13 Nov

Transas to host global THESIS conference in Vancouver

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(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The Transas mission to explain the true benefits and impacts of digitalization to the maritime world will be given new impetus by staging its 2018 global conference to Vancouver, one of North America’s top technology hubs. The three-day event, which will take place at the Marriott Parq Hotel Vancouver, March 6-8, has been christened "THESIS18 –…
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13 Nov

Winterthur dual-fuel engines to power CMA CGM’s record containerships

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(WINTERTHUR, Switzerland) — Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd (WinGD) has announced that French shipping line CMA CGM, based in Marseille, has chosen WinGD’s largest 92-cm bore, dual-fuel low-speed engines to power what are the largest containerships ever ordered. The 12-cylinder X92DF engines (12X92DF) will power a series of nine “mega” containerships, each with a record capacity of 22,000 TEU. The…
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Tour boat captain suspended after close call with rowers
10 Nov

Tour boat captain suspended after close call with rowers

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(PORTLAND, Ore.) — A tour boat didn't have the right of way when its captain forced rowers to evade the vessel during a Willamette River race last month, a Coast Guard official said Tuesday, and the mariner has been suspended by the company, The Oregonian reported. Capt. Lowell Gillespie Jr. could have waited for the rowers in the race to pass,…
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Caterpillar receives IMO Tier III certification for M 25 E engines
09 Nov

Caterpillar receives IMO Tier III certification for M 25 E engines

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(HAMBURG, Germany) — Caterpillar announced Thursday that the Motoren GmbH & Co. KG facility has received IMO III notice of compliance from the classification society DNV-GL for its M 25 E medium-speed marine engine platform. Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG is one of the first engine manufacturers to release an IMO III factory-certified medium-speed engine group for main propulsion…
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08 Nov

Coast Guard opens Hudson River safety forum

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The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.) — The Coast Guard kicked off the first day of a two-day Hudson River Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) workshop at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel on Tuesday. More than 40 participants and 12 observers took part in discussions about the Hudson River identifying…
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08 Nov

Wartsila introduces pre-swirl stator to improve fuel efficiency

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(HELSINKI, Finland) — Wartsila has introduced EnergoFlow, an energy-saving solution that will return a ship operator's investment in less than two years. By reducing the power losses which occur in the propeller's slipstream with an optimized inflow, Wartsila's solution improves fuel efficiency by up to 10 percent. The product was introduced at the Europort event in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on…
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08 Nov

Simrad launches S3009 navigation echosounder

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(EGERSUND, Norway) — Simrad Commercial has launched the Simrad S3009, a commercial-grade navigation echosounder that meets the requirements for a depth under keel display and logging system for SOLAS vessels. Two configurations are available: a single-transducer system for smaller vessels, and an expanded dual-transducer system for larger vessels that require separate bow and stern transducers. The S3009 is designed for…
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07 Nov

Judge upholds increase in US Great Lakes pilotage rates for 2016

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The following is text from a news release issued by the Lakes Pilots Association: (WASHINGTON) — On Friday, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. Coast Guard was justified in increasing 2016 rates charged to shippers for U.S. pilotage service on the Great Lakes to address safety issues and problems…
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