Latest News – Page 201
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NewsSpain accedes to HK Convention
The Spanish government has acceded to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Hong Kong convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.
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NewsDemand for BWTS surges as regulatory deadline looms
While shipowners respond to the looming 2024 deadline for ballast water treatment systems to be fitted, suppliers are still acting to ensure systems comply with regulations, writes Samantha Fisk.
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NewsOptimarin to bring IIOT digital functionality to BWTS market
Optimarin is to launch a new digitalisation solution for ballast water treatment to permit ship-to-shore data-sharing. The system, OptiLink, leverages the capabilities of Siemens’ cloud-based IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) operating system MindSphere, to provides real-time monitoring of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS), along with automated data generation and remote ...
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NewsLloyd’s Register makes senior team changes
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has made a number of changes to its senior leadership team.
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NewsAlfa Laval UK adds Houlder to authorised engineering partner list
Alfa Laval has appointed Houlder, the design and engineering consultancy, as an authorised engineering partner. The agreement will ensure ship owners and operators have a complete package for ballast water management system design and installation contracts
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NewsFirst H2 inland waterway vessel
Concordia Damen has signed a historic contract with Lenten Scheepvaart to build the first inland waterway vessel to run on hydrogen.
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NewsClass offers confidence in EEXI compliance: smart decisions will pay off
John Kokarakis, Technical Director, Technology & Business Development Hellenic-BS-ME Zone at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore explains the operational challenge for shipowners in meeting the environmental requirements of today and the future.
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NewsANOTHER SELF-UNLOADER FOR ALGOMA
Canadian owner Algoma Central Corporation has placed a further order in China for a self-unloading bulk carrier to trade on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway system, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsWärtsilä supplies gas cargo handling for VLGC
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply another of its Gas Cargo Handling Systems to a very large gas carrier being built for a tanker operator.
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NewsSchottel to propel new Chinese ice-breaker
Schottel has supplied the main and auxiliary propulsion units for China’s first ice-breaking beacon vessel.
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NewsHydromaster develops fully azimuthing 360 degree thruster for Damen project
Hydromaster, the UK-based propulsion and thruster supplier, has developed a new fully azimuthing, 360-degree thruster and will supply the units to six hybrid-electric carbon fibre Waterbuses.
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NewsMORE DATA AND MORE INTEGRATION ENABLES BIG-PICTURE MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES
Data transfer is cheaper and more data is available, creating the potential for onboard and shoreside staff to get the big picture of their vessels, but there are data silos that still need to be overcome.
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NewsNewport Shipping offers deferred finance as part of turnkey LNG retrofit package
Newport Shipping is launching a new turnkey LNG retrofit solution including a deferred repayment option, Newport Shipping’s board member Cenk Ozeker explains to The Motorship in an interview.
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NewsSAILS FOR PACIFIC INTER-ISLAND TRADER
A sail-assisted cargo vessel to ply Pacific inter-island routes is set to be ordered by Singapore-based Swire Shipping, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsCMB.TECH opens first H2 refuelling station
In what is said to be a world first, CMB.TECH is opening the first multimodal hydrogen refuelling station producing green hydrogen for ships, tube trailers, cars, trucks and buses.
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NewsEnvironmental compliance drives innovation in scrubber technology
Exhaust gas cleaning technology is still proving its worth in the market as further developments of the technology bring new flexibility for further environmental adaptations in the future, writes Samantha Fisk
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Newsd’Amico Group to lead on biofuel project
The d’Amico Group has brought together a joint industry project (JIP) to test the biofuel blends (B30) derived from advanced second generation feedstock on board of one of its LR1 product tanker already in EEDI Phase 2.
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NewsME-GA ENGINES FOR LNGC ORDER
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it has won the first confirmed order for its new dual-fuel low-pressure ME-GA engine. The order is understood to be associated with an LNG carrier newbuilding project at Hyundai Heavy Industries'' shipyard. The engine order, which has been specified with the exhaust gas recirculation ...
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NewsYara joins Japanese NH3-fuelled ammonia carrier project
Yara, the fertilizer producer and clean ammonia developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding to join a R&D project including NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard, and ClassNK to study the practical application of an ammonia-fuelled ammonia gas carrier.
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NewsAiP for helium-cooled LH2 membrane containment system
DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian cryogenic storage technology developer IC Technology (ICT) for the development of a new liquid hydrogen membrane containment system, the classification society announced.
