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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Japanese shipbuilding’s sustained high profile in the LPG carrier category is exemplified by the production of a versatile, medium-sized vessel incorporating ‘smart ship’ technology, writes David Tinsley.

25th July 2019

SMART SHIP RANKING FOR LPG TANKER

25th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The North Sea region has many features that make it an attractive starting point for scaling-up hydrogen supply and demand, according to a report produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and…

25th July 2019

Future of Hydrogen looks to North Sea

25th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and Frames Group have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly design and build large scale hydrogen storage systems based on liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology.

25th July 2019

Consortium focuses on liquid hydrogen storage

25th July 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

US-based Ecochlor has won a contract to supply seven Euronav Suezmax and VLCC tankers with a ballast water management system (BWMS).

24th July 2019

Ecochlor wins Euronav BWMS contract

24th July 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

French UV-based treatment company, BIO-UV Group, has secured a contract to retrofit a BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS) to a 28,890 tonne cruise ship.

24th July 2019

Cruise ship focus for BWTS retrofits

24th July 2019

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

The 20% early bird offer ends on 31 July, so make your booking before the summer break! The Motorships Propulsion and Future Fuels conference will take place from 19-21 November in Hamburg,…

24th July 2019

Final chance to save €400

24th July 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Greece-based global bunker fuel and marine lubricants trader Shipoil has appointed Glencore unit Inatech to digitalise its trading and supply operations as part of a strategy to minimise the effect of the…

23rd July 2019

Bunker supplier goes digital for IMO 2020

23rd July 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MAN Energy Solutions is to integrate with Swiss-based e-trading platform provider, MESPAS. This will allow ship managers to receive immediate electronic offers from MAN with clear price indications and data that is…

23rd July 2019

MAN connects with e-procurement platform

23rd July 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK-based trade union for maritime professionals Nautilus International and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today raised serious concerns over the seizure of UK-registered oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of…

22nd July 2019

Unions call for release of Stena Impero crew

22nd July 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

A consortium of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) will this year carry out a joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on emergency systems and procedures.

22nd July 2019

PSC inspections focus on emergency systems

22nd July 2019