All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 701
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MAN adds south China two-stroke licensee
MAN Diesel & Turbo has added another two-stroke licensee to its roster, in the form of CSSC Guangzhou Marine Engine (GMD), part of the state-owned CSSC Group, and based close to Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
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Schottel establishes subsidiary in Russia
Schottel has announced the founding of a subsidiary in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sergey Chestny has been appointed as director of Schottel Russia. He is responsible for all sales activities in Russia.
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Ro-ro equipment order from South Korea
Cargotec has signed a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea to deliver MacGregor ro-ro equipment for four deepsea con-ro vessels to be built for a Saudi Arabian owner.
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MOL expands large containership fleet
Mitsui OSK Lines has announced its decision to order two newbuild containerships and will be chartering five more which NOL has on order.
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NewsIndustry’s first marine bunker app
OW Bunker, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, has launched a free application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Japanese class society expands marine sector business
ClassNK has announced an agreement to establish a capital tie-up with Japan Marine Science, a maritime consulting firm involved in maritime IT development, analysis, training, and software systems.
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NewsMaersk Line contracts 10 Triple-E vessels
Maersk Line has exercised its option with Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to build an additional 10 Triple-E ships, which the company describes as the world’s largest and most efficient container vessels.
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NewsSulzer turbochargers and early gas carriers
It is now such a common sight to see Wärtsilä low speed engines, as we now refer to the Sulzer-designed units, sporting ABB (and Napier) turbochargers that it is easily forgotten that Sulzer Bros of Winterthur formerly made turbochargers itself.
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IMO decides to tackle misdeclared container weight problem
The recent decision of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) to solve the problem of misdeclared container weights will significantly improve the safety of container ships, their crews, shore-side personnel involved in the handling and transport of containers, and other cargo aboard the ship.
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NewsCargotec develops self-unloading system
An innovative MacGregor self-loading system from Cargotec is an integral element of Ecore.
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New guidelines for nickel ore cargoes
The growing number of major casualties related to cargo liquefaction has lead to a greater awareness of the safety aspects of certain bulk cargoes and, in particular, the carriage nickel ore, the liquefaction of which was linked to casualties of three vessels carrying cargoes from Indonesia to China at the ...
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NewsNew Austal cat is biggest ever
The Western Australian shipbuilder Austal Ships recently handed over the largest catamaran the company has built to date, the 113m long Leonora Christina, to Danish ferry company Faergen (formerly Nordic Ferry Services).
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NewsMaersk introduces first customised West Africa boxship
Maersk Line aims to cement its position as leader in the West African market with delivery of a new series of container ships specifically designed for that part of the world.
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NewsShip design is optimised for Arctic operation
A new kind of vessel is being specially designed to tolerate the tough, frigid conditions in the Arctic to allow for the repair and maintenance of sub sea installations, writes Mark Langdon.
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NewsHigh casualty levels still cause concern
Despite lower activity levels in shipping, casualty statistics remain high. Denzil Stuart investigates.
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Daimler and Rolls-Royce secure 94% of Tognum
Daimler AG and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc have secured 94.17 % of the shares in Tognum after the two companies'' successful tender offer.
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China clinches Peter Dohle boxship order
China’s Yangzijian Shipbuilding has won an order for eight 10,000 TEU container ships from German shipowner Peter Dohle.
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NewsLarge tankers return to ASRY
Following a quiet year in 2010 for large tanker repairs at Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY), the first quarter of 2011 has seen operators of ULCC/VLCCs return to the Arabian Gulf yard in large numbers.
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NewsHavila wins contract with Havyard design
Havila Shipping has won a five year tender with Statoil for delivering platform supply services with an option for a further three years.
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Huge Brazil yard gets green light
Brazilian authorities have rubber-stamped a deal to push through financing for what is being billed as the largest shipyard in the Americas following the agreement by the Merchant Marine Fund (FMM) to fund the construction.
