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EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Valmet will supply hybrid exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) for seven newbuilding 23,000 TEU container vessels, which are being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for shipping company Hyundai Merchant…

28th March 2019

Valmet to supply hybrid scrubbers for HMM containerships

28th March 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shipping insurance company, the UK P&I Club has won approval from the Netherland’s financial regulator for a licence for its Rotterdam-based subsidiary UK P&I Club NV (UKNV).

28th March 2019

UK P&I Club opens Rotterdam office

28th March 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has independently verified the results of a heavy fuel oil (HFO) desulphurisation demonstration carried out by Genoil Inc., a clean technology engineering company.

28th March 2019

Lloyd’s Register verifies Genoil’s desulph demonstration

28th March 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In support of India’s first domestic cruise operation, Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services (BSCS) has been awarded technical management of Jalesh Cruises’ new vessel.

28th March 2019

Bernhard Schulte cruises into India

28th March 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The engine shutdown suffered by the cruise vessel Viking Sky off the Norwegian coast on 23 March was caused by low oil pressure, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) announced in preliminary findings…

28th March 2019

Low oil supply caused Viking Sky engine shutdown: NMA

28th March 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

Japan has become the tenth state to become a party to the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Hong Kong convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.

27th March 2019

Japan ratifies Hong Kong convention

27th March 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Princess Cruises, the subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, and Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, have signed the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation dual-fuel cruise ships.

27th March 2019

Princess Cruises inks Fincantieri cruise vessel order

27th March 2019

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Danish maritime service provider VMS Group has established new test facilities for independent testing of all engine types in Europe at the Port of Frederikshavn.

27th March 2019

New independent engine test facilities

27th March 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Two new tug boats operated by the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety are powered by engines and steerable thrusters supplied by the technology group Wärtsilä.

27th March 2019

Wärtsilä propulsion solutions power Turkish tug boats

27th March 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Use of LNG fuel is central to the fleet modernisation strategy of the Spanish ferry operator Balearia, and a milestone in the realisation of its multi-faceted newbuild and conversion programme was recently…

27th March 2019

LNG DEBUT IN MED RO-PAX SECTOR

27th March 2019