General News

Rolls-Royce has announced a contract to worth around £35 million to design and equip a large offshore support vessel for Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore, to be built by Vard for mid-2016…

The long stalemate surrounding the bankrupt Volkswerft has now officially ended with its formal sale to Nordic Yards, meaning that four German shipyards are now in Russian hands, writes Tom Todd.

Damen Shipyards Group reports that it is to introduce a mobile ballast water treatment unit, under the ‘InvaSave’ name, which the company describes as “pioneering”.

At the 93rd meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), held at IMO HQ in London from 14 to 23 May, the committee approved, in principle, the draft Polar Code and related…

Netherlands-based Goltens Green Technologies will now help shipowners demonstrate their compliance with ballast water standards after signing a distribution agreement with UK-based Bactest Ltd.

Pon Power Scandinavia is to provide engines and gensets for four ocean-going AHTS vessels as part of a “record-breaking” contract.

Lloyd’s Register reports that Danish shipping company DFDS is transferring eight ships into LR class, in order to help further support the DFDS Seaways operation.

The first order for the UEC50LSH-Eco low-speed marine diesel engine developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) has been placed with MHI licensee Kobe Diesel.

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Verft has signed a NOK 450 million contract with Olympic Shipping for an IMR vessel to the MT 6021 MkII design.

Kl?ber Lubrication of Germany has launched Klüberbio AG 39-602, an environmentally acceptable adhesive lubricant for open gears and steel cables.

German shipbuilder Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has announced a contract with Australian shipping company SeaRoad for a 181m long ro-ro newbuild to be fuelled by LNG.

MAN Diesel and Turbo’s Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) solution, being developed with support from Alfa Laval, is proving successful onboard two AP Moller-Maersk vessels.

ABS has been chosen as the classification society for LNG America’s first LNG bunker barges, currently being designed by Jensen Maritime.

Norwegian Electric Systems has announced the signing of a further contract with Simek for the delivery of a complete diesel electric system for Gulf Offshore`s newbuilding 131.

Rolls-Royce has announced two separate and significant orders for its Promas Lite propulsion system, an integrated high-efficiency propeller and rudder designed specifically for retrofit applications.

Vard Holdings has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of an offshore support vessel to a Rolls-Royce design.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has launched a new range of fuel treatments under the Unitor brand name, intended to address problems resulting from aspects like fuel switching, blending and slow steaming.

Damen Shipyards Bergum, a specialised yard of the Damen Group, is looking to build more of its trademark smaller sea-going vessels and as a result, is preparing for a “market revival”.

A Mitsubishi Energy Recovery System (MERS) supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been installed on a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) for the first time.