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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian shipping company Odfjell reports that its has signed contracts with Nantong Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering to build four LPG/ethylene gas tankers.

3rd October 2013

Odfjell orders gas tankers from Sinopacific

3rd October 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) says that it recently retrofitted its variable turbine inlet (VTI) system to the turbochargers of a Maersk Tankers VLCC.

3rd October 2013

Turbocharger retrofit carried out on Maersk VLCC

3rd October 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Det Norske Veritas has entered into an agreement with private investment company IK Investment Partners whereby IK will acquire DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS), for an undisclosed sum.

2nd October 2013

DNV to offload its Petroleum Services subsidiary

2nd October 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is to supply a Promas Lite propulsion system to Norwegian operator Hurtigruten to improve propeller efficiency on its cruise ship ‘Richard With’.

2nd October 2013

Norwegian cruise ship to get Promas upgrade

2nd October 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä is to introduce a new series of steerable and transverse thrusters, known as the Wärtsilä Steerable Thruster (WST) and Wärtsilä Transverse Thruster (WTT) series, which will replace existing products in the…

2nd October 2013

Thrusters from Wärtsilä offer higher efficiency and wider power range

2nd October 2013

LNG

LNG

Today (2 October) sees the entry into service of the Buquebus LNG-fuelled fast ferry ‘Francisco’.

2nd October 2013

Nano-station for LNG refuelling in South America

2nd October 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Danish naval architect Knud E Hansen has unveiled a concept for a ‘reefer ro-ro’ ship, with the emphasis on energy saving at sea and in port.

2nd October 2013

Energy saving reefer design from Knud E Hansen

2nd October 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jaya Holdings has received its second multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV), ‘Jaya Vigilant’, and is celebrating the start of a new charter.

2nd October 2013

‘Jaya Vigilant’ delivered

2nd October 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bestobell Valves is enjoying a “great response” from delegates of the fourth Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference, held in September onboard the LNG-fuelled ‘M/S Viking Grace’.

1st October 2013

Conference success for Bestobell

1st October 2013

REGULATION

REGULATION

RINA Group’s certification company, RINA Services, and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have agreed to co-operate on specific projects where each society claims complementary strengths.

1st October 2013

RINA joins with Russian Register on ice class

1st October 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A growing number of scrubber technologies are gaining industry experience, but hybrid systems are providing a safe option for dealing with the current regulatory uncertainties, writes Wendy Laursen

1st October 2013

Hedging the bets

1st October 2013

LNG

LNG

Canadian gas distribution company Gaz Métro has announced that it is to supply three LNG-fuelled ferries that will be entering service in Québec from 2015.

1st October 2013

Ferry gas bunker agreement in Canada

1st October 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order for construction of a wide-area seabed research vessel from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

1st October 2013

Research vessel contract for Mitsubishi Heavy

1st October 2013

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

The Motor Ship for October 1963 began with reports that Shell Tankers was bucking the trend away from opposed-piston engines by chartering a newbuild tanker with the latest Doxford J-type engine.

1st October 2013

The digital age appears on the horizon

1st October 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Birger Jacobsen, senior two-stroke research engineer at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Copenhagen looks at how the latest propulsion technology can reduce carbon emissions, resulting in a favourable EEDI rating, for tankers…

1st October 2013

Low-carbon propulsion options for smaller tankers

1st October 2013

OPINION

OPINION

The recent Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference provided a unique opportunity to experience LNG as fuel in actual operation – over a full two days.

1st October 2013

Gas fuel is here to stay

1st October 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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

REGULATION

REGULATION

The NSC Group has commissioned Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to provide voluntary energy efficiency design index (EEDI) certification for the whole of its 53-strong fleet. NSC operates 31 container ships, four tankers, four…

29th September 2013

EEDI certification from GL

29th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A novel stabilisation system is an important feature of a newbuild accommodation vessel ordered by Edda Accommodation, writes Dag Pike.

27th September 2013

Multi-role accommodation ship features increased stability

27th September 2013