General News

A new marine technology test facility in Onomichi, Japan will focus on innovation for the shipping and offshore industries.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Limited for two subsea knuckle boom cranes to be installed on the worlds first seabed mining vessel.

Spanish ferry operator, Baleària, is now part of AkzoNobel’s carbon credits programme, which financially rewards ship owners by enabling them to generate income form reduced CO2 emissions.

A new eco-friendly maritime transport concept, the Cargo Ferry project, has been unveiled by DNV GL and presented through Nor Lines new LNG-fuelled ship, M/S Kvitbjørn.

Wärtsilä has developed new digital identification technology that helps to improve component traceability and it is in the process of implementing it.

Wärtsilä has signed a five year technical management agreement with Golar Management Oslo for delivery of services to Golar LNG – a leading global independent owner and operator of LNG carriers.

Evergreen Line is to install ClassNK-NAPA Green eco-efficiency software on its chartered container vessels, allowing shore-based teams to monitor, record and analyse real-time data from the charter fleet.

UK-based Link Instruments Ltd has unveiled a new ‘intrinsically safe’ liquid level indicator for use on fixed fire systems onboard LPG vessels and other vessels with hazardous areas.

During the recent CMA Shipping 2015 conference, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher Wiernicki provided the conferences keynote address focusing on the executive technology leadership helping transform the future of shipping.