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LNG

LNG

Technology group Wärtsilä is supplying a package of LNG propulsion and storage systems for four of the first Lo-Lo (lift-on, lift-off) vessels to be powered by LNG fuel.

13th January 2020

LNG package for next-gen Lo-Lo vessels

13th January 2020

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

David Loosley has been appointed to succeed Andrew Frew as Secretary General and CEO of shipowner association BIMCO.

13th January 2020

David Loosley to join BIMCO as SG and CEO

13th January 2020

REGULATION

REGULATION

The Chinese authorities have issued a clarification that new regulations covering the control and monitoring of service suppliers in China are not applicable to foreign service providers which do not require a…

13th January 2020

China MSA clarifies service supplier localisation exemption

13th January 2020

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Greek dry bulk operator, Safe Bulkers, has signed a long-term service agreement with Alfa Laval to help safeguard compliance.

13th January 2020

Safe Bulkers extends Alfa Laval partnership

13th January 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg and DNV GL have signed an agreement to enable customers of Kongsberg’s data infrastructure solution to share their data for use in DNV GLs digital class and assurance services.

13th January 2020

Kongsberg and DNV GL share data

13th January 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

UK based supplier Croda Energy Technologies has launched a new series of innovative non-sheening base fluids.

13th January 2020

New range of non-sheening base fluids

13th January 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Lubrizol Corp has published research into the implications of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) on deposit formation and lubrication performance in two-stroke engines. Legacy cylinder oils may not protect ship…

10th January 2020

Looking into the lubricant demands of VLSFO fuel

10th January 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Following an order for three hybrid StoRo ultra large green vessels at Jinling Shipyard in 2018, Finnlines has recently signed an order for two RoPax vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard.

10th January 2020

Finnlines’ Superstar Ropax

10th January 2020

LNG

LNG

South Korea based engine designer and licensee STX Engine announced in January that it has obtained type approval from Korean Register (KR) for a medium speed pure gas engine, L22G.

10th January 2020

Type approval for first SK pure gas engine

10th January 2020

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

Legacy cylinder oils may not protect ship engines from the variable fuel characteristics of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), global additive supplier The Lubrizol Corp has advised. In a new whitepaper,…

10th January 2020

VLSFO challenge: looking deeper for lubricant performance

10th January 2020

OPINION

OPINION

Writing before the full effects of the introduction of the Global Sulphur Cap are fully known, the pace of regulatory developments shows no sign of relenting. Class societies are already providing guidance…

9th January 2020

Shifting sands in Europe

9th January 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Yanmar subsidiary, Yanmar Engineering, has announced the deployment of SHIPSWEB, a tool for the management of auxiliary engines on ocean-going vessels.

9th January 2020

Yanmar deploys engine management tool

9th January 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A consortium of industry partners has been awarded a government grant of NOK 33.5 million (US$3.8m) towards the development of a liquid hydrogen fuel supply chain in Norway for marine applications, writes…

9th January 2020

NORWAY PLANS HYDROGEN NETWORK FOR SHIPS

9th January 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Northern Spain’s vibrant shipbuilding industry has landed the contract for Ireland’s new research ship, scheduled to be delivered to the Galway-based Marine Institute (Foras na Mara) in 2022, writes David Tinsley.

9th January 2020

IRELAND INVESTS IN MARINE RESEARCH FLEET

9th January 2020

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

It is a simple concept: a floating box that carries large quantities of a commodity from its producer to its user. Yet the bulk carrier’s evolution into today’s reliable workhorse has not…

9th January 2020

Simplicity and safety concerns mark bulker carrier evolution

9th January 2020

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

The era of autonomous commercial shipping will move a step closer in 2020 with the launching of the coastal container carrier Yara Birkeland, writes David Tinsley.

9th January 2020

NORWAY BANKING ON A GAME-CHANGER

9th January 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has issued its first electronic vessel certificates.

8th January 2020

NMA goes digital with certificate issue

8th January 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

KVH Industries and Kongsberg Digital have successfully installed their first joint maritime IoT system on an active working vessel.

8th January 2020

IoT system installed on research vessel

8th January 2020

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Wärtsilä’s Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) system has been Type Approved in China by the China Classification Society (CCS).

7th January 2020

EGC system gets CCS type approval

7th January 2020

LNG

LNG

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. has concluded a contract with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to build two LNG-fuelled ferries, the first such project in Japan.

6th January 2020

LNG ferries an evolution in cruising

6th January 2020