All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 505

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    Emissions symposium at Europort

    2015-02-25T17:21:00Z

    A ‘mini symposium’ is being held at this year’s Europort that could help operators reduce operational costs and emission levels.

  • The coming into force of the Ballast Water Management Convention 2004 (BWMC) is now imminent
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    Ballast water compliance warning

    2015-02-25T16:02:00Z

    The UK P&I Club has warned its members not to delay in ensuring they comply with the new strict ballast water management controls coming into force.

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    Techcross signs BWT deal with Drydocks World

    2015-02-25T09:33:00Z

    Ballast water management systems (BWMS) company Techcross will provide technical, engineering and service support to customers of Dubai-based ship repair facility Drydocks World under memorandum of understanding signed earlier this month.

  • Coldharbour’s GLD BWMS uses an Inert Gas Generator (IGG) linked to GLD units mounted inside each ballast tank
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    Type approval for Coldharbour Marine BWM

    2015-02-24T17:33:00Z

    Coldharbour Marine’s GLD optimised in-tank Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has obtained type approval from the UK’s Marine and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) under IMO resolution MEPC 174 (58).

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    IMarEST to support seafarer development

    2015-02-24T16:53:00Z

    The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is enhancing its partnership with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) to offer sea-going engineers further support.

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    Trident Alliance hosts sulphur enforcement meeting

    2015-02-24T16:37:00Z

    The shipping industry initiative promoting robust enforcement of marine sulphur regulations is inviting representatives from national and European authorities and NGOs to an event discussing how effective enforcement can be achieved.

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    The Motorship Live from P&E 2015

    2015-02-24T15:36:00Z

    Can’t be in Hamburg next week? Keep up with the latest from The Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2015 with our new live reporting service.

  • Six Kleven-built anchor handling vessels for Maersk will feature Rolls-Royce's new anchor recovery frames
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    Maersk debuts new anchor recovery frame

    2015-02-24T12:41:00Z

    A new Rolls-Royce anchor recovery frame (ARF) with a wider operating range will receive first use onboard six Maersk Supply Service anchor handlers, under a deck machinery contract awarded in December.

  • Novel Russian ships tick another box for versatile yard group.
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    Rescue ships extend Nordic Yards offer

    2015-02-24T12:39:00Z

    Thriving Germany-based group Nordic Yards has named two multi-purpose ice-breaking rescue and salvage ships for Russian owners describing their construction as “demanding”, reports Tom Todd.

  • The components of Hyundai's new gas management system
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    Hyundai develops 100% LNG reliquefaction

    2015-02-24T11:17:00Z

    Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a gas management system that it says can reliquefy 100% of the boil-off gas (BOG) from a LNG membrane containment tank to use as fuel for LNG carriers.

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    EU shipbuilding ‘must resume’, says MEP

    2015-02-24T10:14:00Z

    A five-point plan to stimulate growth in the EU shipbuilding industry has been proposed by Portuguese Member of European Parliament João Ferreira.

  • The ‘Normandie’s’ enlarged funnel houses seven scrubbers
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    Brittany begins scrubber roll-out

    2015-02-24T09:46:00Z

    Of the three solutions to the emission control area fuel sulphur limit question – distillate fuel, exhaust gas cleaning and LNG – the favoured option for ships spending all, or most, of their sea time within ECAs seems to be the exhaust gas scrubber, cross-Channel operator Brittany Ferries tells Bill ...

  • Pioneer’s vessels are of Green Dolphin design, which was created to reduce fuel consumption
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    Amarcon to deliver fuel efficiency boost

    2015-02-23T17:22:00Z

    ABB Group company, Amarcon, has been chosen to deliver SEEMP-compliant OCTOPUS-Onboard fuel monitoring systems for 12 Handysize bulk carriers being built for Pioneer Marine Inc.

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    Nordic Yards eyes new site in Russia

    2015-02-23T17:11:00Z

    Germany-based shipbuilder Nordic Yards has unveiled plans to set up a new facility in Russia, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

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    Danish Maritime Fair announces 2015 dates

    2015-02-23T16:45:00Z

    The second Danish Maritime Fair will be held on 6-8 October, with exhibition space increasing by 40% for the 2015 event.

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    Paraffin wax risk to operators

    2015-02-23T16:13:00Z

    BIMCO says it has been advised by its members over the risk of paraffin wax forming in Low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil (LSMGO) because of current low temperatures.

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    SGMF releases LNG Bunkering guidelines

    2015-02-20T16:32:00Z

    The first edition of ‘LNG Bunkering – Safety Guidelines’ has been released with the aim of providing the bunkering industry with best practices to ensure gas-fuelled ships are re-fuelled safely and reliably.

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    Russia considers MGO excise duty

    2015-02-20T12:26:00Z

    Recent proposals by Russia’s leading oil suppliers to impose excise duty on marine distillate fuel could leave the country facing a shortage of low-sulphur marine fuel, Eugene Gerden reports.

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    ClassNK monitoring system for Makita MAN engines

    2015-02-20T11:51:00Z

    ClassNK is to extend its condition-based engine monitoring system ClassNK CMAXS eGICSX to Mitsui-Makita MAN B&W main engines.

  • DNV GL’s Matthias Ritters, regional manager Germany (left) and Frank Hensel, key account manager at the classification society (right) hand over the ISO certificates to Liberty One’s managing director Dietrich Schulz (second from right) and Capt...
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    ISO certificates for German service providers

    2015-02-20T11:20:00Z

    DNV GL has certified German maritime services providers Liberty One and Handelshaus Bremen under ISO 9001 and 14001 for their quality and environment management systems.