General News – Page 60
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NewsWärtsilä in MSCL maintenance deal
Global technology group, Wärtsilä, has signed an optimised maintenance agreement with Marine Service Company Ltd (MSCL), a Saudi Arabian tug operator.
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NewsWinGD to ramp up R&D efforts
Klaus Heim, ceo of WinGD and president of CIMAC, was clear that the diesel engine has a future to play, during a recent interview in Winterthur.
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NewsGuidelines for sulphur limit implementation
The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response has agreed draft guidelines for consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit under MARPOL Annex VI.
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NewsJapan’s MLIT and Carnival present scrubber findings at CSA 2020 conference
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 held its first technical conference in London on 21 February at which both Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and a Carnival-led, CSA 2020-backed project presented the results of detailed studies into the composition and quality of exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) ...
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NewsOne Sea funding propels automation
One Sea has secured new funding to support its work towards an operating autonomous maritime ecosystem by 2025 and at the same time added Shipbrokers Finland as a new partner.
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NewsInmarsat backs maritime IoT incubators
Inmarsat, the mobile satellite communications, is backing two leading start-up programmes, Rainmaking’s Trade and Transport Impact (T&TI) and Bluetech Accelerator, that directly support start-ups focused on IoT and big data innovation in the maritime, ports and logistics supply chain.
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NewsClassNK releases updated design software
Classification society, ClassNK, has released the latest version of its design support software, developed in response to the IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT).
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NewsICS identifies sulphur and GHG reduction as priorities
Fuel suppliers, shipowners and the IMO’s MEPC need to play their part preparing for the IMO’s global fuel sulphur cap in 2020, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned.
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NewsEnergy storage from hydrogen
A project aimed at using hydrogen to solve energy storage problems in the renewables sector has been launched by a consortium including the University of Turin and science and technology hub, Environment Park.
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NewsConsortium created to promote digitalisation
A consortium of stakeholders has been established to further develop a digital domain aimed at bringing common online standards to maritime navigation and transportation systems.
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NewsGlobal Maritime Forum calls for industry-wide collaboration
The not-for-profit Global Maritime Forum issued a call to action appealing for active multi-stakeholder collaboration between all maritime stakeholders, but also including fuel companies, engine manufacturers and financial institutions, to reach the climate emission reduction goal set by the IMO in April 2018.
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NewsLiquefaction still a risk for dry bulk ships
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) has welcomed the latest amendment to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code which includes updates relating to cargoes that may liquefy.
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NewsPIL and IBM trial blockchain technology
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has used an electronic bill of lading (e-BL) in a successful real-time pilot shipment, significantly reducing the time to transfer the title deed from up to seven days to just one second.
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NewsYanmar reveals autonomous boats and auto-docking results
Yanmar has revealed results from its research into robotic boats and auto-docking, which it plans to develop into commercial applications.
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NewsDNV GL issues remote operation guidance
The offshore industry needs a robust set of standards enabling new, safely implemented systems to reach the market in order to reap the full benefit of remote operations, say experts from DNV GL.
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NewsTallink's Megastar RoPax to provide data for autonomous vessel project
Cruise and ferry operator Tallink''s Megastar RoPax is to participate in a European Space Agency (ESA)-funded autonomous navigation research project, providing data from the busy Helsinki-Tallinn route crossing the Gulf of Finland.
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NewsICS updates Sulphur Cap compliance guidance
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has updated its guidance to international shipping on achieving Compliance with the 2020 Global Sulphur Cap.
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NewsEU impact assessment favours Med ECA
A European Commission funded impact assessment into a potential Mediterranean emissions control area (ECA) found that designating such an ECA would result in significant socio-economic benefits. This is the third such study to report since mid-December amid intensifying attention on a potential designation. The IMO''s MEPC is clarifying its existing ...
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NewsNK launches PSC performance system
Classification society, ClassNK, has launched Primeship-PSC Intelligence, a support system aimed at improving Port State Control (PSC) performance and ship management.
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NewsDNV GL brings 'digital twin' back to life
Classification society, DNV GL, has developed a method of hull condition monitoring which makes use of the ship''s ''digital twin'', a virtual model prepared during the design phase.
