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Great Ships of 2016: Ternsund
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Since it started publishing in 1939, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has recognized excellence in ship construction. The Switch has been engaged in the maritime industry for only three and a half years, but it already has approximately 20 ships in its reference list, including the first, the 15,000 dwt M/T Ternsund (featured on this monthâs cover) owned by Terntank, which is a fourth generation company that in 1958 was a one ship companyâŠ
Wison Launches Floating LNG Power Plant Solutions
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Wison Offshore & Marine has developed a range of solutions for floating power supply. With design philosophy of âplug-in powerâ, all products which are named W-FSRP series (Wison-Floating Storage Regasification and Power generation) feature integrated functions of LNG loading and storage facilities, regasification and power generation. The smallest unit starts at 10MW capacity, while the largest accommodates an 800MW power plant.
Op/Ed: Opportunities for US Shipyards in 2017 and Beyond
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SCAâs Matt Paxton weighs in on the state of domestic shipbuilding â workboat building & everything in between. As President of the Shipbuilders Council of America, the national trade association representing the U.S. shipyard industrial base, we are constantly evaluating the status of the nationâs commercial vessel building and repair base. American shipyards continue to build to the highest standards for diverse range of customers.
Great Ships of 2016: Polaris
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Since it started publishing in 1939, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has recognized excellence in ship construction. Owner: Arctia Icebreaking Ltd. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard delivered the most powerful newcomer in the Finnish Icebreaker fleet, Polaris, to the Finnish Transport Agency. The Finnish Transport Agency handed the vessel over to Arctia Icebreaking Oy. The prototype vessel built at Helsinki Shipyard is designed to serve for at least 50 years in icebreakingâŠ
Wärtsilä, MOL Sign maintenance Deal for Two LNG Carriers
Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year maintenance agreement with MOL LNG Transport Europe Ltd., an affiliate of the Japanese MOL Group. The agreement, which covers two LNG carriersâŠ
Skangas, Statoil Pact for LNG Reload at Klaipeda
Skangas signed an agreement with Statoil, the Norwegian oil and gas company, for a small-scale LNG reload to take place at the Klaipeda LNG Terminal in Lithuania.
Safety for Gas-Fuelled Ships
A new mandatory code for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels enters into force on 1 January 2017, along with new training requirements for seafarers working on those ships.
Great Ships of 2016: Seri Camellia
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Since it started publishing in 1939, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has recognized excellence in ship construction. Seri Camellia is the first in a series of five 150,200 cu. m. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) MOSS-Type LNG carriesr built for MISC Berhad (MISC), ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI). Upon delivery, these new LNG Carriers will be chartered to PETRONAS for the next 15 years.
Petrobangla Signs $950mln Deal with Petronet for LNG Terminal
Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) signed an initial agreement with India's energy company Petronet LNG Limited to set up an LNG re-gasificationâŠ
The Top 10 Ships of 2016
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Maritime Reporter & Engineering News (www.marinelink.com), published since 1939, annually publishes details on the worldâs âGreat Ships of the Year.â Of the 18 selected as âGreat Ships of 2016,â here we rank the Top 10 Ships of 2016, according to the editors of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Why: Second in series of the worldâs first LNG powered containerships. Shipyard: Philly Shipyard Inc. Owner Reliance Industries Ltd. Owner: Arctia Icebreaking Ltd.
Op/Ed: Shipping's Energy Challenge
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There is no more economically and environmentally efficient way of transporting the worldâs goods than by sea. Compared to air or road freight, based on per ton of cargo shipped, shippingâs carbon footprint is small. Yet with the 60,000 or so ships that transport 80 percent of the worldâs goods emitting about 1.12bn tons of CO2 each year, almost 4.5 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, it is unequivocal that we need a viable way of reducing our environment impact.
Great Ships of 2016: Texas
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Since it started publishing in 1939, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has recognized excellence in ship construction. Crowley Maritime Corp. took delivery of Texas, the second of four new Jones Act product tankers from Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSINC). The 50,000 dwt, 330,000-barrel Texas joins sister ship Ohio, which was received by Crowley in October, as the first ever tankers to receive the ABS LNG-Ready Level 1 approvalâŠ
Great Ships of 2016: Greenland
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Since it started publishing in 1939, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has recognized excellence in ship construction. Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit delivered what it is calling the worldâs first LNG-powered cement tanker, MV Greenland. The delivery was preceded by an extensive program of trials and tests in which the proper working and safety of all systems was verified. On December 23, MV GreenlandâŠ
Innovative Boats: Marine News' Best of 2016
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Marine News looks back at the past 12 months and showcases the best of North Americaâs workboat design shop and shipyard output. In a year where some stakeholders might not rank 2016 as the best of years in the shipyard or on the waterfront, we might disagree. And, there is plenty to write about. New contracts, deliveries and designs all combine to show that the collective workboat waterfront is moving forwardâŠ
All in a Dayâs Walk
Just over the horizon, a new âIntegration Strategyâ promises offshore safety and efficiencies. Kongsbergâs Walk-to-Work technology is just the beginning. MaritimeâŠ
Great Ships of 2016: Sunray
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Since it started publishing in 1939, Maritime Reporter & Engineering News has recognized excellence in ship construction. Builder: SungDong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. Owner: Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. Sunray is the first vessel in a series of two LR I Product oil Carrier, built by SungDong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. The vessel is built underâŠ
Gloomy 2017 for Korea Shipyards
South Koreaâs three majors shipbuilders are forecast to get much fewer orders next year, Yonhap reports quoting industry sources. The three shipyards - Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)âŠ
Crowley's Petroleum Transport Unit Takes the Long View
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The mantra at Crowley is âsafetyâ and âpeople,â but itâs not simply words, rather embedded practice starting from the top. Robert Grune, SVP & GM, Crowley Petroleum Services talks to Maritime Reporter regarding this ubiquitous companyâs historic success and promising future in the petroleum transport sector. Robert Grune leads one of Crowleyâs six business units, responsible for U.S. flag Jones Act oil transportation business.
NYK to Jointly Own LNG Carrier for Cameron Project
NYK, the Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Toho LNG Shipping Co., Ltd. (Toho LNG Shipping), and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Tohoku Electric Power) will participateâŠ
EXMAR, VOPAK Ink FSRU Business Deal
Following the announcement on 2 September 2016 that EXMAR and Vopak had started exploratory discussions on floating LNG storage and regasification, an importantâŠ
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov on Ice Trials
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Timo Koponen, Wärtsilä
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Digitalization Driving Safety in the Maritime Sector
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Designer seeks permit to send out United States gas to Mexico for LNG exports
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Video: LNG Carrier Transits the Northern Sea Route
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Crowley Christens LNG-Powered ConRo
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Pasha Hawaii Brings LNG Containerships Online
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LNG Investment Set to Grow
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Leif Gross, Caterpillar
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Inside Crowley's Commitment Class ConRo Ships
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