Motorship News – Page 735
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China wins Iranian LNG carrier orders
According to local press reports, Iran has ordered six LNG tankers from China to transport the natural gas it hopes to export from its giant gas reserves.
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NewsProspects good as late orders buck up in Germany
Welcome last-minute orders appear to have secured at least the immediate future of several of Germany’s most threatened big shipyards - those still building merchant ships that is.
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NewsAirmax prototype demonstrator gets airborne
The 15m long ship prototype Stena Airmax was named today in Gothenburg and is part of a project in which an ‘air cushion’ is being tested to investigate to what extent it reduces the friction between the hull and the water.
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NewsParticulate filter tested in Japan
Mitsui OSK Lines and Akasaka Diesel have announced the joint development of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) for vessels that use marine HFO.
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NewsEnhanced target detection provides unexpected benefits
One of the first operators to trial the latest enhanced target detection feature on the Kelvin Hughes MantaDigital radar is Swalinge Scheepvaart of The Netherlands.
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NewsInnovative asymmetrical icebreaker for the Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea
The Finnish companies STX Finland, Aker Arctic Technology, Southeast Trading (SET Group), and the Russian companies OAO Sovcomflot and FSUE Rosmorport have signed a cooperation agreement with the purpose of developing and building a new type of oil spill combat icebreaker for Sovcomflot.
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Report evaluates CO2 indexing
A report has been commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) from Deltamarin of Finland to provide information on tests and trials for several ship types for the evaluation of the applicability of the EEDI (energy efficiency design index). Deltamarin says that this work gives an insight into the ...
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NewsWWL claims first GHG certification
Norwegian operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics says that it has become the first shipping company to receive formal third party verification of its inventory processes for green house gas emissions.
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NewsDesigners learn about IPS
Naval Architects, operators and boat builders participated in a recent design seminar organised by Volvo Penta for its IPS (Inboard Performance System) propulsion system for high performance work and patrol boats.
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Tool corrects ECDIS presentation fault
Jeppesen has released the dKart Sounding to Obstruction tool, which is designed to correct an ECDIS presentation fault whereby some shoal soundings may not be depicted on ECDIS displays.
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NewsImproved emissions performance
The largest engine family in the Caterpillar Marine Power Systems range, the 3500, is to benefit from a recent programme of technological development to improve exhaust emissions performance.
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NewsNew 300hp diesel launched
The first model in an entirely new generation of Perkins marine diesel engines, the six-cylinder 300bhp M330C has recently been unveiled.
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Upgrade for forward looking sounder
US company FarSounder has released SonaSoft 2.1, a major software upgrade for its FS-3DT Forward Looking Sonar.
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NewsNew flagship for P&O Cruises delivered
Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard has delivered the 116,000gt Azura, the new flagship for P&O Cruises, part of the Carnival Group.
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NewsMore work needed despite GHG progress
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met in March at the IMO headquarters in the wake of December 2009’s inconclusive COP15.
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NewsAdvanced navigation for specialist offshore ship
Transas says that its equipment has been selected for what is described as” one of the most sophisticated offshore vessels in the market”.
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NewsAgreement between power and navigation providers
Wärtsilä, which describes itself as the marine industry''s leading ship power systems integrator, has signed a new agreement with Raytheon Anschütz, a division of Raytheon Co, USA.
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NewsRem Offshore orders PSV quartet
Norway’s Rem Offshore has ordered four large PSV vessels from local shipbuilders.
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NewsHyundai Heavy develops eco-friendly gas engine
Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the test run of the newly developed high output eco-friendly HiMSEN gas engine H35G for the first time in Korea on 27 May.
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NewsSurveying in cyberspace
DNV has inaugurated a 3D survey simulator at Gdynia, Poland, designed to improve safety in the shipping industry. Using this, DNV says, virtual ships are used for training, knowledge sharing and development.
