, global classification society, ClassNK, has approved the first application of Nippon Steel and Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation’s (NSSC) new lean duplex stainless steel (NSSC2120), on vessels in Japan.
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NewsCochin PSV delivered to Liberia
India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has delivered a high specification Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), ‘Sea Tantalus’, to M/V PSV Holding Inc. of Liberia.
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NewsLNG carrier joint venture
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd have formed a joint venture called MI LNG Co Ltd to handle the design and marketing of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels.
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NewsSeahorse 35000 exceeds expectation
Danish bulk carrier designer Grontmij’s recently launched Seahorse 35000 deadweight bulk carrier, has exceeded all contract performance requirements during sea trials.
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ABB wins new technology award
Global power and automation group, ABB, has won a new technology award from the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) for its Onboard DC Grid – the electric propulsion system that can reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 20%.
