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  • MAN Diesel & Turbo PrimeServ’s Dr-Ing Tilmann Greiner welcomed conference delegates to the reception held at the Hamburg facility
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    36th Propulsion & Emissions conference begins

    2014-05-21T05:04:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo hosted the welcome reception for the 36th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference on the evening of 20 May.

  • First of two for busy B+V
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    First Scandlines ferry at Blohm + Voss

    2014-05-20T23:15:00Z

    Blohm + Voss Repair is in the news again for the second time in a week with the arrival of the first of two controversial ro-ro ferry newbuildings being modified for Scandlines, writes Tom Todd.

  • The first vessel is to be built by Norway's Ulstein Verft
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    ABB secures US£20m worth of orders

    2014-05-19T15:53:00Z

    ABB is to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation offshore vessels – contracts worth more than US$20m.

  • News

    Repeat LNG package order for Wärtsilä

    2014-05-19T08:42:00Z

    Wärtsilä has announced that it has been contracted to supply integrated LNG equipment and propulsion packages for three more LNG tankers for Danish operator Evergas, in an extension to a similar previous order placed in 2013.

  • News

    DNV GL completes Japanese risk assessment

    2014-05-16T12:26:00Z

    DNV GL has completed a risk assessment ‘hazard identification study’ (HAZID) on a series of three methanol-fuelled tankers for Japanese owners Mitsui OSK Lines and Minami Nippon Shipbuilding.

  • News

    Finnlines works to reduce fleet emissions

    2014-05-15T15:46:00Z

    In a bid to reduce its environmental impact and comply with new upcoming stringent SOx emissions regulations, Finnlines has ordered a range of exhaust gas cleaning systems.

  • 'Queen Elizabeth' is to get scrubber as part of maintenance programme at B+V
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    Queen Elizabeth at B+V for first overhaul

    2014-05-15T14:08:00Z

    ''Queen Elizabeth'' was docking at Blohm + Voss in Hamburg Thursday evening 15 May for her first overhaul since entering service in 2010 and the work, reportedly costing €30 million, will include scrubber installation, reports Tom Todd.

  • Venue - Atlantic Kempinski, Hamburg
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    Last chance to book for Propulsion & Emissions Conference

    2014-05-14T18:37:00Z

    The 36th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference – entitled ‘Ship Energy Efficiency Today’ - is now only a matter of days away, and it is still not too late to book the last remaining places at this ever-popular event.

  • A twin Azipod installation on an icebreaker (Arctech Helsinki Shipyard)
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    Azipods for Finnish LNG-fuelled icebreaker

    2014-05-14T17:37:00Z

    ABB reports that it has secured a contract to supply electric power equipment, including Azipod propulsion units, for an ice breaker vessel being built for the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.

  • Hatlapa’s Poseidon steering gear, now joined by Hebe – all of the systems are named after Greek deities
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    Steering control system added to Hatlapa range

    2014-05-14T17:37:00Z

    A new steering control system is being introduced by Hatlapa, which is owned by Cargotec company MacGregor.

  • The Saint-Nazaire yard in France is to build a fourth Oasis cruise ship for Royal Caribbean
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    STX France bags fourth Oasis cruise ship order

    2014-05-14T17:36:00Z

    STX France has announced a contract with Royal Caribbean Cruises to build a fourth cruise ship in the ‘Oasis’ series.

  • News

    ABS class contract for LNG carriers

    2014-05-14T12:07:00Z

    ABS is to classify two ‘Moss-type’ LNG carriers to be built in Korea for Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas).

  • This contract is the latest in a stage of investments in to the ASRY
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    New Arabian Gulf investment

    2014-05-14T11:34:00Z

    UAE-based Seven Seas has launched a US$800,000 HVAC facility and living quarters for Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) in the Arabian Gulf.

  • Oman Dry Dock is to join with DSME subsidiary DSEC to offer LNG tanker repair facilities
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    Oman Drydock to launch new LNG repair partnership

    2014-05-13T22:12:00Z

    Oman Drydock Company (ODC) and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) have announced that they will be forming a new partnership to target the LNG carrier repair market.

  • Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, seen here undertaking a conversion project
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    Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding to build iceberg tugboat

    2014-05-13T16:55:00Z

    A Polish shipyard has signed a contract to build a specialised ice-class towing vessel for a Norwegian operator, writes Jaroslaw Ada-mowski.

  • The LNG-fuelled cruise ferry ‘Viking Grace’ is among the recent deliveries from the Turku shipyard
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    Finnish government plans to join with Meyer Werft to buy STX Turku yard

    2014-05-12T17:58:00Z

    The Finnish government is understood to be in talks with Meyer Werft of Germany with a view to a takeover of the STX-owned Turku shipyard.

  • The company says the new vessels will offer efficient and environmentally-friendly option for transporting containers by sea
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    ‘Next generation’ short-sea ships ordered

    2014-05-12T16:13:00Z

    Finland’s Containerships Ltd Oy, GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg and ARKON Shipping have ordered two ‘next generation’ dual-fuel container ships for the European short-sea trade.

  • Yoshitaka Teramoto, president of Teramoto Iron Works
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    Japanese companies make a move

    2014-05-12T16:07:00Z

    Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has formed a strategic alliance with Teramoto Iron Works Co Ltd to market its EnergySail and Aquarius MRE System technologies.

  • Steel cutting on the first of the project’s LNG carriers took place in April
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    Braemar oversees Nigerian LNG build

    2014-05-12T09:00:00Z

    Braemar Engineering has been appointed to act as shipping consultants to Bonny Gas Transport, subsidiary of Nigeria LNG (NLNG), and will oversee the building of six LNG carriers.

  • MHI’s Sayaendo LNG carrier design is unusual in claiming eco-credentials while retaining steam turbine propulsion
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    First LNG order for Japanese joint venture

    2014-05-11T20:12:00Z

    MI LNG, the joint venture company established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari Shipbuilding, has received an order for an LNG carrier for NYK Line.