All Motorship articles in Web Issue – Page 718
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NewsRegular maintenance is key to more uptime and lower costs
Bill Mossey, Corporate Manager Pacific Power Products, MTU Detroit Diesel, outlines the company’s approach to preventive maintenance of high speed diesel engines.
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NewsCAD/CAM in Chinese ship design centre
Sener of Spain and China Ship Development and Design Center (CSDDC) have signed a memorandum of understand for the implementation of the shipbuilding CAD/CAM Foran system in CSDDC.
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NewsTanker professionals launch ‘Virtual Arrival’
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and Intertanko believe they can help cut 40% of CO2 emissions in EU Maritime Transport by 2050 though a “sustainable emissions management framework”.
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Bourbon announces future plans
The French Bourbon group has unveiled its strategic plan for 2015, which it says continues its Horizon 2012 plan, which involved a €2 billion investment in replacing obsolete vessels and developing its deep offshore subsea services business.
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NewsEngine management for 150-year-old ship
MAN Diesel & Turbo says that recently it returned to its roots when it signed a remarkable EMC (engine management concept) contract covering a historic Danish ship, the 150-year-old paddle steamer ‘Hjejlen’ .
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NewsIMO elects its next Secretary-General
Koji Sekimizu of Japan has been elected as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with effect from 1 January 2012, for an initial term of four years.
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NewsWärtsilä inaugurates Chinese CPP factory
Wärtsilä CME Zhenjiang Propeller, the joint venture company of Wärtsilä and Zhenjiang CME, has formally inaugurated its new €12 million CP propeller plant in Zhenjiang, China, first announced in October 2010.
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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.
