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ASRY receives United States Ambassador
The Chairman of the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY), His Excellency Aymen bin Tawfeeq Almoayed, has recently received the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain
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ABB report Azipod has saved 700,000 tons of fuel at 25 year anniversary
ABB have announced that the total fuel savings of the entire installed Azipod fleet since being launched is estimated to be more than 700,000 tons. Assuming the average family car uses one ton of fuel annually, this saving corresponds to the annual fuel consumption of...
Experts gather for ship recycling seminar
Around 300 people gathered in Tokyo on 12 May to attend a ship recycling seminar held by ClassNK. In addition to ClassNK representatives, top industry experts from Asia and Europe discussed the current challenges of ship recycling and what the industry can do to...
Norbulk first to convert for environmentally-acceptable refrigerant
Oceanic Technical Solutions has successfully converted all refrigeration and reefer plants onboard a Norbulk managed refrigerated cargo ship to run on refrigerant R407F. The conversion, which follows the January 2015 entry into force of F-Gas rules banning the entire...
OEM suppliers favored by 87% for reduced downtime and better parts availability
An independent study for ABB Turbocharging found that 87% of organizations work only or mostly with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for maintenance support and spare parts procurement. Key benefits cited were: reduced downtime and better parts availability...
Azipod propulsion to power polar science research vessel
ABB’s Azipod propulsion system will power a Chinese polar science research icebreaker, the first vessel of its type to be built in China. The Polar Research Institute of China ship will be fitted with two Azipod VI units with combined power of 15 MWs. The order...
SHELL say more ships using oil condition monitoring service
As of April 2016, Shell Marine Products (SMP) has analysed over 50,000 cylinder drain oils samples via its Shell Rapid Lubricants Analysis (RLA) service. The service has grown rapidly in recent years with OEM’s such as MDT and Wärtsilä both recommending cylinder drain...
MacGregor launches compact new Pusnes RamWindlass
MacGregor has added a new windlass to its Pusnes product range. The new windlass is based on a chain-jack design using similar technology to the current range. "The Pusnes RamWinch is well known in the industry for its compact size and low weight. It can be found on...
Tanker rudders and nozzles avoid cavitation damage
Subsea Industries report that rudders and nozzles on tankers owned by Pleiades are showing no cavitation damage after 2.5 years in service with their Ecoshield coating. Ten Pleiades tankers have received Ecoshield coatings, starting in 2013 with the rudder of the...
Permanent underwater insert repair in Palm Beach
A roro vessel suffered corrosion damage to the aft starboard side shell plating. Hydrex report that they mobilized a team from their office in Tampa Bay to the vessel’s location in Palm Beach to perform a class approved permanent underwater insert repair. This allowed...
Marine Solar Power Product Range Announced
Eco Marine Power (EMP) are exhibiting a range of products related to its marine solar power systems and the Aquarius Management & Automation System (MAS) at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam. Exhibiting with EMP will be The Furukawa Battery Co Ltd,...