Motorship News – Page 632
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US Navy undertakes alternative fuels test
The US Navy reports that its self defense test ship (SDTS) has successfully concluded a trial voyage using a fuel comprising a 50-50 blend of an algae-derived, hydro-processed algal oil and petroleum F-76.
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21-ship LNG carrier order for Hamworthy
Hamworthy reports that it has won contracts to install its technology on 21 LNG carriers, under construction in South Korea, for Norwegian owners Golar, AWILCO and Höegh LNG, and Greek owners MaranGas and Thenamaris.
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NewsNew low-speed engine design started up
Wärtsilä says that the first example of its new electronically controlled X35 low-speed engine series has been successfully started at the Chinese premises of Yuchai Marine Power (YCMP).
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NewsWärtsilä confirms Hamworthy bid talks
Following reports in the UK press last week from Hamworthy that it was in advanced talks with Finland’s Wärtsilä Corporation regarding a takeover, Wärtsilä has issued a statement which confirms the news.
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NewsOffshore repairs for Norwegian yard
Bergen Group’s Hanøytangen repair yard has been awarded a contract to carry out mobilisation work on the accommodation rig ‘Safe Scandinavia’ involving a dock stay of about one week. The contract value is estimated at NOK 8-10 million.
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NewsQuantifiable results from hull coatings
The right hull coating can, claim several paint suppliers, make a real difference to a ship’s fuel consumption and environmental performance, through lowering hull resistance, and maintaining smoothness throughout the life of the coating.
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Corrosion protection for seawater filters
German filter supplier Armaturen-Wolff says that it has developed, with a partner company, a superior method of protecting seawater filters against corrosion.
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Introducing nanotechnology to shipbuilding
Naval architect M. Rajeev of Axsys Technologies in India has contacted The Motorship with his ideas about nanotechnology in shipbuilding, a subject he says has fascinated him throughout his career.
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NewsMixed fortunes for Spanish and Portuguese repair yards
The Portuguese shiprepair yard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) repaired 31 vessels up to September, a number slightly inferior to that achieved in 2010 in the same period.
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NewsBusy year for Dubai yards
Drydocks World in Dubai reports activity in all its core business areas in 2011 with the repair business picking up momentum during the course of the year.
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NewsCruise makeovers benefit Italian yards
Fincantieri has been awarded an extensive refit and refurbishment project for the newly acquired Saga cruiseship, the 37,301gt ‘Bleu de France’, built in 1981 by Bremer Vulkan in Germany for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises as the ‘Europa’.
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NewsAnother builder returns to repair
The Korean-owned Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) shipyard, located 40 km south of Constanta harbour in Romania, is returning to the shiprepair and conversion business after a four-year break during which it concentrated on newbuildings.
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Contract signed for B.Delta 37 bulkers
Deltamarin has contracted with Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, part of CSIC Group, for designs for four ‘green’ Handysize Bulk Carriers to be built for M.T. Maritime Management and Strategic Shipping.
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Heater company picks up its largest-ever order
An order to supply fuel-fired heaters for 20 platform supply vessels being built by Zhejiang Shipbuilding ranks as the largest single delivery won by Norway’s Ulmatec Pyro.
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Large PSV orders from US shipyards
Hornbeck Offshore Services, of the USA, has contracted to construct eight 97.2m long offshore supply vessels with VT Halter Marine, and a further eight with Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
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New online ECDIS courses launched
Safebridge, a German e-learning company specialising in internet-based training solutions for the maritime industry, has unveiled the first release of its new online courseware for type-specific ECDIS training.
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Important warning to our clients and readers
It has come to the notice of Mercator Media, publisher of ‘The Motorship’, that bogus organisations are continuing to contact subscribers, advertisers and exhibitors, supposedly on behalf of Mercator Media.
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NewsUlstein delivers 50th vessel
IMR/subsea construction vessel ’Neptune Larissa’, has been delivered from Zhejiang Shipbuilding in China to shipowner Neptune Offshore, the 50th ship to a design from the Norwegian Ulstein Group.
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NewsCruise ships dock at German repair yards
Germany’s two leading ship repair yards – Blohm + Voss Repair and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) – are tackling work on a string of big cruise ships in welcome end-of-year employment for all.
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Bunker oil analysis programme established
UK company SeaTec says that it has added bunker oils to its existing marine fluid analysis service which offers analysis of used lubricating oil, oily water separator discharge, cylinder scrape down, and fuel purifier efficiency.
