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FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil has begun to supply barge deliveries of IMO-compliant, low-sulphur marine fuel at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand.

9th August 2021

ExxonMobil launches NZ low sulphur barge deliveries

9th August 2021

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EcoSpray, the Italian scrubber and clean tech supplier, is developing a new technology for the maritime market that will reduce particulate matter (PM) and SOx emissions.

9th August 2021

ITALIAN WESP EXHAUST GAS SOLUTION PREPARES FOR CRUISE VESSEL TRIAL

9th August 2021

LNG

LNG

RINA has been awarded a framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to help increase the availability of LNG in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas.

9th August 2021

Safely expanding LNG bunkering and storage

9th August 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Owners, operators and vessel managers choosing Klüber Lubrication’s premium products will now benefit from Wilhelmsen’s expertise, customer service and global distribution network.

9th August 2021

Klüber Lubrication and Wilhelmsen join forces

9th August 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Babcock’s LGE business, the UK-based liquefied gas solutions supplier, has announced that the first three examples of its ecoFGSS LPG fuel gas supply system have entered service onboard three LPG carriers.

6th August 2021

Babcocks first LPG FGSS systems enter service

6th August 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Italian shipbuilding capability in the capital-intensive vessel stakes has been underscored by the industry’s largest delivery to date, that of the 170,400gt MSC Seashore, writes David Tinsley.

6th August 2021

LATEST CRUISE VESSEL SETS STANDARD FROM ITALY

6th August 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Nakilat and DNV have teamed up with a group of leading yards and system suppliers to elevate software reliability and maintenance during operations.

6th August 2021

New DNV RP on software reliability

6th August 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard has signed a contract, estimated at €100 million, for the design and construction of two construction service operations vessels (CSOV), with an option for a further two.

6th August 2021

Vard signs CSOV contract

6th August 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Normal work has resumed at the insolvent but still busy Hamburg shipyard Pella Sietas after it was announced that complaints of unpaid wages were being settled and new investors sought, reports Tom…

6th August 2021

Insolvent but confident Pella Sietas goes back to work

6th August 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K LINE) is preparing to undertake the first tests of a carbon capture and storage system onboard a vessel, following the installation of a CCS system aboard its…

5th August 2021

K Line to trial onboard CCS system

5th August 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is to sell its Bergen Engines business to diversified, privately-owned UK engineering group Langley Holdings, writes David Tinsley.

5th August 2021

UK BUYER FOR BERGEN ENGINES

5th August 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ARAN SRL, an Italy-based urea production system supplier, has joined forces with Fluechem Ltd, the UK based chemical bunkering solutions supplier, to deliver what they claim is the first ship based marine…

5th August 2021

UK supplier aims to deliver first onboard urea generator by end-2021

5th August 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Bureau Veritas and service provider MaDfly – Marine Drone Services have successfully completed the first full in-water ship’s hull survey with a mini ROV on a Brittany Ferries’ ship.

5th August 2021

First hull survey with mini ROV for BV

5th August 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB has marked its 300th Azipod installation with a contract to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for an eco-friendly cable-laying and repair vessel.

5th August 2021

300th Azipod for cable-laying vessel

5th August 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions has delivered its first methanol-fuelled engines equipped with its water in methanol LGIM-W solution following successful shop tests for two engines equipped with the solution at a Korean licensee…

4th August 2021

MAN ES to deliver first methanol-fuelled engine with LGIM-W solution

4th August 2021

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The award of a first contract for a WinGD battery-hybrid powerpack represents a next step on the engine designer’s journey into electrification and system integration, Paul Gunton reports

4th August 2021

WinGD receives first order for integrated hybrid powerpack

4th August 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has granted its hull monitoring system notation for a new 211,000dwt bulk carrier built by Japan Marine United for Daiwa Kisen.

4th August 2021

ClassNK awards first hull monitoring notation

4th August 2021

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Three Japanese marine engine manufacturers, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology Co. and Japan Engine Corporation have created a new company to further the development of hydrogen-fuelled engines.

4th August 2021

New company focuses on hydrogen engines

4th August 2021

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Christian Berg, Director Bunkering Market Development Scandinavia, Yara Clean Ammonia, is confirmed to speak at Propulsion & Future Fuels conference 2021, taking place from 2-4 November in Le Méridien Hotel, Hamburg.

4th August 2021

Join Yara Clean Ammonia at Propulsion & Future Fuels

4th August 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Reliability centred maintenance (RCM) is a strategy that is likely to be adopted for autonomous shipping and may have broader applicability, but a recent study identified important limitations that need to be…

4th August 2021

REVISED RELIABILITY CENTRED MAINTENANCE STRATEGY PROPOSED FOR AUTONOMOUS VESSELS

4th August 2021