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At the Geneva Motor Show in 2017, OEM has debuted its all-new V6 bi-turbo TFSI, which will power the new RS 5 Coupé. The TSFI bi-turbo unit produces 450 ps with 1,900 to 5,000 rpm. The V6 reaches 99 km/h in just 3.9 seconds, and holds a maximum speed of 280 km/h. The V8 proved to be a very powerful and efficient engine.

Ford may have to close more than 1,100 jobs at the Bridgend power plant in Wales by 2021. According to the reports, Ford plans to reduce its staff from 1,850 to 600 and increase the production in the next five years. The plant is currently working on the popular Ford EcoBoost engine, as well as the V8 and V6 engines.

Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has widened the Vorhafen entrance, allowing more space for larger vessels such as cruisers and ferries. The project has allowed for easier management of large vessels in Tollerort region. In addition, the maximum width of the vessel, which was limited to 32.3 meters, has changed to 40 meters. Jens Meier, the HPA CEO, said that the Vorhafen entrance will now bring positive results in vessel traffic and safety.

The Seaspan Reliant ferry is anchored in Tilbury dock in Delta, British Columbia. The ferry was built by ‘Sedef Shipyard’ in Istanbul. Seaspan Reliant arrived home from the shipyard after an 8-week journey that spanned a total of 10,661 miles. A 148.9 m ferry will go through regular inspections before it is put to sail in April 2017. A thorough training of the crew was concluded in March 2017. Seaspan Ferries Corporation currently operates a fleet of seven ferries and supplies more than 50 % of all cargo to Vancouver Island.

The order for two LNG carriers is worth 362.9 million dollars. The contract was signed late in February and the shipbuilder is scheduled to deliver the new vessels by the end of August, 2019. The vessels with the total capacity of 300,000 dwt were cancelled last year, and now they will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).

Loppa Legeskyssbåter’s ambulance vessel M.W Asheim operates under harsh weather conditions in northern Norway. When the roads are closed and no aircraft or helicopter can fly due to the weather, M.W Asheim is the only ambulance resource who can transport acute patients from Alta to Hammerfest. This happens every winter. M.W Asheim is 18 meters long and 6 meters wide. It can operate under harsh conditions with a maximum speed of 23.7 knots.

Siemens has received an order for five F-class gas turbines for a CHP plant in Saudi Arabia. With an electrical generating capacity of 1,500 MW, the power plant will supply 400 MW of electricity and process steam to a new natural gas extraction plant in Fadhili. The additional 1,100 MW will be sufficient to supply power to 1.1 million households in Saudi Arabia. Siemens’ scope of supply includes 5 SGT6-5000F gas turbines, 5 SGen6-1000A generators, SPPA-T3000 control system, as well as assembly and commissioning on site.

The USCG (United States Coast Guard) has awarded five firm fixed-price contracts to carry out the design, research and analysis of the polar icebreaker. The final value of the offer amounts to $ 20 million. The contracts were won by Bollinger Shipyards, Fincantieri Marine Group, General Dynamics / NASSCO, Huntington Ingalls and VT Halter Marine. The studies are expected to take 12 months. The USCG plans to release a draft request for proposal (RFP) for detail design and construction by the end of fiscal year 2017.

The second-generation McLaren Super Series will be unveiled on March 7 at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show. The new units will be constructed similar to the first-generation M838T, and could reach 200 km/h in just 7.8 seconds. “The new 4-liter M840T is an outstanding engine that drives an exceptional supercar, and is able to go a mile in 10.3 seconds.” said McLaren Super Series Director, Haydn Baker. More details about the second generation of McLaren Super Series, including the engine and its specifications, will be revealed at the Geneva International Motor Show.

When Hanjin Shipping Co. entered bankruptcy last year, many ships with thousands of crew members and billions of dollars worth of goods were stranded in ports around the world. The failure of such large companies has affected many corporations, especially those for which Hanjin was a part of the traffic and transport chain. Marine transport is one of the main ways of international trade and economics. In Singapore, the captain Sundeep Khera describes the current state of the industry as “The Perfect Storm”, explaining that ships are larger, there are more of them and still have enough cargo to be transported.