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Italian classification society RINA has published a new notation for Gas Fuelled Ships which establishes requirements for the use of liquefied or compressed natural gas (LNG or CNG) as an alternative to…

10th June 2011

RINA publishes gas fuel notation

10th June 2011

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MAN Diesel & Turbo recently presented its new efficiency technologies for large two-stroke engines, the WHR (waste heat recovery) systems, that include the TCS-PTG turbines, and are offered as an integrated system.

10th June 2011

Increasing efficiency of large engines

10th June 2011

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GC Rieber Shipping of Bergen, Norway recently took delivery of a new offshore ROV survey vessel – the ‘Polar King’ – constructed by CNP Freire shipyard in Spain.

10th June 2011

MAN power for new OSV

10th June 2011

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Rolls-Royce has opened a new marine service centre, in the Port of Gdynia, Poland. It says this marks the latest stage in the development of the group’s global marine service centre network,…

10th June 2011

Additional Polish service centre for Rolls-Royce

10th June 2011

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Solar Solve Marine, the UK manufacturer of anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens for bridge windows, says it has received its 12th order from Swire Pacific Offshore for its fleet of AHTS vessels.

9th June 2011

Further sunscreen order for AHTS fleet

9th June 2011

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Navigation specialist Kelvin Hughes says that an agreement has been signed with training provider Seagull to develop a product-specific computer-based training module for its MantaDigital ECDIS range.

8th June 2011

Companies join forces on ECDIS training

8th June 2011

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Marine safety signage specialist Maritime Progress of the UK says its has recently attracted considerable interest in its products and technical developments in Singapore and the Far East.

8th June 2011

Singapore safety signs users express quality concerns

8th June 2011

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German company DB Prüftechnik says that its Vibrotip data collector for machine vibration, rolling element bearing condition and pump cavitation measurement, is now available certified to new ATEX guidelines.

8th June 2011

Vibration measurement for hazardous environments

8th June 2011

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Scorpio Tankers has announced that it has signed contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard of South Korea to construct five 52,000dwt product tankers at a price of about $37.4 million each.

8th June 2011

Five tankers ordered from Hyundai

8th June 2011

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Hatenboer-Water of The Netherlands says that it has received an order for its GloEn-Patrol ballast water treatment system from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for a new Dutch Royal Navy Joint Support Ship…

8th June 2011

Dutch Navy orders ballast water system

8th June 2011

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The Liberian Registry has accorded the status of Recognised Organisation (RO) to the classification society IRS (Indian Register of Shipping), to act on behalf of vessels operating under the flag of Liberia.

7th June 2011

Indian Registry appointed as Recognised Organisation by Liberia

7th June 2011

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Wärtsilä says it has been awarded a contract to supply an integrated solution for power generation, power distribution, and propulsion for a new diving support & construction vessel (DSCV) currently under construction…

7th June 2011

Integrated power and propulsion for DSCV ship

7th June 2011

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Nordic Yards in Wismar, Germany, has floated out Yenisei, its first type AT 19 ice-breaking Arctic tanker, as business slowly stabilises at the buffeted yard group, writes Tom Todd.

7th June 2011

Nordic floats out new Arctic tanker type

7th June 2011

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Finnish ship design company Foreship says it has concluded an extensive research and development project for a new type of central skeg for cruise ships and ferries.

7th June 2011

Skeg concept to save energy

7th June 2011

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In more good news for the German shipbuilding industry, Neptun Werft in Rostock-Warnemuende has beaten off stiff international competition to win a Government order worth €124.4 million for a new research ship.

6th June 2011

Neptun to build Berlin research ship

6th June 2011

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At its 44th meeting, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2010 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flag States and recognised organisations. The new lists will take effect from 1…

6th June 2011

New target lists for Paris MoU

6th June 2011

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The BMT Group consultancy says that it is one of the partners involved in a new three year UK research project aimed at limiting the environmental impact of carbon emissions from the…

6th June 2011

UK launches low-carbon shipping group

6th June 2011

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German company IMES reports that its type HTT-04CA pressure sensor has received type approval certificates from class societies DNV, BV, ABS and GL for use in marine engine applications.

6th June 2011

Type approval for pressure sensor

6th June 2011

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A statement from MTU parent company Tognum says that the planned takeover by Rolls-Royce and Daimler is on course to proceed, and the doors are open for the German engine group to…

6th June 2011

Tognum takeover is successful

6th June 2011

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The Polish Register of Shipping (PRS) announced that as from 3 June 2011, it is once again accepted by IACS Council as a member of the International Association of Classification Societies.

3rd June 2011

PRS returns to IACS membership

3rd June 2011