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Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet. A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant? LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure. Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste. Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use? Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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JJ Sietas KG
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NewsPage Standard #619588
Pella Sietas Shipyard in Hamburg has begun installation of Alfa Laval scrubbers on four German bulkers – the first retrofits of this kind to be undertaken at the former J.J. Sietas yard since it was acquired by Russian owners last year, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsVariety marks flexible German newbuilding
Meyer Werft’s delivery of its biggest-ever cruise ship and its mind-boggling €1.6 billion order for two more 164,600gt Breakaway Plus newbuilds highlight German newbuilding this autumn: but they are not the only highlights in an active year which has seen a variety of orders and deliveries as the dust settles ...
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NewsSietas delivers offshore installer
Just a week after being sold to the Russians, Sietas Shipyard in Hamburg-Neuenfelde Monday handed over what is, for the moment at least, its last big newbuilding, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsSietas Shipyard sold to Russians
After a two-year period, German insolvency administrator Berthold Brinkmann has announced a deal to sell the JJ Sietas shipyard in Hamburg to Pella of St Petersburg.
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NewsYards stay busy as production switches bite
According to Tom Todd, both large and small yards in Germany are reaping the benefits of diversification and streamlined production, and have attracted some significant newbuild orders despite some still-unresolved failures along the way.
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NewsChinese eye insolvent Sietas yard
A delegation from Chinese ship and crane builder ZPMC will visit German shipyard Sietas next week prior to deciding whether to make an offer for the bankrupt facility, writes Tom Todd
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NewsSietas takeover deal threatened
Troubled German shipbuilder JJ Sietas Group has said that the planned takeover by the Dutch VeKa group may not be able to go ahead, because customer VanOord has not confirmed the order for a second wind farm vessel.
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NewsSietas suction dredger christened
The suction dredger ‘Eke Möbius’, built by Sietas shipyard, has been handed over to hydraulic engineering company, Josef Möbius Bau-GmbH, and was christened last week.
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Sietas rescue package announced
Receiver Berthold Brinkmann, acting for the troubled Hamburg-based JJ Sietas shipbuilding group, says that five concrete offers have been received for the three companies in the group.
