News

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The UK’s new polar research ship is a boon to the science community and also represents a milestone industrial achievement, writes David Tinsley.

10th October 2019

SHIPBUILDING TOUR-DE-FORCE ON MERSEYSIDE

10th October 2019

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Peter Morsbach, Director Projects at Høglund Gas Solutions, discusses some of the issues that can arise during LNG retrofits.

10th October 2019

LNG Retrofits: Why Better Lateral Thinking is Needed to Ensure Reliability

10th October 2019

LNG

LNG

Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD is aiming to reduce methane emissions by over 40% thanks to a new development in its next generation of X-DF engines.

10th October 2019

Bearing down on GHG emissions

10th October 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Yanmar will be showcasing its latest technology solutions at international exhibition, Europort, in Rotterdam on 5 – 8 November.

9th October 2019

Yanmar showcases engines at Europort

9th October 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MAN Energy Solutions and technology group, Kongsberg, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the potential for collaboration on a common data infrastructure for the maritime sector.

9th October 2019

MAN and Kongsberg collaborate on data

9th October 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Japanese shipbuilder and engineering conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has begun construction of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier.

7th October 2019

FIRST LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN CARRIER UNDER CONSTRUCTION

7th October 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Proman Shipping and Stena Bulk have joined forces to operate two long term time-chartered ships under the name Proman Stena Bulk Limited.

7th October 2019

Proman and Stena Bulk join forces

7th October 2019

LNG

LNG

Nauticor has successfully completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in a German port.

7th October 2019

First German ship-to-ship LNG bunkering

7th October 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from DNV GL for its Aframax (A-max) crude oil tankers (COT) using fuel cells with improved efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

4th October 2019

DNV GL approves fuel cells for SHI tankers

4th October 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The first pilot of BunkerTrace, the system that combines synthetic DNA tracers and blockchain to manage risk for marine fuels by creating a transparent chain of custody, has successfully completed.

3rd October 2019

DNA-based fuel tracing passes first test

3rd October 2019

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Classification society ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AIP) for the basic design of a hard sail system which converts wind energy to propulsive force with a telescopic hard sail.

3rd October 2019

ClassNK approves hard sail system design

3rd October 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Per Hansson SVP, Head of Group Digital, Group Strategy and M&A MAN Energy Solutions SE discusses the opportunities offered by digitalisation.

3rd October 2019

Digitalisations endless opportunities

3rd October 2019

OPINION

OPINION

Robin Townsend of Bureau Veritas’s ship recycling consultancy partner, Marprof Environmental, warned that ship owners need to pay careful attention to ship recycling regulations.

3rd October 2019

Looming ship recycling deadlines

3rd October 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Corvus Energy agreed a licensing agreement Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for a lithium-ion capacitor (LiC) technology.

2nd October 2019

Corvus Energy to market LiC technology

2nd October 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Supplementing the ME-GI range of high-pressure dual-fuel, two-stroke engines, MAN Energy Solutions plans to launch its ME-GA low-pressure generation with five- and six-cylinder models in the 700mm-bore size, writes David Tinsley.

2nd October 2019

MAN TO DEBUT LOW-PRESSURE DUAL-FUEL MODELS

2nd October 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The US Coastguard awarded type approval to Beijing-based COSCO Shipbuilding Industry Co. for its Blue Ocean Shield (BOS) ballast water management system (BWMS) on 7 September.

2nd October 2019

COSCO BWMS system gains USCG type approval

2nd October 2019

LNG

LNG

United European Car Carriers (UECC) has confirmed an option with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group for a third battery hybrid LNG vessel for UECC’s Atlantic short sea trade.

2nd October 2019

UECC orders third hybrid LNG RoRo

2nd October 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A technical seminar has addressed the changes in engine lubrication that the shipping industry is facing because of the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur fuel cap.

1st October 2019

Engine lubrication changes and challenges

1st October 2019

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Day one of Propulsion & Future Fuels will feature a session focused on developments in digitalisation. Taking place from 19-21 November at the Sofitel Alter Wall Hotel, the conference will welcome over…

1st October 2019

Digitalisation at the forefront of development

1st October 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Non-governmental organisation, BIMCO, has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to regulate propulsion power of ships in an attempt to sustain the greenhouse gas (GHG) savings already achieved through…

30th September 2019

Reduce power to cut emissions, says BIMCO

30th September 2019