The number of ships powered by liquefied natural gas may jump 10-fold within five years as anti-pollution rules force owners to switch to the cleaner- burning fuel, the industry’s biggest engine maker said.
Disney Dream Begins Journey to Completion During ‘Conveyance’ on River Ems
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PAPENBURG, GERMANY, Nov. 12, 2010 The Disney Dream cruise ship departed the MEYER WERFT shipyard today on its conveyance down the River Ems, traveling from the ship s inland birthplace in Papenburg, Germany to the North Sea at the port of Eemshaven, The Netherlands.
Cargotec acquires the assets of a Swedish installation and service company
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Cargotec has acquired the assets of a Swedish installation and service company Hallberg-Ivarsson Hydraulik & Påbyggnad AB. This acquisition is fully in line with Cargotec’s strategy to move closer to its customers and invest in services.
HHI to Name the World’s Largest
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HHI today held a naming ceremony for the Usan FPSO, the world”s largest floating production storage and offloading facility. The Usan FPSO can refine 160,000 barrels of oil and 5 million cubic metres of gas daily. It has storage for 2 million barrels of oil.
Maersk: Future Fuel Bottleneck Requires Industry Action
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Speaking at the world’s largest bunker fuel conference, Maersk Oil Trading’s Niels Henrik Lindegaard said shipping companies and regulators must work together now to prepare for future IMO sulphur regulation or face potentially crippling costs.
Wilhelmsen Ships Service moves 11 Tonne Rudder
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service helped Pacifica Shipping, a New Zealand company, move a new eleven tonne rudder and stock literally across the world when one of their vessels had its rudder damaged.
Volvo Powers Concept “M-Factor”
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The Mercurius Shipping Group, located in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, has recently launched a new concept for an inland waterway vessel, called the “M-factor”. The vessel is powered by Volvo Penta marine diesel engines both for propulsion and bowthruster.
Rolls-Royce and Bestway Strengthen Ship Design Collaboration
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“This collaboration will bring innovative developments in ship design. Rolls-Royce has significant experience in designing and developing marine solutions that meet and exceed expectations in the face of increasingly stringent global environmental standards. We look forward to applying this experience to support the Chinese marine industry in addressing climate change.”
RINA Relies on MSC.Software to Reduce Noise and Vibration Levels of Vessels
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MSC.Software Corporation, a leader in multidiscipline simulation solutions that accelerate product innovation, today announced that RINA, a leading Italian certification company for the shipbuilding industry, has selected MD Nastran, MSC.Software’s flagship solution for multidisciplinary analysis, to help customers reduce noise and vibration levels of vessels earlier in the development cycle.
Allweiler Norway Expands Internationally
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Allweiler expands internationally, landing multi cargo and oil recovery system contracts with leading global offshore operators.