Latest News – Page 462
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IMarEST to support seafarer development
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is enhancing its partnership with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) to offer sea-going engineers further support.
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Trident Alliance hosts sulphur enforcement meeting
The shipping industry initiative promoting robust enforcement of marine sulphur regulations is inviting representatives from national and European authorities and NGOs to an event discussing how effective enforcement can be achieved.
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NewsThe Motorship Live from P&E 2015
Can’t be in Hamburg next week? Keep up with the latest from The Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2015 with our new live reporting service.
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NewsMaersk debuts new anchor recovery frame
A new Rolls-Royce anchor recovery frame (ARF) with a wider operating range will receive first use onboard six Maersk Supply Service anchor handlers, under a deck machinery contract awarded in December.
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NewsRescue ships extend Nordic Yards offer
Thriving Germany-based group Nordic Yards has named two multi-purpose ice-breaking rescue and salvage ships for Russian owners describing their construction as “demanding”, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsHyundai develops 100% LNG reliquefaction
Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a gas management system that it says can reliquefy 100% of the boil-off gas (BOG) from a LNG membrane containment tank to use as fuel for LNG carriers.
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EU shipbuilding ‘must resume’, says MEP
A five-point plan to stimulate growth in the EU shipbuilding industry has been proposed by Portuguese Member of European Parliament João Ferreira.
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NewsBrittany begins scrubber roll-out
Of the three solutions to the emission control area fuel sulphur limit question – distillate fuel, exhaust gas cleaning and LNG – the favoured option for ships spending all, or most, of their sea time within ECAs seems to be the exhaust gas scrubber, cross-Channel operator Brittany Ferries tells Bill ...
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NewsAmarcon to deliver fuel efficiency boost
ABB Group company, Amarcon, has been chosen to deliver SEEMP-compliant OCTOPUS-Onboard fuel monitoring systems for 12 Handysize bulk carriers being built for Pioneer Marine Inc.
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Nordic Yards eyes new site in Russia
Germany-based shipbuilder Nordic Yards has unveiled plans to set up a new facility in Russia, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.
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Danish Maritime Fair announces 2015 dates
The second Danish Maritime Fair will be held on 6-8 October, with exhibition space increasing by 40% for the 2015 event.
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Paraffin wax risk to operators
BIMCO says it has been advised by its members over the risk of paraffin wax forming in Low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil (LSMGO) because of current low temperatures.
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SGMF releases LNG Bunkering guidelines
The first edition of ‘LNG Bunkering – Safety Guidelines’ has been released with the aim of providing the bunkering industry with best practices to ensure gas-fuelled ships are re-fuelled safely and reliably.
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Russia considers MGO excise duty
Recent proposals by Russia’s leading oil suppliers to impose excise duty on marine distillate fuel could leave the country facing a shortage of low-sulphur marine fuel, Eugene Gerden reports.
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ClassNK monitoring system for Makita MAN engines
ClassNK is to extend its condition-based engine monitoring system ClassNK CMAXS eGICSX to Mitsui-Makita MAN B&W main engines.
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NewsISO certificates for German service providers
DNV GL has certified German maritime services providers Liberty One and Handelshaus Bremen under ISO 9001 and 14001 for their quality and environment management systems.
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NewsRolls-Royce develops gas engine for Baleària
Rolls-Royce will partner with Spanish energy company Gas Natural Fenosa to develop and install a pure-gas Bergen engine for Baleària-operated ferry ‘Abel Mutates’.
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NewsFrench ship repair facility to reopen
The French port of Marseille Fos will re-open its giant Drydock 10 ship repair facility in the autumn to cash in the repair market for the latest generation cruise vessels operating in the Med.
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EU invests in Scandline conversions
The European Union will invest €2 million to convert two Scandline ferries to diesel-electric propulsion, covering 20% of the total project cost.
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NewsPiet Brouwer wins WSV order
Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology is to supply the diesel-electric propulsion system and electrical system for a new 108m windfarm support vessel (WSV).
