All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 630
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NewsAdvanced propeller designs suit slow revving engines
Advanced propeller designs such as the NPT, Kappel and CLT find their worth with ultra slow speed diesel engines, writes Wendy Laursen
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NewsDual-fuel LNG ship nears finish at Neptun
Neptun Werft in Warnemünde has completed the hull of what is billed not only as the first ship to be built in Germany with a dual-fuel main engine plant but also as the first LNG tanker from the Meyer Group, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsEnergySail design process completed
Japanese energy technology company, Eco Marine Power (EMP), says that it has now completed the high level design for its rigid EnergySail.
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NewsLow manpower design for Abu Dhabi tugs
The new RAmparts 3200 tugs for the Abu Dhabi Ports Company have been specially designed for a reduced manning operation, with a high degree of machinery automation.
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NewsGL encourages young marine engineers
Class society Germanischer Lloyd has honoured five young engineers for their theses on ‘Innovative Ideas to Increase the Efficiency of Ships and/or their Operation’ at GL’s fifth maritime summer meeting.
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NewsSouthampton welcomes new generation of 13,000TEU-plus boxships
DP World Southampton, the UK''s only south coast container terminal, says it has asserted itself as a regional gateway for the new generation of ultra-large container ships following visits by two 13,000TEU-plus ocean carriers.
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NewsDesign and power order for Indian tender
Rolls-Royce has announced a new contract, valued at around £8 million, to design and power a specialised buoy tender vessel to be built in India by Cochin Shipyard for the Indian lighthouse authority.
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NewsNew TQC roughness gauge
Dutch manufacturer TQC has developed a new product to add to its range – the DC9000 Hull Roughness Gauge.
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NewsNominees for Maritime Innovation Award 2012
Four nominees have been selected for the Dutch HME Maritime Innovation Award 2012 - Imtech Marine & Offshore BV, Vosta LMG BV, Huisman Equipment BV and Kranendonk Production Systems BV.
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NewsP&S faces carve-up as problems escalate
Germany’s cash-troubled P&S Yards has acknowledged serious production and delivery problems at its “uncoordinated” Volkswerft facility and proposed its “fundamentally viable” Peene yard be split away and sold off.
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NewsNew president for Volvo Penta
Volvo Penta Americas has appointed Ron Huibers as its new president.
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Research project for ABS with Chinese university
Global classification society ABS, has signed a letter of intent to organise research projects with the South China University of Technology (SCUT) through the ABS China Offshore Technology Centre (COTC) in Shanghai.
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NewsSMM 2012 approaches
The 25th Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine (SMM) technology international trade fair takes place next month in Hamburg from 4 to 7 September 2012.
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NewsKeel laid for new MEO PSV
The keel has been laid for the first of a new series of 2000dwt PSVs at Miclyn Express Offshore’s (MEO) Singapore based PT Loh & Loh shipyard.
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NewsFive-con-ro contract from ACL
Ocean transportation company Atlantic Container Line (ACL) has ordered five new ro-ro/container (con-ro) vessels from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co of China.
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NewsFincantieri’s largest ship is launched
The newest ship to be added to the Princess Cruises fleet, ‘Royal Princess’, was launched recently at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard.
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NewsThrusters for Scottish ferry power
Rolls-Royce has announced contracts to supply thrusters for two Scottish operators, Western Ferries and Orkney Ferries, for newbuilding and upgrade projects respectively.
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NewsMobile service for CPP blades
Simplex Turbulo has announced that its associate Dutch company MPR (Maritime Propeller Repairs) has launched a new mobile service for measurement and balancing of CP propeller blades, weighing up to 6.5t each.
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NewsHybrid tug power for Svitzer Australia
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the power system for four new diesel-electric powered tugs being built for Svitzer Australia at the ASL shipyard in Singapore, scheduled to be in operation by early 2014.
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NewsNew Cleanship joint venture
A new joint venture between Glasgow based Naval Architects, Malin Marine Consultants, and BWT manufacturer, Coldharbour Marine Ltd, has been launched. Cleanship Solutions Ltd (CSS) aims to provide a range of services across various environmental requirements and technologies.
