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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Most of the emissions-related developments in 2009 centred around sulphur emissions - and plenty of talk too of shippings carbon footprint.

13th January 2010

Shipping is clean – but needs to clean up further

13th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Liberian Registry reported a recession-beating 2009.

12th January 2010

Liberian Registry posts new record fleet numbers

12th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Two Korean companies are to jointly develop a marine fuel cell.

12th January 2010

DSME and Posco to develop fuel cell technology

12th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) and Rolls-Royce (RR) have reached an amicable resolution to the lawsuit regarding the Mermaid pod-propulsion system on Celebrity Cruises Millennium-class ships.

12th January 2010

RCCL and RR reach pod settlement

12th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received its first orders for 2010.

12th January 2010

First 2010 order for DSME

12th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, South Korea, has signed a contract for two plus two 57,300 dwt bulkers with Turkish shipowner Densa.

12th January 2010

STX to build bulkers for Turkish owner

12th January 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Since November 2009, extra slow steaming (ESS) has been applied by liner operators to almost 20 long haul loops.

12th January 2010

ESS to absorb over 2% of boxship capacity

12th January 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An alternative to filters, which have proved costly in operation, has been introduced by Marinfloc for oily water separators.

12th January 2010

Marinfloc launches pre-treatment system for OWS

12th January 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A powerful 36 m sea rescue cruiser, the first of its size in Germany, is being built for that country’s Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS), writes Tom Todd. Officials told ‘The…

12th January 2010

Unique new rescue craft for German service

12th January 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB Turbocharging of Switzerland recently released for sales and production the first frame size in its A100-L series of high pressure turbochargers for low speed, two-stroke engines.

12th January 2010

High charge air pressure for clean engines

12th January 2010