Wärtsilä RT-flex68-D engine equipped with a Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) turbocharger
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16 Nov 2012
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The first upgraded Wärtsilä RT-flex68-D engine equipped with a Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) turbocharger was successfully tested at Doosan Engine Co Ltd in South Korea. It is fully compliant with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Tier II regulations. The engine has a slimmer outline to better suit installation requirements for...
Air Lubrication System Now a Proof Positive Fuel Saver
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25 Jul 2012
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Air-lubrication of a ship’s hull really does pay off with significant fuel savings. Just a few days ago NYK Line announced that trials of the Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) in not one, but two of its module carriers in a variety of normal operating conditions over a two-year period had been completed and confirmed an average 6% r...
Maris and Seagull computer-based training ECDIS
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28 Sep 2011
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Maris and Seagull have reached an agreement to develop a comprehensive product-specific computer-based training ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) module. New requirements for competence and training have been amended in the STCW convention. As well as including approved ECDIS simulator training, the standard opens up wider...
Wartsila Ballast Water Treatment with Trojan Technologies
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11 Nov 2011
- Written by Infomarine On Line
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has in 2004 adopted the Global Ballast Water Convention, mandating that ballast water must be treated prior to releasing it in another ecological zone.
For the Convention to come into force, it must be ratified by at least 30 countries representing 35 percent of the global fleet's dead weight tonnage.
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MMWC PROPELLER ARRESTERS to protect vessels underway
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12 Sep 2011
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The Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC), a UK based maritime anti-piracy organization, is launching their latest countermeasure, the MMWC Propeller Arresters. This is a non-lethal countermeasure to protect vessels underway regardless of vessel type, speed, cargo, flag state registration and weather conditions. ...
