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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jotun has introduced a new hull optimisation programme offering ship operators hull monitoring, fouling risk alerts, inspections and advisory services.

24th March 2021

Jotun unveils new hull monitoring programme

24th March 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chugoku Marine Paints is expanding its use of I-Tech’s antifouling technology to meet the growing fouling prevention needs for vessels sailing and docking in biofouling hotspots off the coast of Japan.

24th March 2021

CMP expands antifouling for coastal vessels

24th March 2021

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Semb-Eco is claiming a world-first with the development of an ultra low frequency corrosion control system for stern tubes which has undergone over five years of operational testing.

24th March 2021

ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY CORROSION CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR STERN TUBES

24th March 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Dutch dredging company Van Oord has signed a three-year agreement with ABB Turbocharging to provide fleetwide maintenance and optimisation services. The service agreement will help the owner minimise lifecycle costs and improve…

24th March 2021

Van Oord eyes long-term efficiency gains with turbocharging service agreement

24th March 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Energy Solutions’ 20V175D engines are expected to enter service early next year with record-breaking models to follow.

24th March 2021

First 20V175D high-speed engines are now in production

24th March 2021

LNG

LNG

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply ten dual-fuel ME-GI engines to a series of ten very large crude carriers. The order is the first for MAN ES’s low-speed, high-pressure…

24th March 2021

ME-GI ENGINES FOR VLCC SERIES

24th March 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Corvus Energy is now offering an Energy Storage Systems (ESS) leasing solution to accelerate the shipping industrys green transition and reduce the investment barrier for shipowners.

23rd March 2021

ESS leasing reduces investment barrier

23rd March 2021

LNG

LNG

Bureau Veritas has completed the classification of the Torman LNG floating regasification unit (FRU) at Tema port, Ghana in sheltered waters.

22nd March 2021

BV classification for new Torman LNG FRU

22nd March 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg Digital has signed a deal to install its Vessel Insight solution on Dorian LPG’s entire fleet of 22 LPG carriers.

22nd March 2021

Kongsberg Vessel Insight for Dorian LPG fleet

22nd March 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Custom-designed to bring new scale and efficiency to the arduous work of transporting and installing the heaviest offshore wind turbine foundations, the 51,000dwt Alfa Lift has been floated out of her Chinese…

22nd March 2021

A NEW TITAN FOR OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR

22nd March 2021

LNG

LNG

Sovcomflot and Shell have broken new ground with the completion of the first ever ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of an Aframax tanker in the USA.

19th March 2021

First USA ship-to-ship Aframax LNG bunkering

19th March 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

NIBC Bank, Damen Ship Lease and Damen Financial Services have teamed up for a multi-year partnership in ship leasing.

19th March 2021

Damen and NIBC team up to offer ship leasing

19th March 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Frese has combined its valve for 4-pipe systems with its PICV technology in one compact, all-in-one solution, providing simplified installation and operation as well as significant energy savings.

18th March 2021

World’s first 6-way dynamic valve launches

18th March 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe (MTEE) has unveiled a new engine after-treatment solution to comply with IMO Tier III regulations.

18th March 2021

MTEE unveils Tier III engine after-treatment

18th March 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Energy Solutions has demonstrated its latest low-speed dual-fuel engine – a MAN B&W ME-GA type designed for LNG/fuel-oil running – at a ceremony live-streamed from its Copenhagen Research Centre today. The…

18th March 2021

MAN DEMONSTRATES TWO-STROKE OTTO CYCLE ENGINE

18th March 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has obtained US Environmental Protection Agency Tier 4 certification for its Series 4000 M65L 16-cylinder diesel engine with exhaust aftertreatment solution. The technology company confirms the EPA Tier 4 compliant propulsion…

17th March 2021

SERIES 4000 16V ENGINE AND SCR OBTAINS EPA TIER 4 CERTIFICATION

17th March 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In line with Chinas aim to reach carbon neutrality before 2060, and to focus on ensuring its greenhouse gas emissions peak in the next decade, China Classification Society (CCS) Wuhan branch is…

17th March 2021

China ups pace in drive towards alternative fuels for shipping

17th March 2021

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Exhaust gas abatement systems have the potential to reduce maritime CO2 emissions according to new research.

17th March 2021

New scrubber research focuses on carbon capture

17th March 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a major contract with American shipbuilder Keppel AmFELS for the supply of its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) technology.

17th March 2021

KM to supply tech for Keppel WITV

17th March 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Three LNG-powered multi-purpose vessels ordered from Germany’s Abeking & Rasmussen ship and yacht shipyard (A&R) by the German government will be equipped with Schottel propulsion systems and condition monitoring services.

16th March 2021

Intelligent maintenance for LNG vessels

16th March 2021

REGULATION

REGULATION

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has released an updated set of classification rules for wind propulsion systems (WPS). The new rules are intended to support and drive the development of zero carbon…

15th March 2021

BV releases updated wind propulsion system rules

15th March 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Results from the initial application of ABS’s Corrosion Detection digital solution show that it is able to identify corrosion with an accuracy rate of 98.9%.

15th March 2021

Smart tool finds corrosion with 99% accuracy

15th March 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

K-Line’s new car carrier, built by Tadotsu Shipyard, has become the world’s first newbuild to obtain ClassNK notation certifying that the ship is adapted for remote surveys.

15th March 2021

Remote survey notation for K-Line carrier

15th March 2021