General News 13-18 – Page 56
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NewsShell to supply products and services to CCCC
Shell Marine has signed a framework agreement with CCCC Dredging of China to supply marine lubricants and provide technical services across the Chinese company’s fleet.
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NewsPowerCell fuel cell system on show at expo
PowerCell Sweden has developed an improved version of its MS-100 fuel cell system which will be presented at the Fuel Cell Seminar & Energy Exposition in California on 5 November.
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NewsCorvus Energy to market LiC technology
Corvus Energy agreed a licensing agreement Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for a lithium-ion capacitor (LiC) technology.
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NewsReduce power to cut emissions, says BIMCO
Non-governmental organisation, BIMCO, has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to regulate propulsion power of ships in an attempt to sustain the greenhouse gas (GHG) savings already achieved through slower steaming.
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NewsBIO-UV Group acquires Triogen Holdings
BIO-UV Group has acquired a 100% stake in Scotland-based Triogen Holdings and its subsidiary Suez Purification and Disinfection Systems from Suez Water Technologies & Solutions.
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NewsLeaders urge action on fuel standards
The Round Table leaders of shipping industry trade associations, BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO, have met in London to consider transformational issues affecting the sector.
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NewsABB enables emissions-free Marseille visits
ABB is supplying shore connection technology to three Corsica Linea ferries, helping to reduce noise pollution and emissions whilst berthed in the Port of Marseille in France.
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NewsABS LISW event identifies decarbonisation challenges
Classification society ABS attracted a high-profile panel to discuss the industry’s decarbonisation challenge at a London International Shipping Week event on Monday.
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NewsExxonMobil and CMES strengthen ties
ExxonMobil Marine and China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement aimed at strengthening ties between the companies.
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NewsDNV GL grants first battery MSA to Corvus Energy
DNV GL and Corvus Energy have completed the DNV GL Manufacturer Product Quality Assessment (MPQA) and have signed a Manufacturing Survey Arrangement (MSA), resulting in streamlined quality control processes and faster customer deliveries.
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NewsDNV GL awards first Additive Manufacturing AoM certificate
The shipping industry is looking to take advantage of additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, to print spare parts, thereby reducing lead times, costs, stock requirements, and environmental impacts. Certification ensures that AM part users can have the same confidence in an additive manufactured product as a conventionally ...
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NewsInternational finance secures giant German newbuilds
Continued construction of two giant 204,000gt Global Class cruise ships and the strengthening of long-term further development at German shipbuilding group MV Werften has been secured by an international financing support package worth €2.6 billion, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsSilverstream signs MoU with Chinese yard for LNG carriers
Silverstream Technologies, the leading air lubrication manufacturer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading shipbuilding group, Hudong-Zhonghua, part of the CSSC Group.
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NewsAIDA Cruises goes electric
AIDA Cruises, as part of the Costa Group, has joined forces with marine battery supplier, Corvus Energy, to install lithium-ion battery storage systems on board the AIDA fleet.
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Ship design research project is complete
A European research project to advance ship design and production processes has been completed.
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NewsRolls-Royce Power Systems brand shift
The Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit, with its core brand MTU, will present itself more clearly in future as an integral part of the British Rolls-Royce engineering group.
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NewsJotun anti-fouling deal to aid major fleet
Jotun will provide its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) anti-fouling coating system for 42 vessels in Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s ro-ro fleet.
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NewsDouble bind: an industry caught between issues
The maritime industry is currently trying to make sense of clashing emission requirements, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsDNV GL AiP for LNG-fuelled Wozmax design
Japan’s Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd and Kawasaki Kishen Kaisa (K-Line) have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV GL for a 250,000 dwt VLOC design concept capable of using LNG as fuel.
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NewsBill to boost US shipbuilding reintroduced
Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA.) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS.) have reintroduced the ‘Energizing American Shipbuilding Act’ seeking to invigorate America’s shipbuilding and maritime industries by requiring that increasing percentages of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil exports be transported on US-built, flagged, and crewed vessels.
