Vessels News – Page 158
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NewsHybrid Marine Power & Propulsion Conference
The first international ‘Hybrid Marine Power & Propulsion Conference’ is being held at the RNLI Lifeboat College, Poole UK from 6 to 8 October 2015.
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NewsHybrid awards
The winners of the second annual Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards have been announced at a ceremony hosted at Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam.
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NewsShort sea batteries
Saft, which describes itself as ‘the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry’, has won a contract to supply Li-ion battery systems to Imtech Marine, for a Scottish hybrid ferry.
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C32 powered patrol boats for Korea
Caterpillar C32 engines have been selected to power 16 new build Patrol Boats for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). Each Patrol Boat will be equipped with two Cat C32 main propulsion diesel engines and two Cat C9 ship service diesel generators. The first Patrol Boats will be constructed at ...
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NewsMassive turnout for the tugs and towage two-day conference
The increasingly popular biennial Tugnology conference was held London for the second time. Tugnology 15 was convened on the 18 & 19th of May at the Lancaster Hotel, located in London’s ‘West End’.
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NewsChinese diesel outboard challenge
A 60 hp unit is the latest diesel outboard engine to arrive on the market. Produced by the Chinese company Runsun this new outboard is part of a range of diesel outboards that are being offered into the European market.
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NewsMore info released on Voith Linear Jet
German propulsion company Voith has released further details of it revolutionary Linear Jet system at Seawork 2015.
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Gothenburg partnership
Volvo Penta has announced an agreement to work on diesel electric projects with its Gothenburg, Sweden neighbour Callenberg Technology Group — furthering its commitment to providing sustainable power solutions.
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NewsCat’s new tug azimuths
Caterpillar Propulsion is set to target the tug market with a new range of azimuth thrusters developed, says Caterpillar, to match the highest performance with the most competitive cost.
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NewsSuzuki’s full colour gauge
Suzuki has unveiled its new Multi Function Gauge with its unique 3.5” LCD colour display – claiming it is the first time an outboard manufacturer has offered a gauge with a colour LCD display as a genuine part. The new gauge displays a wide variety of information including engine rpm, ...
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NewsOptimising tug propulsion
At this year''s Tugnology conference in London, UK, MTU showcased its tug portfolio. On the second day of the event the company launched the the simulation tool which it has developed to optimise marine engines.
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NewsMercury’s diesel progress
US outboard motor manufacturer Mercury has developed a diesel outboard that is rated at 175 hp making it one of the most powerful diesel outboards now available.
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NewsMermaid Marine is appointed Lombardini distributor
Seawork 2015 will be used by Mermaid Marine to announce its appointment as UK distributor for Lombardini Marine engines and generators.
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NewsAccolade for the world’s cleanest ferry
‘Ampere’, the world’s first large fully electric vessel, has just received the Seatrade Clean Shipping award for 2015. Owned and operated by Norled and designed and constructed by Fjellstrand, the DNV GL classed car ferry is a fully battery driven catamaran made of aluminium.
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NewsBusy start to the year for Tsavliris Salvage
Piraeus based Tsavliris Salvage have reported on a busy first three months to the year responding to incidents ranging from on-going assistance to a sunken dredger to providing rescue towage services.
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NewsASD tug development in Argentina
Buenos Aires based shipyard Astilleros Unidelta SA are currently building an ASD shiphandling tug with the potential to attract local interest from a market familiar with European products.
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NewsTwin-fin twins for Kotug
Rotterdam based towage service provider Kotug has been active in the business of fleet expansion recently and now have two new tractor tugs for operation within their European harbour towage division.
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Salvage giants agree to merge
Two of the world’s leading marine service companies have agreed to merge their salvage divisions forming a new company operating under the name “Ardent” with operations commencing immediately.
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NewsWreck removal convention comes into force
The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 came into force recently placing strict liability on owners including provision of financial security and providing State Parties with extra rights.
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