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REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The LPG carrier BW Gemini has become the first ship to have its two-stroke main engine converted to operate on fuel oil and LPG.

27th October 2020

First LPG retrofit project completed

27th October 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS) has launched an injection control unit (ICU) overhaul and testing service, extending its range of services for WïnGD and RT-Flex two-stroke engines. The development marks the first…

27th October 2020

ICU overhaul service launched

27th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A third newbuild exploration-type cruiseship has been ordered in Finland for the revived UK luxury brand Swan Hellenic, writes David Tinsley.

27th October 2020

NEW DAWN FOR SHIPYARD AND CRUISE BRAND

27th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Naples-based Grimaldi Group took delivery of the first of its series of 12 GG5G hybrid ro-ro newbuilds at Jinling Shipyard on 12 October.

26th October 2020

First of Grimaldi Group GG5G ro-ro series delivered

26th October 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Technology group Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply a cargo handling system and fuel supply system package for two 98,000cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

26th October 2020

Wärtsilä awarded cargo handling contract for HHI VLECs

26th October 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Singapore-based ship operator Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a long-term charter for four dual-fuel Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) with Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL), the China based chemicals producer.

26th October 2020

EPS inks 15-year contract for 4 x dual-fuel VLECs

26th October 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

ECS-A, the first ballast water management system model of Techcross and indeed the global BWMS industry, has been awarded United States Coastguard (USCG) type approval.

26th October 2020

USCG approval for world’s first BWMS

26th October 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Optimarin has confirmed receipt of a revised International Maritime Organisation G8 certificate for its ballast water treatment technology.

26th October 2020

Optimarin BWTS meets new IMO rules

26th October 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel’s EcoPellers will propel a new fishery inspection vessel ordered by the Danish Fisheries Agency and under construction at Hvide Sande Shipyard, the first time EcoPellers have been installed on an inspection…

23rd October 2020

EcoPellers in inspection vessel first

23rd October 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

While the initial experience with burning VLSFO in four-stroke engines has been positive, the true test of the switchover could come at overhaul time.

23rd October 2020

Four-Stroke Engine Experience with VLSFO: Time Will Tell

23rd October 2020