Latest News – Page 320
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NewsKOMERI to research into hydrogen fuel cell ships
The Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI) signed an MoU with two local partners to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology suitable for marine applications.
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NewsNorwegian Cruise Line expands Oceania fleet
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has announced an order for two new Allura-Class ships for Oceania Cruises.
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NewsOptimarin provides BWT for cruise ships
Cruise ship operator, Royal Caribbean International, has chosen Norwegian-based Optimarin to provide its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) for three flagship vessels.
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NewsNavios orders new VLCC from Imabari
Major ship operator Navios has recently ordered a 311,000 dwt newbuild very large crude carrier (VLCC) from Imabari Shipyard in Japan. The vessel is scheduled for completion in autumn 2020.
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NewsChina has not yet banned open-loop scrubbers: BIMCO
Chinese regulators have updated part of its domestic emission control area (DECA) regulations with effect from 1 January 2019 but have not yet placed a full ban on open-loop scrubbers as reported widely.
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NewsGEFO orders LNG-enabled tankers
GEFO has signed a contract for up to four 7000 DWT LNG-enabled chemical tankers with Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
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NewsAdvantage Fleet Agreement for Alfa Laval BWMS
Turkey-based product tanker operator Advantage Tankers & Advantage Products is to install Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 ballast water management system (BWMS) on 16 vessels between March 2019 and March 2021.
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NewsLNG RO PAX delivered to Baltic operator
Swedish ship operator Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland has taken delivery of MS Visborg, the first of two LNG fuelled ROPAX vessels.
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NewsDonsotank orders two ice-class LNG tankers
Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard, located in Anhui province, has signed a contract with Swedish ship owner Donsotank to build two 167.7m long, 26.5m beam chemical tankers, to be delivered in 2021.
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China bans use of open-loop scrubber systems
China has prohibited the use of open-loop exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems from 1 January 2019 in coastal emission control areas.
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SSI launches online tool to help recycling
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has announced the launch of an online platform for sharing information on ship recycling.
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NewsCELEBRITY BUILDS TO GAIN COMPETITIVE EDGE
Signalling a further advance in cruiseship efficiency, and distinguished by design elements that depart from the norm, the Celebrity Edge cut her teeth on a winter season deployment in December out of Florida following completion by Chantiers de l’Atlantique and subsequent transatlantic positioning, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsDrone vessel survey for ClassNK and MOL
ClassNK announced in late December it conducted a demonstration test of a ship class survey using drone technology.
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NewsEPA to develop VGP replacement post-VIDA
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to develop new regulations governing vessel incidental discharges following President Trump’s approval of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) on 4 December 2018.
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NewsGondan to build Engenes ice-class trawler
Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has signed a contract with Norwegian ship owner Engenes fiskeriselskap AS to build a 69.9m long, 16m beam stern trawler, to be delivered in Q1 2021.
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NewsDNV GL gives AIP to Daehan LNG tanker
Korean shipbuilder, Daehan Shipbuilding (DHSC), has been given approval in principle from DNV GL for a new LNG-fuelled 115k dwt Aframax tanker.
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NewsHapag Lloyd to retrofit ten scrubbers to containerships
Hamburg-based container liner Hapag-Lloyd will install scrubbers onboard ten vessels over the next two years ahead of the entry into force of the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.
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NewsWeco retrofit at St Nazaire
Denmark-based shipowner WECO RoRo will install scrubbers on its 11,469 dwt Roll on–Roll off (Ro-Ro) carrier, Wedellsborg.
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NewsBIMCO calls for newbuilds CMMS
BIMCO has called for newbuilds to be fitted with a Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to lower costs and improve efficiency.
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NewsNYK orders methanol-fuelled carrier
NYK placing low carbon ships at heart of strategyJapan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has ordered a 49,000 dwt methanol-fuelled chemical tanker with an expected delivery date of 2019.NYK announced in December that the project was being partly financed by a 10-year JPY2bn ($18mn) loan from Taiyo Life Insurance. The project ...
