Equipment – Page 38
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NewsGreat expectations… or more tangles than spaghetti?
There’s a rising demand… but Stevie Knight asks, how do we overcome the challenges of tying together existing technologies with data-centric innovation?
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NewsCSA 2020 FEARS OVER EC SCRUBBER PROPOSAL
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) today expressed doubts about the scientific basis, timing and content of the European Commission (EC) submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which called for changes to its Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (“scrubber”) guidelines.
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NewsNew scrubber technology is Lloyds approved
A new Value Maritime scrubber system has been certified by Lloyd’s Register and issued an International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) certificate.
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NewsATC selects Ecochlor for BWMS retrofit
Alaskan Tanker Company (ATC) has selected the Ecochlor ballast water management system (BWMS) for its fleet of three VLCC crude oil tankers. The agreement includes an option for one additional vessel.
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NewsAlfa Laval to apply to lower USCG holding time
Anders Lindmark, Head of Alfa Laval PureBallast, was upbeat about the market outlook when the Motorship interviewed him in January 2019. Orders in hand compared with the previous year make 2019 look promising for PureBallast.
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NewsBIO-UV targets lower flow segments for growth
Montpellier-based French ballast water management system (BWMS) manufacturer BIO-UV plans to gain a 5 percent share of global ultraviolet (UV) BWMS sales by 2024, by concentrating on sales to lower flow segments of the market.
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NewsABS holds BWM workshops
Classification society, ABS, has run a series of workshops aimed at improving the installation and operation of ballast water management (BWM) systems.
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NewsHempel launches new antifouling solution
International coatings manufacturer, Hempel, has launched Atlantic+, a new antifouling coating suitable for all vessel types and water temperatures.
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NewsBAWAT eyes USCG type approval in H2 2019
Copenhagen-based ballast water management system (BWMS) producer BAWAT hopes to receive full US Coastguard approval for its unique pasteurization-based system in the second half of 2019.
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NewsEnvirocleanse receives final USCG approval
The US Coastguard has awarded type approval to Envirocleanse for its inTank ballast water treatment system (BWTS).
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NewsConnect LNG’s Norwegian UTS success
Norway-based Connect LNG has conducted an offshore marine operation in Norway using its UTS jettyless transfer system.
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NewsJumbo Fairmaster put to work in Taiwan
Dutch transportation company, Jumbo has loaded 16 ultra-heavy petrochemical columns and accompanying cargo using its heavy lift vessel (HLV), the Fairmaster.
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NewsEfficient shaft generator boosts ice-class vessel
WE Tech Solutions has supplied its energy efficient Solution Three Economical Operations (PTO) and Boost Mode (PTI) together with direct drive permanent magnet shaft generator to ESL Shipping’s 25,600dwt self-unloader ice-class LNG-fuelled bulk carrier ‘Viiki’.
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NewsZvezda develops thruster tech and propulsion workshop
Rosneft announced on 10 December that it had developed an electric steerable thruster with a capacity of 7.5 MW for an ice-class multi-functional support vessel project at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex.
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News10 years of Alfa Laval PureSOx
The global sulphur cap will take effect in 11 months. But one important milestone has already been reached for exhaust gas cleaning system supplier, Alfa Laval. The new year marks a decade since the first vessel set sail with an Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber on board.
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NewsOptimarin reports record early order surge
Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin revealed today that 2019 is set to be a record year, with the orderbook currently five times the size it was at this point in 2018. CEO Tore Andersen says he expects revenues to double year-on-year.
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NewsYANMAR Europe partners with NORIS
YANMAR Europe has signed a strategic partnership agreement with German-based NORIS Group to supply alarm and monitoring panels and controls for the European market.
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NewsUnderwater wing lifts French OPV fuel efficiency
An underwater wing retrofitted to a 12-year-old French OPV reduced the ship’s resistance, cutting fuel consumption by around one-fifth, and lifted its top speed by over one knot.
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NewsVan Oord’s Svanen in new Baltic project
Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel, Svanen, is to be deployed once again in the Baltic Sea, where it will help lay the foundations for a new wind farm.
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NewsBecker rudders for Knutsen shuttle tanker newbuilds
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has specified Becker high-lift full spade rudders for two shuttle tanker newbuilds awarded to Hyundai Heavy Industries in September 2018.
