General News

Two forces in the shipping data market have joined forces to share expertise in the realms of ship optimisation.

The Global Shippers’ Forum has backed European proposals to establish a system to reduce carbon emissions from the maritime sector.

BIMCO members can now take advantage of a new package geared towards aiding efficiency improvements within their operations.

The South and East coast of the UK is set to acquire seven differential eLoran stations to help backup vulnerable GPS, essential to ensure the safe navigation of ships.

According to Rolls-Royce, “natural gas is the clear choice of fuel to power an energy-efficient, sustainable America.”

The Port of Gothenburg in Sweden says that it expects to have LNG fuel available for shipping by 2015 at the latest.

The two Norwegian Cruise Line Breakaway Plus cruise newbuilds from Meyer Werft are to be equipped with Green Tech Marine exhaust gas cleaning systems.

Wärtsilä is to fit a German car and passenger ferry with dual fuel engines as part of a retrofitting contract awarded by German shipyard, Brenn-und Verformungstechnik Bremen GmbH (BVT).