Electrical power, drive systems to provide top operating reliability and efficiency for new deep sea drill ships, to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries South Korea.
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Lloyd´s Register to Reintroduce Rules for Nuclear Propulsion
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Lloyd’s Register’s Technical Committee agrees rule and procedural changes to further support the introduction of new technology and new approaches to marine safety and environmental protection. The Technical Committee addressed the challenges of goal and performance-based standards; it heard that Lloyd’s Register is ready to reintroduce rules for nuclear propulsion and new rules for ‘stern…
Wärtsilä launches Intelligent Combustion Monitoring
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Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solution provider, has introduced its Intelligent Combustion Monitoring system for two-stroke diesel engines.
Delivery of “FPSO CIDADE DE ANGRA DOS REIS MV22”
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After sixteen months of intense construction, COSCO Dalian Shipyard has completed its conversion of the VLCC “SUNRISE IV” to an FPSO for MODEC Offshore.
MHI to Install Marine Diesel Engine Testing at Kobe yard
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Tokyo, October 15, 2010 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will install testing equipment for two-stroke, low-speed marine diesel engines at the company’s Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works in Hyogo, Japan. Installation is slated for completion in the spring of 2012. The testing system will be used for verification of various elemental technologies to satisfy the Tier III nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Berg Propulsion secures Astromaritima Navegação contract
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Berg Propulsion has made a significant new breakthrough into the fast-growing offshore vessel construction market in Brazil, just a few months after establishing a regional office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s shipping capital.
MAN B&W engine retrofits reduce emissions and fully meet IMO environmental legislation
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While IMO guidelines are observed on a ‘voluntary’ basis by the international shipping community, their adoption becomes mandatory for certain vessels when an Approved Method for complying with the regulations is available. MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed Approved Methods for a number of its engines, requiring some shipowners to retrofit engines to follow IMO emission limits.
Purdue researchers develop hydrogen-generating technology for marine applications
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Researchers at Purdue University have developed a method that uses aluminum and a liquid alloy to extract hydrogen from seawater to run engines in boats and ships. The new technology, which represents a potential replacement for gasoline and diesel fuel in marine applications, helps generate hydrogen that could be fed directly to an internal combustion engine.
Wärtsilä and Ecospec co-operate to provide clean power solutions
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Wärtsilä, a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets, and Ecospec Global Technology, owner of the revolutionary CSNOx emissions abatement technology, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together towards the common goal of improving the environment by providing the world with clean power solutions. By combining…
Volvo Penta India secures large order for D12MH engines
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Volvo Penta India has secured an order for 40 no’s of D12MH-350 from Sesa Goa for powering their iron ore barges which will ply in Mandovi & Zuari Rivers in Goa, on west coast of India. Volvo Penta is the first imported engine manufacturer in India to offer IRS (India Register of Shipping) approved engines.