Fernstrum Owners Purchase WEKA

Netherlands’ based WEKA Boxcoolers B.V., manufacturer of copper nickel boxcoolers, was recently purchased by Dunlap & McCullough Holdings LLC, a holding company owned by Paul Fernstrum, Sean Fernstrum, and Todd…

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Fuel Savings Confirmed by Ships on ABB DC Grid

ABB say that the first documented results from Onboard DC Grid vessel confirm considerable fuel and noise reduction through the use of its Onboard DC Grid, where engines to run at variable speeds for top fuel efficiency…

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Burning Low-sulphur Marine Fuels: Technical Advice

Typical technical problems experienced by shipowners when they are required to use low-sulphur fuels include issues with the supply and storage of lowsulphur fuel, problems with machinery operation when using low-sulphur…

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Shanghai Firm Develops CPP for Large Ships

Zhenjiang Jinye Propeller says it has successfully developed Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP) for the propulsion of large ships. The manufacturers explain that the blades and the hub are separate and the pitch of the…

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Caribbean Cruises Inks Long Term Support Deal

Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year maintenance and technical support agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL), which includes a sub-contract with ABB Turbocharging: the service agreement covers 142 Wärtsilä engines…

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Sanmar Delivers New RAscal 1500 Line Handling Tug

The Brage, the first RAscal 1500 class tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd. has been delivered to its owners Buksér og Berging AS (BB) of Norway. Built in Turkey by Sanmar A.S. to extremely high quality standards more…

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LNG America & Liquiline Join Hands in Marine Fuel Market

LNG America and Liquiline announce an agreement to jointly develop commercial offerings for LNG marine fuel markets in the North American Pacific Northwest and the transport of LNG in ISO containers to remote markets in…

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ABB Turbocharging Opens Service Facility in Denmark

ABB Turbocharging announced today it will celebrate the opening of a new service facility in Fredericia, Denmark on June 12, 2014. The ceremony will also mark the completion of the amalgamation of its activities in…

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McTays Appointed Doosan Marine Agent

McTays, the shipbuilding subsidiary of HS Ocean Holdings (HSOH), says it has signed an agreement to distribute Doosan Marine Diesel Engines in the UK, Nigeria, Gabon and Congo. The partnership will be officially launched…

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Hybrid Turbocharged Car Carrier Runs Sea Trials

World first Hybrid Turbocharger with Electric-Assist function and Variable Turbine Inlet (VTI) verified its performance at Sea Trial Reducing the ship power consumption at slow steaming The car carrier that mounts the…

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Wärtsilä Introduces More Efficient Fixed Pitch Propeller

A new state-of-the-art fixed pitch propeller (FPP) design concept, the FPP Opti Design, has been introduced by Wärtsilä. The designers say that the new design offers fuel savings of up to 4 per cent and highly reliable…

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