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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä’s so-called ‘new generation’ – the Generation X series – of two-stroke engines was introduced in May 2011, with the aim of significantly contributing to lowering marine engine fuel costs and improving…

30th November 2012

A shorter route to greater profits

30th November 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval’s ‘pure thinking’ concept includes, alongside exhaust gas cleaning systems, crankcase gas cleaning and waste fuel recovery, systems for ballast and bilge water treatment.

30th November 2012

Ballast and bilge form integrated treatment solution

30th November 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Two Norwegian companies are looking at filters, components which have proved troublesome in some ballast water treatment systems so far.

30th November 2012

Filters attract attention of Norwegian BWTS industry

30th November 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

At the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems announced that it is currently developing a high speed gas engine based on the 3500 engine platform.

30th November 2012

Cat goes for pure gas genset power

30th November 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The pressure to find alternative fuels, driven by both emissions legislation and the resulting commercial pressures that threaten to drive up the cost of low-sulphur fuel oils, is impacting on the low…

30th November 2012

Progress on gas-fuelled two-strokes

30th November 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Among the recent introductions by Deif for its range of engine and generator controllers is the Protection and Power Management (PPM-3) unit.

30th November 2012

Advances in genset control

30th November 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Long in gestation, ACL’s project for a new breed of deep-sea ro-ro containership (con-ro) finally reached the contractual stage in August, whereby the US-based owner entrusted the building of five 45,000dwt vessels…

30th November 2012

New ACL series advances con-ro concept

30th November 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Earlier this year, Norwegian company Sperre, best known for its compressors, set up a new subsidiary, Sperre Coolers, to deal with its newly-developed plate coolers and box coolers.

30th November 2012

Heat exchangers designed for simpler maintenance

30th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Singapore based offshore shipbuilder, Jaya Holdings, has delivered a new advanced anchor handling tug supply vessel, the ‘Jaya Supreme’, to Canadian transportation solutions company, Atlantic Towing Limited.

30th November 2012

Jaya delivers new anchor handling vessel

30th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Spanish vessel support companies, Navantia, Reganosa and Gas Natural Comercializadora, have signed a frame agreement to offer a vital regasification repair service to gas carrier vessels.

29th November 2012

Spanish collaboration offers regasification service

29th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Napa of Finland says that it is providing its loading computers to 55 OSVs operated by French group Bourbon. Napa’s latest software will help improve safe loading and unloading with maximum cargo…

29th November 2012

55-ship deal for loading computer

29th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Finlands Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply an integrated solution comprising ship design services and the power and propulsion system for a newbuild LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel (PSV).

28th November 2012

Wärtsilä contract for LNG powered PSV

28th November 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Det Norske Veritas has appointed Rune Torhaug as the new managing director for DNV research and innovation. He has worked internationally with leadership roles in DNV Energy, DNV Maritime and DNV Business…

28th November 2012

New research head at DNV

28th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo says it has received “a healthy interest” in its ultra-long-stroke G-type engine with several new orders, bringing the current number of G-type orders up to 70 just one…

28th November 2012

MAN reports interest in ultra-long stroke

28th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian designer Havyard reports that the first AHTS to its 843 CD design has been delivered. The ‘Kan Tan 225’ was built in China by the Yuexin shipyard, and was handed over…

28th November 2012

Chinese AHTS to Havyard design

28th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Berthold Brinkmann, administrator of the insolvent German P+S Werften shipyard group, says he is “unperturbed” by news that ferry company Scandlines is cancelling its construction contract for two new ships.

28th November 2012

P&S in Scandlines cancellation talks

28th November 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Mr Chong Chow Pin has been appointed the new chief financial officer of Singapore based offshore energy services group, Jaya Holdings Ltd.

28th November 2012

New chief financial officer for Jaya

28th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has developed an independent liquefied natural gas storage tank model, the Lobe-Bundle Tank.

28th November 2012

HHI develops new LNG storage tank

28th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 27 member states of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control Committee have agreed to organise a Harmonized Verification Programme (HAVEP) on operational controls on passenger ships.

27th November 2012

Paris MoU focuses on passenger ship safety

27th November 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Korean engine maker Hyundai has introduced a heavy duty high-speed diesel engine with a 500bhp continuous rating, which is aimed primarily at the smaller commercial vessel markets, writes Dag Pike.

26th November 2012

New heavy-duty small engine from Korea

26th November 2012