Use of liquefied natural
gas as an alternative to heavy fuel oil for maritime transportation: CMA CGM
signs a first Memorandum of Understanding with ENGIE [Oct 2016]
CMA CGM and ENGIE announce today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to
promote LNG as the marine fuel for tomorrow’s container vessels. Farid Salem,
Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group,
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Intellian Technologies
Announces Initial Public Offering [Oct
2016] Intellian
Technologies, Inc. (“Intellian” or “the company”), announced today an initial
public offering of 1,450,000 common shares via the KOSDAQ, at an initial price
of $17.27 per share. The initial public offering will result in roughly $26m in
raised capital and a total market capitalization for the company of just below
$124m.
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Jensen Maritime Continues
Evolution into Full Service Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Solutions [Oct 2016] As the City of San Francisco commissions its latest
fireboat today, the vessel, designed by Seattle-based Jensen Maritime
Consultants, exemplifies the evolution and growth of the naval architecture and
marine engineering firm since it was acquired by Crowley Maritime Corp. in 2008
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Euronav: Long Term Time
Charter And Fleet Renewal [Oct 2016] 현대중공업, 벨기에 Euronav NV사로부터 158,600dwt
Ice class Tanker Carrie 4척(2+2option)을 척당 62Million에 수주 - Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN
& Euronext: EURN) announces that it has signed two long-term time charter
contracts of seven years each with Valero Energy Inc. for Suezmax vessels with
specialised Ice Class 1C capability starting in 2018.
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Golar Power reaches a
Final Investment Decision on Sergipe Power Project and signs 25 year FSRU
agreement [Oct 2016] The board of Golar Power is pleased to announce that it
has approved taking a Final Investment Decision on the Porto de Sergipe Project,
thereby enabling CELSE, the project company, to enter into a lump sum turn-key
EPC agreement with General Electric to build,
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Samskip becomes Europe’s
first to see the benefit through carbon emission-cutting glass [Oct 2016]
Samskip is Europe’s first company to benefit from a straightforward but lasting
way to save energy at its Rotterdam headquarters, after Nexus, on behalf of the
building owner, funds installation of specially laminated glass that blocks
infra-red rays but not daylight. Part of the logistics company’s Sustainability
Strategy,
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ABB, Preventive
Maintenance achieves 202% Return on Investment for turbochargers [Oct 2016]
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has announced study
results which show a 202% return on investment (ROI) from using ABB Preventive
Maintenance. The new study indicates that the payback of preventive maintenance
is immediate, while the Net Present Value - a measure of profitability
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Selektope® shortlisted for
two more 2016 environmental awards [Oct
2016] Selektope®, the
innovative ingredient used in marine antifouling coatings whose prevention of
barnacle growth on ship hulls yields fuel savings, has been shortlisted for two
more prestigious environmental awards within its first full year of commercial
availability. I-TECH AB, the Gothenburg-based company behind Selektope’s
development,
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Crowley Liner Services
among First Private Companies to Earn U.S. AQUA Lane Certification from Customs
and Border Patrol [Oct 2016] Crowley Liner Services recently
became one of the first private companies in the nation to be certified and
validated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as part of its new Marine
Port Terminal Operator (MPTO) designation, known as the AQUA Lane program.
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Wartsila to power
Mediterranean's first LNG fuelled passenger ferry [Oct 2016]
Wartsila has signed a contract with Construcciones Navales del Norte SL
(LaNaval) shipyard in Sestao, Spain for the design and supply of the LNG power
and propulsion installation for a new RoRo passenger ferry. There is also an
option for a second vessel. The ship is being built for Spanish owner Balearia,
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Caterpillar strengthens
lead in LNG marine propulsion with cruise ship orders [Oct 2016]
The selection of Caterpillar Marine dual fuel engines for a new generation of
cruise ships provides further evidence of the power solutions specialist’s lead
in the LNG marine propulsion space. The company’s MaK 16 M 46 DF dual fuel
engines, along with the full LNG supply and handling system, are to be installed
on four new ships,
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Russian Maritime Register
of Shipping(RS), Polar Code Conference [Oct
2016] On 5 October 2016
the “Polar Code and Safety of Ice-going Ships“ conference jointly organized by
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and PAO Sovcomflot (SCF) was held
within the framework of the International Exhibition TRANSTEC 2016. Vitaly
Klyuev, Director of the Department of State Policy for Maritime
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Rivertrace appoints Motor
Services Hugo Stamp (MSHS) as a U.S agent [Oct
2016] Rivertrace are
pleased to announce the recent appointment of Motor Services Hugo Stamp (MSHS)
as a US based agent and distributor, further improving our ability to offer
world class service via our global network of agents. This brings the number of
agents and distributors added this year alone, to 6, in locations including the
USA,
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Risk reduction with the
Roxtec Transit Designer 4.0 [Oct 2016] Should vital safety components such
as cable and pipe transits be a design-based or a field-based decision? Roxtec
suggests that designers and engineers take control of this issue by proposing
the free, web-based tool Roxtec Transit Designer. The design tool from the
global cable and pipe seal provider simplifies the entire process that surrounds
cable
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DNV GL attests Alfa
Laval’s ability to meet the ETC tank cleaning notation [Oct 2016]
After observing the design of tank cleaning solutions using Alfa Laval G-Pass
simulation software, DNV GL has issued a unique statement confirming Alfa
Laval’s ability to meet the ETC tank cleaning notation. The ETC notation, which
is designed to ensure thorough tank cleaning on chemical carriers, was
introduced by DNV GL
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PPUK seeks partnerships at
Offshore Korea 2016 [Oct 2016] PPUK will showcase its capabilities
as a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of piston rings and
metallic sealing rings for marine and industrial customers at stand I201 at this
year’s Offshore Korea, and has extended an open invitation for visitors to stop
by. The company already supplies high precision products and expert service
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