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FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) indicates that the dramatic increase in combustion related incidents between November 2019 and June 2020 can not be linked to…

24th September 2020

LOW SULPHUR FUELS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO CAUSE HEADACHES

24th September 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The global methanol fleet is set to grow with shipowners Hafnia and MOL planning to order dual-fuel vessels to support their investment in the Northwest Innovation Works methanol production facility the port…

24th September 2020

DUAL-FUEL METHANOL FLEET SET TO GROW

24th September 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The Great Eastern Shipping Company (GESCO) is to install ABB Ability Tekomar XPERT engine performance monitoring and diagnostic software across its fleet of 46 tankers and bulk carriers, following a successful trial…

24th September 2020

GESCO installs ABB engine monitoring software

24th September 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

CTI-Maritec has received approval from DNV GL as a test facility capable of undertaking ballast water system commissioning tests in line with new rules set to enter into force in October 2021.

24th September 2020

DNV GL approval for CTI-Maritec BWTS tests

24th September 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A range of repair and retrofits projects have been completed amid the challenging conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic

23rd September 2020

YARDS BUSY WITH SURVEYS, REPAIRS AND RETROFITS

23rd September 2020

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23rd September 2020

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23rd September 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

ABB has won a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Ltd to supply a full package of integrated solutions, including Azipod® propulsion and energy storage, for P&O Ferries’ two new battery-hybrid vessels.

23rd September 2020

ABB wins contract for hybrid English Channel ferries

23rd September 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

France-headquartered shipbuilder and repairer PIRIOU Group has extended its collaboration agreement with BIO UV Group, the manufacturer of the UV-based BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS).

23rd September 2020

BIO-UV GROUP INKS BWT PARTNERSHIP WITH PIRIOU GROUP

23rd September 2020

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Wärtsilä is referring its customers to a recent report from CE Delft, an independent research and consultancy organisation, which suggests that the environmental impact of exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems will be…

23rd September 2020

Scrubbers more eco than low-sulphur fuel

23rd September 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater hull inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs), to provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage.

22nd September 2020

New ROV underwater hull inspection service

22nd September 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Jan De Nul Group announced earlier in summer that its trailing suction hopper dredger, Alexander von Humboldt, had completed 2,000 hours operation on 100% renewable, second-generation Biofuel Oil (BFO). The vessel is…

22nd September 2020

Trailer dredger reaches operational milestone running on 100% 2nd Gen biofuel

22nd September 2020

LNG

LNG

The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel has been officially named at a ceremony held in Rotterdam.

21st September 2020

World’s largest LNG bunker vessel named

21st September 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyds Register (LR) and the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are collaborating on marine autonomy projects, bringing clarity to the requirements and assisting stakeholders in realising the potential of these systems.

21st September 2020

LR and NPL partner on marine autonomy

21st September 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Intertanko paints a bleak picture for tankers under current EEDI plans, in which flaws in the IMO’s initial EEDI baseline could imperil VLCCs as a vessel type.

21st September 2020

EEDI threatens VLCCs’ future, Intertanko warns

21st September 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

As researchers deepen their understanding of autonomous and remote vessel operations, a new breed of smart ship systems combining simulation capability and artificial intelligence is emerging.

21st September 2020

Making ship systems smarter with simulation

21st September 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Copenhagen-headquartered Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) plans a major fleet investment on the strength of sustained growth in the offshore wind farm sector, writes David Tinsley.

21st September 2020

SCALING-UP FOR OFFSHORE WIND BUSINESS

21st September 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A Belgian pairing of influential shipping and engineering interests has given a fillip to the industry’s drive for viable low-carbon or carbon-free technologies by launching a hydrogen-fuelled medium-speed engine, writes David Tinsley.

18th September 2020

DEBUT FOR HYDROGEN ENGINE SERIES

18th September 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyard Group for Amsterdam’s municipal…

18th September 2020

Corvus powers new all-electric ferries

18th September 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Furuno Hellas has been awarded Digital Twin Ready certification from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for HermAce, a smart onboard system that collects and monitors data on bridge navigation and communication equipment.

18th September 2020

LR certifies Furuno digital twin technology

18th September 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

CIMAC, the global association of the Internal Combustion Machinery Industry, has announced the formation of a ‘Digitalisation Strategy Group’.

17th September 2020

CIMAC launches digitalisation strategy group

17th September 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

TMC Compressors (TMC) has won a contract with Fincantieri to supply its environmentally-friendly compressed air system to four cruise ships the Italian shipbuilder is building for MSC Cruises.

17th September 2020

TMC supplies eco air system to new cruisers

17th September 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

MAN Energy Solutions plans to introduce a retrofit package for its ammonia-fuelled engine by 2025, the company announced in a presentation yesterday.

17th September 2020

MAN ES unveils 2025 ammonia retrofit target

17th September 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

EEDI reductions for bulk carriers scheduled to be implemented under IMO’s EEDI requirements for newbuilding bulk carrier and tankers from 2025 under EEDI phase 3 “can mostly be met without major changes…

17th September 2020

New solutions needed for bulk carriers to face ‘challenging’ EEDI

17th September 2020