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Long-term Wärtsilä Service Agreements support optimal performance for LNG Carriers: 5/21/2019 2:09:11 PM; The technology group Wärtsilä has signed long-term service agreements for four Japanese owned LNG Carriers. Wärtsilä’s Dynamic Maintenance Planning (DMP) proposition with performance guarantees is recognised as adding considerable value to the customers’ operations.
Hellenic Navy Receives First Modernized P-3 Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft: 5/21/2019 8:35:42 AM; Representatives from the Hellenic Navy, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) hosted a ceremony on today at HAI’s facility near Athens, Greece, for the delivery of the first P-3B maritime patrol aircraft (interim solution aircraft) as part of the Hellenic Navy P-3B maritime patrol aircraft mid-life upgrade and modernization program implementation.
Dream Cruises Selects SES Networks’ Game-Changing Connectivity for Cruise Fleet: 5/17/2019 10:58:02 AM; Dream Cruises, a brand of Genting Cruise Lines, has selected SES Networks’ Signature Cruise Solution to provide exceptional speeds, low latency, and unmatched fibre-like service to its passenger ship fleet, comprised of World Dream, Genting Dream and Explorer Dream, for the Asian luxury market, SES announced today.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening Ceremony for Next-Generation LNG Carrier "BUSHU MARU": 5/15/2019 11:19:12 AM; - Significantly improved LNG carrying capacity and fuel performance due to enhanced hull structure and hybrid propulsion system - New vessel to transport LNG for various ventures, including the Freeport LNG Project in Texas Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
First practical guide to protected areas for sharks and rays launched: 5/14/2019 1:35:07 PM; “A Practical Guide to the Effective Design and Management of MPAs for Sharks and Rays” provides science-based advice on developing and maintaining MPAs for these species, which are increasingly threatened with extinction.
Underwater Power Generation: Energy from seawater: power generator autonomously switches between two functional modes: 5/13/2019 1:48:05 PM; Underwater vehicles, diving robots, and detectors require their own energy supply to operate for long periods independent of ships. A new, inexpensive system for the direct electrochemical extraction of energy from seawater offers the advantage of also being able to handle short spikes in power demand, while maintaining longer term steady power.
40 Wärtsilä 20DF engines will power China’s first fleet of LNG fuelled PSVs: 5/13/2019 12:54:54 PM; The technology group Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new LNG fuelled platform supply vessels (PSV), the first such vessels to be built for a Chinese owner.
Preparing Trieste for Sustainable Growth: 5/10/2019 10:57:27 AM; Italy created waves across Europe this spring when signing a cooperation agreement on the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative. The objective of this agreement is to become a main destination of the maritime Silk routes in Europe with the marine city of Trieste playing a lead role.
Biodiversity loss: urgent need for forest, ocean protection and dietary change: 5/9/2019 3:08:25 PM; The UN’s biodiversity report warning of mass species loss due to human impacts must spark urgent action to protect the world’s forests and oceans and lead to sweeping change in agriculture and food production and consumption.
Statfjord A home to Stord: 5/2/2019 1:42:13 PM; The Statfjord A platform in the North Sea will shut down production in 2022, 43 years after first oil. This more than doubles the expected lifetime of the platform.
Thales Alenia Space / CloudFerro’s Consortium Will Implement a New Service Cloud Infrastructure for EUMETSAT: 4/29/2019 4:55:41 PM; Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and the Polish company CloudFerro announce the signature of a contract with EUMETSAT, representing also ECMWF (The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts), and Mercator Ocean International (called the Partners), for the provision of cloud computing and related services for the WEkEO …
Flexible 100 MW Combined Heat and Power Plant in Germany Achieves First Start: 4/24/2019 1:07:07 PM; The new combined heat and power (CHP) plant built by Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden AG (KMW) and supplied by Wärtsilä has successfully achieved its so-called first start.
Air Liquide: a record year for contracts with a solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime industry: 4/24/2019 11:49:15 AM; Air Liquide has signed more than 20 contracts worth a total of €100 million thanks to a solution that reduces greenhouse gas emissions for the maritime industry.