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PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Viking Lines ferry newbuilding features the first installation of ABB’s Azipod® propulsion in a passenger ferry of its type, combining manoeuvrability and fuel efficiency benefits

10th December 2020

Azipod propulsion keeps Viking Line on course for greener seas

10th December 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Classification society DNV GL – Maritime has awarded Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) with approval in principle (AIP) for the design of a methanol-powered product tanker.

9th December 2020

AIP FOR HMD METHANOL-POWERED PRODUCT TANKER DESIGN

9th December 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BIO-UV, the France-based ballast water treatment system (BWTS) supplier, confirmed that its UV-based BIO-SEA system has been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines.

9th December 2020

REVISED G8 APPROVAL FOR BIO-SEA BWTS

9th December 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The executive director of Stena Line is urging the European Union to take a pragmatic approach to customs checks after the Brexit transition period ends with the introduction of an implementation phase.

9th December 2020

Brexit: Stena boss urges pragmatism

9th December 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hempel has enhanced its Olympic+ and Oceanic+ range with the launch of five new antifouling solutions.

9th December 2020

Hempel enhances antifouling range

9th December 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

De Nora’s BALPURE Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has received the IMO Type Approval certificate as per resolution MEPC.300 (72) (the BWMS Code) from the UKs Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA).

8th December 2020

De Nora BALPURE gets new IMO type approval

8th December 2020

LNG

LNG

GTT will undertake the tank design of two 174,000 m3 LNG carriers (LNGC) for Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

8th December 2020

GTT receives order for two HHI LNG carriers

8th December 2020

REGULATION

REGULATION

The Korean Register (KR) has developed new class rules that completely revise the existing structural rules for membrane-type LNG carriers.

8th December 2020

Korean Register releases class rules for membrane-type LNG carriers

8th December 2020

LNG

LNG

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded an order from MODEC for six compressor trains for an FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) unit destined for deployment in the Sangomar block off the…

8th December 2020

MAN compressor trains for Senegalese FPSO

8th December 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard has secured a further export deal in the niche sector of cableship construction, writes David Tinsley.

7th December 2020

FRENCH CABLESHIP ORDER GOES TO SRI LANKA

7th December 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is increasing the power output from its highly efficient 31DF medium-speed engine, the technology company announced in a press release today.

7th December 2020

Wärtsilä lifts output of 31DF engine

7th December 2020

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä Voyage has delivered and installed customised LNGPac bunkering and liquid cargo handling simulators at the Mumbai training centre of Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern Univan Group.

7th December 2020

Wärtsilä provides LNG bunkering simulator

7th December 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed five-year optimised maintenance agreements covering the main engines for two very large gas carrier (VLGC) vessels operated by Latsco Marine Management (LMM).

7th December 2020

Wärtsilä signs VLGC maintenance agreements

7th December 2020

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions is considering introducing a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) solution using ammonia as a reductant to meet Tier III emissions targets in its ammonia engine project.

4th December 2020

AMMONIA SCR SOLUTION CONSIDERED FOR AENGINE PROJECT

4th December 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The recent delivery of the research vessel Jákup Sverri from MEST Shipyard offers further evidence of the Faeroese yards technical sophistication. The Bureau Veritas-classed vessel will be among the quietest vessels ever…

4th December 2020

BUREAU VERITAS CLASS FOR FAROESE SURVEY VESSEL

4th December 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has agreed to acquire Navico Group’s C-MAP commercial marine business. The acquisition will be integrated with the i4 Insight platform, strengthening LR’s existing performance platform ecosystem.

4th December 2020

LR makes acquisition to bolster performance platform

4th December 2020

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä’s recently introduced reliquefaction plant will be installed in two new LNG carrier vessels being built for Knutsen OAS Shipping by the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea.

3rd December 2020

Compact Reliq selected for new LNG carriers

3rd December 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Upscaling and affordability are vital if fuel cells are to become part of the power mix in commercial shipping, writes David Tinsley

2nd December 2020

LEADING LIGHTS BACK FUEL CELL RESEARCH

2nd December 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Two new ferries under construction for Finnlines at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard will feature Wärtsilä engines and a range of its electric solutions, the technology group confirmed in a press release.

2nd December 2020

Finnlines turns to Wärtsilä for Superstar hybrid package

2nd December 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lean Marine has undertaken the commissioning of its ‘on top’ propulsion automation technology FuelOpt in record time, overcoming multiple challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

2nd December 2020

Record commissioning for Lean Marine FuelOpt

2nd December 2020