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The US based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has established a new office in Alaska to help meet with demand in the region.

30th September 2013

Alaskan design office

30th September 2013

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Cammell Laird is to install Hyde Guardian ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) as part of a new partnership agreement with Hyde Marine.

30th September 2013

BWTS partnership

30th September 2013

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Interschalt Maritime Systems is to supply its TROP software for 30 of Hansa Shipping’s container vessels, ranging from 2,500 to 6,500 teu.

27th September 2013

Efficiency upgrade for Hansa

27th September 2013

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Norwegian company Parat Halvorsen has announced a contract with Vard Singapore for an electric boiler system to be installed onboard a PSV.

26th September 2013

Electric boiler for Farstad PSV

26th September 2013

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The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) seems intent on raising its international profile with the signing of several agreements to promote advanced IT solutions and enhance professional training.

26th September 2013

Agreements raise Russian Register profile

26th September 2013

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The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has signed a co-operation agreement with the ship design software company NAPA to adopt the use of NAPA software.

26th September 2013

Software agreement

26th September 2013

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26 September 2013 is the International Maritime Organization’s 36th World Maritime Day.

26th September 2013

World Maritime Day focuses on sustainability

26th September 2013

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Two companies have been acquitted of illegally discharging bilge water in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.

25th September 2013

Magic pipe acquittal

25th September 2013

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Martek Marine is advising owners of its drinking water testing kit, Drinksafe, to ensure they understand the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 port state control and flag state water testing requirements.

25th September 2013

Martek Marine Drinksafe advice

25th September 2013

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One concept is still bubbling about in the industry’s quest to create more cost effective and environmentally friendly sources of power – and its now backed by a major class society.

23rd September 2013

Bubble power

23rd September 2013

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Fincantieri and Genoa Universitys Polytechnic School are jointly behind the Innovation Challenge scheme, described as an invitation to tender aimed at selecting projects in the field of shipbuilding technology innovation for subsequent…

23rd September 2013

Fincantieri looks to academia for energy savings

23rd September 2013

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Alfa Laval has confirmed that it has received orders for eight further shipsets of PureSOx exhaust gas scrubber equipment from Danish shipping company DFDS.

23rd September 2013

PureSOx exhaust cleaning solutions for 12 DFDS ships

23rd September 2013

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The Eastern Shipbuilding Group has entered into a license agreement with SENER to use the FORAN CAD/CAM system for its newbuilds.

18th September 2013

FORAN in the US

18th September 2013

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The Costa Concordia has been righted in an operation that took 19 hours and cost upwards of £500m (€600m).

17th September 2013

Concordia upright

17th September 2013

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The salvage of the Costa Concordia is underway today in what has been described as the largest and most expensive salvage operation ever undertaken.

16th September 2013

Costa Concordia salvage

16th September 2013

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Havyard Ship Technology’s shipyard in Leirvik in Norway has won a contract for a major conversion of the subsea vessel ‘Havila Phoenix’.

16th September 2013

Havyard to convert subsea vessel

16th September 2013

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ECO-Assistant, the trim optimisation tool from Germanischer Lloyd’s consulting arm FutureShip, has been updated to include new features, including a fuel consumption calculator, system usage monitoring, benefit reporting and an E-learning module.

16th September 2013

More features for GL’s ECO-Assistant software

16th September 2013

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The merger between the classification societies DNV and GL has been approved by all competition authorities and will be operational from today.

12th September 2013

DNV GL merger approved

12th September 2013

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Government officials and industry representatives met in London on 11 September to discuss the future availability of low sulphur fuel in line with stricter IMO requirements.

11th September 2013

Lower sulphur fuel in the spotlight

11th September 2013

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Coatings supplier Hempel has announced a new marine hull coating concept, known as Hempaguard, which is claimed to offer “outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods and significant fuel savings”.

10th September 2013

Wide benefits claimed for new hull coating

10th September 2013

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Seagull is adding new modules to its computer-based training (CBT) portfolio to make it easier for ship owners to comply with new legislations.

10th September 2013

Seagull adds new modules

10th September 2013

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Rockwell Automation is to supply fully integrated solutions as part of a US$6.7m order awarded by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).

9th September 2013

Rockwell wins DSME order

9th September 2013

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Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord, has ordered a new cable laying vessel to be built by Damen Shipyards Romania.

9th September 2013

Cable layer order

9th September 2013