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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Pella Sietas Shipyard in Hamburg has clinched a €100 million order from Russian authorities for a new icebreaker described as the biggest ever built in Germany, reports Tom Todd.

2nd December 2019

German yard bags €100 million icebreaker contract

2nd December 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

A Hamburg-based waste oil and water service supplier is offering a mobile ballast water treatment system service to customers at the Port of Hamburg. The service, which features a Damen InvaSave 300…

29th November 2019

Mobile BWTS deployed to Port of Hamburg

29th November 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, the CMA CGM Group and the GoodShipping Program have successfully completed their 2019 biofuel test programme on CMA CGM vessels.

29th November 2019

GoodShipping biofuel trial a success

29th November 2019

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), is to deliver a retrofit solution to prevent engine starting problems that may occur on some…

29th November 2019

Retrofit engine start solution for low-sulphur fuels

29th November 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

WE Tech Solutions, the leading energy efficiency solution provider, has received an order from Jiangnan Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., China to deliver its Solution Four: Efficient Power Distribution for the two new…

28th November 2019

Battery hybrid solution for Jiangnan PCTC newbuilds

28th November 2019

LNG

LNG

K Line and FueLNG have concluded a ship management agreement for the 7,500m3 LNG bunkering vessel (LBV) that FueLNG will own and operate.

28th November 2019

First LNG bunker vessel in Singapore

28th November 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Inmarsat and ABB Marine & Ports have signed a master supply agreement aimed at tackling an obstacle identified by ship owners which has stopped them using IoT (Internet of Things) technology.

28th November 2019

Fleet Data AIP overcomes IoT barriers

28th November 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

One of the issues that ship owners should bear in mind when selecting scrubber systems is the corrosion resistance of components, Yara Marine Technologies Technical Sales Manager Anders M. Sørheim discussed the…

27th November 2019

Scrubber corrosion: addressing the issues

27th November 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

After three years of testing, Stavanger-based shipowner Solvang has received global Tier III certification for its four new ethylene carriers. The carriers operate on high sulphur fuel oil but meets stringent environmental…

27th November 2019

Solvang meets Tier III targets operating on HSFO

27th November 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

The Indian government has announced plans to ratify the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Hong Kong convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.

27th November 2019

HKC progresses after Indian move

27th November 2019

LNG

LNG

Siem Car Carriers has officially launched its latest vessels at a naming ceremony at Xiamen Shipyard in China. The vessels will transport cars for the VW Group between Europe and China.

27th November 2019

LNG heralds greener era for VW car carriers

27th November 2019

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Rolls-Royce has signed a 10-year service agreement with Svitzer covering spare parts deliveries in six countries for a fleet of 17 tugs powered by MTU-brand Series 4000 engines.

26th November 2019

Rolls-Royce inks Svitzer service agreement

26th November 2019

OPINION

OPINION

This year’s Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference, held in Hamburg on 19-20 November 2019, was highly topical, coming shortly after the conclusion of the sixth intersessional meeting of the working group…

25th November 2019

Operating with uncertainty: 2019 Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels review

25th November 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä has partnered with Anglo-Eastern to supply technology solutions including voyage planning and execution together with engine performance and fuel efficiency monitoring.

25th November 2019

Wärtsilä to supply FOS to Anglo-Eastern

25th November 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Corvus Energy has signed a contract with SEC Marine in the UK to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the world’s first hybrid surface effect ship (SES) for crew transfer.

25th November 2019

Corvus ESS for hybrid crew transfer vessel

25th November 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

International manufacturer Roxtec designs and manufactures pipe and cable safety seals. Roxtec has developed, following feedback from the shipbuilding industry, an SPM seal.

25th November 2019

Roxtec launches innovative seal for shipyards

25th November 2019

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Did you miss Propulsion & Future Fuels last week? The second day of the The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference 2019 included the Motorship Award, dedicated sessions on LNG and ammonia,…

25th November 2019

Day two conference round-up

25th November 2019

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is to enter into a collaboration agreement covering research into condition-based monitoring (CBM) with ClassNK, Nippon Yushi Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and NYK’s research institute, Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI).

24th November 2019

J-ENG to collaborate with ClassNK in CBM and digital twin research

24th November 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Signalling a vote of confidence in the European shortsea cargo trade and its future prospects, a German joint venture has ordered a flotilla of versatile newbuilds of high environmental standard in China,…

22nd November 2019

RAISING THE STANDARD IN COASTAL TRADES

22nd November 2019

LNG

LNG

GTT Training, the specialist LNG training and simulation provider, has announced the installation of its G-Sim LNG simulator software at the Maritime Training Centre in Hamburg.

22nd November 2019

Hamburg installs G-Sim LNG simulator

22nd November 2019