Latest News – Page 501
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NewsOOCL emissions data verified by Lloyds
Lloyd’s Register has verified Orient Overseas Container Line’s (OOCL) CO2 and SOx emission data at the BSR Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG).
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NewsAmsterdam OSV training centre opens its doors
A new 360-control tug and OSV training centre is now open for business at the Port of Amsterdam North sea canal.
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NewsBoiler adds energy saving benefits to EGR
Alfa Laval and MAN Diesel & Turbo have been jointly developing a system that adds waste heat recovery to exhaust gas recirculation, effectively permitting fuel saving and TierIII NOx compliance at the same time – previously, reducing NOx meant a fuel consumption penalty.
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NewsVard to build new OCV for Rem Offshore
Vard Holdings has been contracted for design and construction of a new 100m long offshore construction and anchor handling vessel, to the Vard 2.06 design, for Rem Offshore.
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NewsConsortium examines gas fuelled 14,000teu boxship
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping has announced that it is joining forces with Capital Ship Management and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to examine the use of LNG as fuel onboard an ultra-large container vessel.
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NewsSlow steaming sea trials verify hybrid turbocharger concept
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Marine Machinery & Engine Co has run sea trials of its hybrid turbocharger with electric-assist function and variable turbine inlet, proving that power consumption can be further reduced at slow steaming
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NewsFP propeller design promises significant fuel savings
Wärtsilä has launched the FPP Opti fixed pitch propeller design concept, offering claimed fuel savings of up to 4% and with reliable full scale performance predictions.
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NewsLNG carrier concept project
DNV GL is leading a new joint industry project to design a new next generation LNG carrier in conjunction with Gaztransport & Technigaz, Hyundai Heavy Industries and GasLog.
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NewsMHI delivers “super eco ship”
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has delivered the “super eco” passenger ship ‘Tachibana-Maru’ to Tokai Kisen Co Ltd’s Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works in Japan.
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NewsLWB to carry out further cruise upgrade
German repair yard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has announced that it has received an order to carry out a comprehensive package of conversion work on the V.Ships/Phoenix Seereisen cruise ship ‘Artania’.
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NewsAmericas LNG cooperation
LNG America and Liquiline have signed an agreement to jointly develop commercial offerings for LNG marine fuel markets in the North American Pacific Northwest.
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NewsNew scrubber from Finland comes to market
A new exhaust gas cleaning unit has been launched to the market by DeltaLangh, a joint venture between Finnish companies Oy Langh Ship and Deltamarin.
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NewsNordic American agrees Vard PSV deal
Vard Holdings has announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Nordic American Offshore for the design and construction of two Platform Supply Vessels with an option for a third.
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NewsEAL partnership
US company RSC Bio Solutions and Aegir Marine of the Netherlands have signed a partnership agreement to increase the availability of VGP-approved environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) for stern tube seal applications.
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NewsWärtsilä unveils new design
Wärtsilä has revealed its new Aframax tanker design, developed to offer a practical solution to meeting current and upcoming emission regulations.
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NewsGibdock Greek repair job
Gibraltar’s repair specialist, Gibdock has completed its first shiprepair project for Tsakos Shipping & Trading, one of Greece’s leading ship owners.
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NewsClass stepping up with solutions for increasing fuel efficiency
Wendy Laursen explains how, with CO2 emissions measurement on the IMO agenda, class is developing new solutions for fuel efficiency.
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NewsUS and EU take different path in 2016 NOx emissions regulation
MEPC 66 agreed greater flexibility in the timing for Tier III NOx requirements, but the US timeline will remain, writes Wendy Laursen.
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NewsStephan Timmermann: A quiet revolution
“Despite people sometimes thinking you are crazy if you talk about a real and fundamental change, you have to realise how far everyone, not just the maritime business, but the whole world has come,” says Stephan Timmermann of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.
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NewsFailsafe sealing solutions boost performance
A growing range of sealing solutions aim to improve safety and reduce the risks of oily emissions, by Wendy Laursen
