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EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply hybrid scrubber system packages, specially customised to meet the specific needs of two cruise vessels for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL).

17th February 2020

Wärtsilä to supply scrubbers to NCL

17th February 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A traditional ceremony has been held at the Rauma shipyard to celebrate the keel laying of Rauma Marine Constructions’ newbuilding, NB6002, for Wasaline.

14th February 2020

Keel laid for new RMC RoPax ferry

14th February 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS is engaged in a pilot programme with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to deliver the ABS Digital Asset Framework for the RCN’s Maritime Coastal…

14th February 2020

ABS and RCN in digital monitoring pilot

14th February 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications & Transport of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar for the supply of five inshore ferries to carry tourists visiting Pemba…

13th February 2020

Damen supplies ferries to Zanzibar

13th February 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The worlds first adaptive ferry transit conducted during normal service has taken place in the Oslo fjord in Norway.

13th February 2020

Automatic ferry enters regular service

13th February 2020

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

A Berge Bulk vessel has received the world’s first commercial delivery of 3d printed scupper plugs, as part of Wilhelmsen’s Early Adopter Program.

12th February 2020

Landmark delivery of 3d printed parts

12th February 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Optimarin has signed a fleet agreement with DOF for the installation of 16 Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS), with an option to extend the contract to 50 vessels in total.

12th February 2020

Optimarin signs landmark deal with DOF

12th February 2020

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

We’re growing more familiar with marine battery installations – even though so far they’ve only made it onto a relatively narrow segment of vessel types. But new developments promise to challenge what…

12th February 2020

In search of the better battery

12th February 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

MOF, the South Korean ministry responsible for overseeing the country’s marine industry, has cancelled the type approval for Panasia’s GloEn ballast water treatment systems.

11th February 2020

SK authorities cancel Panasia GloEn TA

11th February 2020

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Shipowner BW LPG has exercised an option to convert four more very large gas carriers to operate on MAN B&W ME-LGIP engines.

11th February 2020

BW LPG takes up option for further ME-LGIP retrofits

11th February 2020

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Marine engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has introduced guaranteed levels of methane slip for its ME-GI gas-injected, dual-fuel two-stroke series, writes David Tinsley.

11th February 2020

GETTING A HANDLE ON METHANE SLIP

11th February 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MAN Energy Solutions has launched a new digital platform enabling the integration of Original Equipment Manufacturers’ (OEM) data across industries including marine, power, and energy to improve operational efficiency.

11th February 2020

Digital platform enables OEM data integration

11th February 2020

LNG

LNG

Leading independent tanker owner and operator Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers is to order a pair of newbuild 124,000dwt shuttle tankers with dual-fuel LNG-fuelled propulsion and a volatile organic compound recovery system.

10th February 2020

KNOT orders DF shuttle tankers with VOC

10th February 2020

LNG

LNG

A naming ceremony has been held for SCF Group’s latest LNG carrier, SCF La Perouse, named after Jean-François de la Pérouse, a French explorer of the Pacific.

10th February 2020

Naming ceremony for latest SCF LNG carrier

10th February 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The technology group Wärtsilä and classification society DNV GL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to work together to contribute to the marine industry’s ongoing digital transformation.

10th February 2020

Wärtsilä and DNV GL sign technology MoU

10th February 2020

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Future-proofing has been taken to a new level in Teekay’s E-Shuttle Tanker concept, making its market debut in the South Korean-built Aurora Spirit, writes David Tinsley.

10th February 2020

SEMINAL OFFSHORE LOADER FOR NORTH SEA

10th February 2020

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

To chart the history of oil tankers is to put a mirror to more than a century of technical evolution, disaster, politics and regulation. Ships able to carry oil were first developed…

10th February 2020

Size and safety set tanker trends

10th February 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The Motorship is celebrating its centenary in 2020, and is marking the occasion with a series of interviews with landmark companies that have grown and thrived during previous periods of rapid technological…

10th February 2020

Navigating a world of changing fuels

10th February 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a Ballast Water Pre Filtration Barge (BWPF) to assist vessels in complying with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention which came into effect in September.

7th February 2020

Damen unveils ballast water pre-filter barge

7th February 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MAN Energy Solutions has developed a fluid monitor enabling owners to actively monitor the degradation and contamination of lube oil.

7th February 2020

MAN releases lube oil fluid monitor

7th February 2020