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  ClassNK Calls for Upgraded Steel Plate Tolerance in Mega-Ship Construction

  (The Loadstar) – Japanese classification society ClassNK is claiming a “world-first” breakthrough finding in the required crack arrest toughness of steel plates used in the construction of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs).

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  No Pollution Detected from Grounded Rig in Scotland -Coastguard

  The drilling rig Transocean Winner remains hard aground off Scotland but authorities have detected no pollution in the area despite breaches to fuel tanks containing large quantities of diesel

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  InvaSave completes shipboard tests

  Damen Green Solutions has completed shipboard tests of its containerised InvaSave ballast water management system (BWMS)

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  Auto mode detection capability for enginei

  Diesel power specialist Royston has developed an advanced auto mode detection capability for its enginei fuel management system.

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  FPSO owners are under pressure to cut costs

  Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) operators are concentrating on extending the life of their vessels and improving reliability,

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  The Largest Vessel The World Has Ever Seen, Prelude FLNG: Watch Video

  She is 488 metres (1,601 ft) long, 74 metres (243 ft) wide, and made with more than 260,000 tonnes of steel. At full load, she will displace more than 600,000 tonnes

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  Wreck of TS Taipei Finally Removed

  The removal of TS Taipei, a TS Line containership which ran aground near Keelung, Taiwan in March, has been completed following five months of cleanup and ship removal operations.

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  Wärtsilä REvolution system takes sealing technology to a new level

  The Wärtsilä REvolution system collects performance data, for example temperature, wear of the seal interface and pressure.

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  An Acquisition With A Familiar Look

  Nidec’s planned purchase of Emerson’s motor and power generation unit echoes earlier buy from Emerson

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  MAN to supply engines for more Karadeniz Powerships

  Karpowership, part of Turkish energy group Karadeniz Holding, has placed an for a total of twelve MAN Diesel & Turbo 18V 51/60 engines, each with a capacity of 18.9 MW.

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  Osbit delivers well intervention gear to Helix

  The well intervention equipment designed and built by Osbit – seen here being loaded out – will be installed on Siem Helix 1 and 2 and on Q7000

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  NAO newbuild remains at yard until market picks up

  NAO Galaxy has been delivered but will remain at the yard that built her until the market improves and employment opportunities arise

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  52 MW of ABB Azipod Propulsion Power Destined for South Korea

  Ice class Azipod units ready for month long voyage from Helsinki to Asia.

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  Total Talusia Optima Receives Approval From Win GD

  Lubricants supplier Total Lubmarine has received a no objection letter from Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) for the use of its cylinder lubricant Talusia Optima with the whole range of Wärtsilä engines.

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  Libya Government To Reopen Ports

  (Reuters) Libya’s U.N.-backed government has signed a deal with an armed brigade controlling the major Ras Lanuf and Es Sider oil ports to end a blockade and restart exports from the terminals shut down since December 2014

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  New MTU gas engine proves its worth

  The 16-cylinder gas engine will cover a power range from 1,500kW to 2,000kW and will be based on MTU’s proven 16V 4000 M63 diesel engine for workboats. As of the end of 2017, the first series engines will be used to power a tug built by Damen Shipyards Group for towage and salvage company Svitzer.

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  First B33:45 goes to sea

  The first B33:45 engine to go to sea is this 9-cylinder version installed on the fishing vessel Holmøy

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  Wärtsilä to Cut 600 Jobs Within Ship Power Business

  Finnish power solutions provider Wärtsilä has announced the realignment of its ship power business that will result in the termination of 600 jobs.

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  SULZER DIESEL GENERATORS

  The 10m pound refurbishment project to replace two decommissioned 5MW Mirrlees generators at La Collette Power Station with two refurbished 11MW Sulzer diesel generators was a huge

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  ENGINES AND ENGINE COMPONENTS

  ENGINES AND ENGINE COMPONENTS

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  Record-Breaking Engine Enters Service

  Largest and most powerful MAN B&W-branded engine makes market début aboard large container vessel

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  World’s First Two-Stroke Low-Speed Triple Fuel ME-GIE Engine Completed at Mitsui’s Tamano Works

  The Mitsui-MAN B&W 7G50ME-C9.5-GIE at Mitsui’s Tamano Works

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  MAN B&W Engines to Drive Cypriot Power Plant

  The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has placed an order for a 50.4-MW, low-speed, diesel plant with BWSC, the Danish contracting arm of MAN Diesel’s Japanese licensee

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  Wärtsilä 50DF engine at the Wärtsilä-Hyundai Engine Company

  The 500th engine factory acceptance test (FAT) was completed for Wärtsilä 50DF engine at the Wärtsilä-Hyundai Engine Company

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  The Largest And Most Powerful Diesel Engine in The World

  Container ships are some of the largest and heaviest vessels that plough on the seas. They measure up to 1,200 feet in length

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  Wärtsilä acquires Eniram

  Jaakko Eskola, president and chief executive, Wärtsilä: “Through this acquisition Wärtsilä takes a solid lead in marine digitalisation"

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  A Day in the Life of a Fourth Engineer

  No, my dear readers. It’s not easy. Out at sea every day is something different. Something enjoyable and something strange. But each day is unique in its own sense. This is one such day. A day in the life of a fourth engineer on ship.

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  First Rolls-Royce MTU gas marine engine successfully completed 3,000 hrs testing

  The new MTU gas marine engine, the first from Rolls-Royce, has already successfully completed 3,000 hours on the test bench, the Company says in its press release.

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  Wärtsilä 32 generating sets again the choice for Chinese container vessels

  Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply newbuild Chinese container vessels with a total of 24 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 Auxpac generating sets.

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  HISTORY OF THE EMD 645 AND 710

  The Electro-Motive 645 and 710 series diesels are used in many modern tugs as well as a wide variety of other marine propulsion and generating applications.

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  Wärtsilä Finds Faults in Marine Engine Fuel Tests

  Following its recent inspection of test processes, Finnish engineering company Wärtsilä Corporation said that the probe revealed some defects in certain fuel consumption

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  Rolls-Royce: All-Gas Keeps Engine Clean

  After 43,000 Hours, Bergensfjord Engine Room Is Like New

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  ABC introduces newly developed DL36-Diesel Engine series with 10.000 kW

  Anglo Belgian Corporation is one of Europe’s leading medium speed diesel engine manufacturers. The company has a century of experience in ship propulsion, locomotive traction and power generation solutions. The new DL36 range will expand the ABC

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  MAN Diesel & Turbo conducts gas engine power plant study

  A comparative study conducted by the Essen-Duisburg University in cooperation with MAN Diesel & Turbo has concluded: “gas engine power plants

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  Alfa Laval PureBallast has completed required USCG testing procedures

  Alfa Laval remains on track to submit a US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval application for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1 in the coming weeks

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  MAN Diesel & Turbo hits the millennium milestone after delivering 1,000th turbocharger

  Diesel engine and turbomachinery specialist, MAN Diesel & Turbo, has hit the millennium mark after successfully delivering its 1,000th turbocharger to two-stage turbocharged applications.

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  DNV GL issues marine warranty standard

  HOVIK, Norway – DNV GL has published what it says is the industry’s only standard for the warranty approval of marine operations.

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  What now for large tankers ?

  Last week, VLCC spot returns hit their lowest level since October, 2014.

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  Optimarin nears USCG type approval

  Ballast water treatment (BWT) system specialist Optimarin has completed the US Coast Guard’s (USCG) environmental test and all land-based and shipboard testing for marine, brackish and fresh water.

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  Wärtsilä awarded five major power plant projects in Argentina

  Wärtsilä has been awarded five power plant projects, which will support development of the national grid in Argentina. Contracts for three power plants, totalling EUR 78 million, have been signed with Industrias J.F.Secco S.A. (Secco)