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ClassNK chairman and president Noboru Ueda has called for class societies to play a more central role in the maritime industry’s ongoing efforts to reduce maritime GHG emissions.

13th April 2011

ClassNK chairman wants class to lead on GHGs

13th April 2011

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Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea has announced that it has entered into a contract, said to be worth $800 million, to build four new liquefied natural gas carrier ships for UK-based Golar…

13th April 2011

Golar orders LNG carriers from Samsung

13th April 2011

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Greek oil and shipping company Aegean Bunkering Services has decided to implement Germanischer Lloyds fleet management software suite GL ShipManager and GL FleetAnalyzer.

13th April 2011

Bunkering operator opts for fleet management software

13th April 2011

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Cargotec has announced an order for MacGregor ro-ro cargo access equipment for two multi role vessels under construction at the German yard P+S Werften in Stralsund for ferry operator DFDS Seaways.

13th April 2011

Ro-ro access technology ordered for specialist ships

13th April 2011

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Total Lubmarine experts have pointed out that slow steaming requires specific performance lubricants, while cleaner fuels require bespoke detergent and lower basicity lubricating oils

13th April 2011

Slow steaming and emissions controls put pressure on lubricants

13th April 2011

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Wartsila Ship Power and Deltamarin have unveiled the result of their cooperation, announced in October 2010, in the development of a series of innovative ferry designs.

13th April 2011

Innovative ferry concepts unveiled

13th April 2011

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Damen Shipyards of The Netherlands says that it is currently finalising the first ‘Twin Axe’ catamaran to support offshore wind farms.

12th April 2011

Wind farm catamaran unveiled

12th April 2011

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DNV (Det Norske Veritas) has announced the hand over of its Statement of Qualification to qualify Polarcus’ Arctic operating procedures according to industry best practice and relevant standards.

12th April 2011

DNV qualifies Arctic operations

12th April 2011

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Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Singapore, has clinched new contracts totalling S$240 million from international customers.

12th April 2011

Keppel bags S$240 million global contracts

12th April 2011

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United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has taken delivery of its first 13,500 TEU capacity container vessel, Umm Salal, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.

12th April 2011

First A13 class containership delivered

12th April 2011

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Seadrill has exercised an option to build a further new ultra-deepwater dual derrick drillship at the Samsung yard in South Korea.

12th April 2011

Seadrill orders new ultra-deepwater drillship

12th April 2011

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ABB Turbocharging has reported two milestones with its A100 turbocharger family, concerning the high pressure ratio efficiency and the ability to operate at dual ratings without modification.

12th April 2011

Landmark achievements for turbocharger

12th April 2011

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BIMCO has joined with maritime multimedia training provider Videotel Marine International to produce and launch a new BIMCO eLearning Diploma Programme (BeDP).

11th April 2011

BIMCO links with Videotel for training

11th April 2011

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Thomas Gunn Navigation Services has launched its TGNS Voyager 3 software, a fully automated onboard chart management system which provides a personalised database of charts, publications and Notices to Mariners (NTMs) organised…

11th April 2011

Onboard chart management system launched by chart agent

11th April 2011

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Simrad has officially launched its broadband radar system to the deep-sea SOLAS market, citing its advantages as an anti-piracy device, collision avoidance aid and docking radar.

11th April 2011

Radar system looks near as well as far

11th April 2011

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Kelvin Hughes has announced a new distribution arrangement with Zener Marine of Dubai, covering the full range of paper and digital charts and publications.

11th April 2011

Chart operation expands in Dubai

11th April 2011

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industry’s European Equipment division says that it had appointed WaterMota SRL of Romania as a new distributor of engines for Central Europe.

8th April 2011

New distributor for MHI in Romania

8th April 2011

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STX Finland and Finferries have signed a contract for the construction of a 65m environmentally-friendly double ended ro-pax ferry for the Turku Archipelago. It will be built at the STX Rauma yard.

8th April 2011

Double ended ferry order for STX Finland

8th April 2011

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Det Norske Veritas reports that Stena RoRo has become the first operator to sign a contract for its new Triple-E environmental efficiency rating.

8th April 2011

Ferry operator goes for Triple-E rating

8th April 2011

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ClassNK has announced the release of the 2011 edition of the ClassNK Rules.

7th April 2011

ClassNK revises Class Rules

7th April 2011

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ClassNK says that it has provided the first class approval for a coating testing system to the Japanese Paint Inspection and Testing Association (JPIA), in line with the IMO’s performance standard for…

7th April 2011

First approval for cargo oil tank coating testing system

7th April 2011

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Canadian software company ShipConstructor has announced a new release of its AutoCAD-based CAD/CAM program for the shipbuilding and offshore industries.

7th April 2011

New version of CAD/CAM software released

7th April 2011

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UK safety equipment company Survitec has announced plans to acquire the Zodiac commercial SOLAS liferaft business, which manufactures liferafts for merchant ships, ferries, and cruise ships.

7th April 2011

Zodiac liferaft business to be sold

7th April 2011