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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Vestdavit has been awarded a contract with shipbuilder Socarenam to supply fast rescue boat davit systems for six patrouilleurs d’outre-mer (POM) vessels for the French Navy.

28th October 2020

Davit system contract to supply six French Navy vessels awarded

28th October 2020

LNG

LNG

Viken Shipping and Hafnia have signed long-term charters for two LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers apiece with energy major Total.

28th October 2020

Hafnia and Viken Shipping agree term charter with Total for dual-fuel Aframaxes

28th October 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

CleanTech company, Orcan Energy, has signed a contract with CDWE for the supply of eight efficiency PACKs for the recovery of waste heat on board a vast floating offshore installation vessel.

28th October 2020

Efficiency PACKS for installation vessel

28th October 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The first of two joint support ships to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy will be installed with an Evac impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system to safeguard its hull against…

28th October 2020

RCN uses Evac corrosion protection system

28th October 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS Nautical Systems has launched an electronic logbook solution to replace traditional paper logbooks and help ship owners and operators reduce operational costs, simplify user data entry, enhance data reliability and improve…

27th October 2020

ABS launches electronic logbook solution

27th October 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The LPG carrier BW Gemini has become the first ship to have its two-stroke main engine converted to operate on fuel oil and LPG.

27th October 2020

First LPG retrofit project completed

27th October 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS) has launched an injection control unit (ICU) overhaul and testing service, extending its range of services for WïnGD and RT-Flex two-stroke engines. The development marks the first…

27th October 2020

ICU overhaul service launched

27th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A third newbuild exploration-type cruiseship has been ordered in Finland for the revived UK luxury brand Swan Hellenic, writes David Tinsley.

27th October 2020

NEW DAWN FOR SHIPYARD AND CRUISE BRAND

27th October 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Naples-based Grimaldi Group took delivery of the first of its series of 12 GG5G hybrid ro-ro newbuilds at Jinling Shipyard on 12 October.

26th October 2020

First of Grimaldi Group GG5G ro-ro series delivered

26th October 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Technology group Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply a cargo handling system and fuel supply system package for two 98,000cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

26th October 2020

Wärtsilä awarded cargo handling contract for HHI VLECs

26th October 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Singapore-based ship operator Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a long-term charter for four dual-fuel Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) with Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL), the China based chemicals producer.

26th October 2020

EPS inks 15-year contract for 4 x dual-fuel VLECs

26th October 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

ECS-A, the first ballast water management system model of Techcross and indeed the global BWMS industry, has been awarded United States Coastguard (USCG) type approval.

26th October 2020

USCG approval for world’s first BWMS

26th October 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Optimarin has confirmed receipt of a revised International Maritime Organisation G8 certificate for its ballast water treatment technology.

26th October 2020

Optimarin BWTS meets new IMO rules

26th October 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel’s EcoPellers will propel a new fishery inspection vessel ordered by the Danish Fisheries Agency and under construction at Hvide Sande Shipyard, the first time EcoPellers have been installed on an inspection…

23rd October 2020

EcoPellers in inspection vessel first

23rd October 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

While the initial experience with burning VLSFO in four-stroke engines has been positive, the true test of the switchover could come at overhaul time.

23rd October 2020

Four-Stroke Engine Experience with VLSFO: Time Will Tell

23rd October 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

While battery hybrid installations offer the potential of double-digit fuel efficiency savings for newbuildings, the potential savings for retrofits was even greater in some cases, Giulio Tirelli, Director Business Development at Marine…

23rd October 2020

Not just batteries: models key to ropax efficiency savings

23rd October 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The cargo handling system and fuel supply system supply contract for two 98,000 cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) at Samsung Heavy Industries has been awarded to technology group Wärtsilä.

23rd October 2020

Repeat cargo handling and reliquefaction contract for SHI VLECs

23rd October 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has been selected by P&O Ferries (P&OF) to power its new series of ‘super ferries’.

23rd October 2020

Wärtsilä to power new super ferries

23rd October 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MAN Energy Solutions has won an order to supply the gensets for a series of four diesel-electric corvette newbuildings recently ordered by the Finnish Navy, to be built at Rauma Marine Constructions…

23rd October 2020

Genset order for Finnish corvettes

23rd October 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

An EU grant of EUR8 million has been awarded to a project developing a PEM fuel cell powered Ro-Ro as part of a liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel supply chain in Norway.

23rd October 2020

HySHIPS project eyes 20MW Capesize bulk carrier fuel cell study

23rd October 2020