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LNG

LNG

Technology group, Wärtsilä, is to supply a unique, patent-pending LNG fuel storage and supply system for two new trailing suction hopper dredgers being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine for Dutch marine…

2nd September 2019

Wärtsilä supplies LNG system for Van Oord

2nd September 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

ABB has entered a new market segment with an order to install its Azipod electric propulsion on board two dry bulk carriers from Germany’s largest bulk carrier company, Oldendorff Carriers.

2nd September 2019

First electric propulsion on bulk carrier

2nd September 2019

LNG

LNG

European RoRo tonnage provider, Bore, has signed a new-building contract with Wuhu Shipyard in China for three new LNG-powered RoLo vessels.

30th August 2019

Bore commissions three new LNG RoLos

30th August 2019

LNG

LNG

Marine solution company, Høglund, has been awarded a contract by Bergen Tankers to deliver a cargo handling system for the first LNG bunkering vessel to operate in Norway.

30th August 2019

Høglund wins CHS contract for LNG vessel

30th August 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Technology group Wärtsilä is to supply and install an Auto Gasification solution for a Princess Cruises vessel.

29th August 2019

Wärtsilä installs waste system on cruise ship

29th August 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Jean-Philippe Roman, Technical Director, Total Lubmarine, discussed the challenges of responding to the introduction of the IMO Global Sulphur Cap, changes to the lubricant supplier’s cylinder oil and trunk piston engine oil…

28th August 2019

Preparing to meet the market’s needs

28th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Cemre Shipyard in Turkey has launched the fiftieth hull built for Norways Havyard Ship Technology.

28th August 2019

Cemre launches 50th Havyard hull

28th August 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Filtration technology company, LiqTech International, has announced receipt of the company’s largest single order to date for its ceramic silicon carbide water filtration systems for marine scrubber applications.

28th August 2019

LiqTech wins biggest scrubber order

28th August 2019

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

Flexible couplings are used to reduce torsional vibration and noise in drivelines, effectively isolating the prime mover from the driven equipment. The critical dynamic behavior is characterized by the first torsional mode…

28th August 2019

Dynamic Torsional Stiffness of Natural Rubber in Shear Couplings

28th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL and Corvus Energy have completed the DNV GL Manufacturer Product Quality Assessment (MPQA) and have signed a Manufacturing Survey Arrangement (MSA), resulting in streamlined quality control processes and faster customer…

27th August 2019

DNV GL grants first battery MSA to Corvus Energy

27th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The shipping industry is looking to take advantage of additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, to print spare parts, thereby reducing lead times, costs, stock requirements, and environmental impacts. Certification…

27th August 2019

DNV GL awards first Additive Manufacturing AoM certificate

27th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Continued construction of two giant 204,000gt Global Class cruise ships and the strengthening of long-term further development at German shipbuilding group MV Werften has been secured by an international financing support package…

27th August 2019

International finance secures giant German newbuilds

27th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Silverstream Technologies, the leading air lubrication manufacturer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading shipbuilding group, Hudong-Zhonghua, part of the CSSC Group.

27th August 2019

Silverstream signs MoU with Chinese yard for LNG carriers

27th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Bremerhaven’s Petram Group has sold its shares in three local shipyards to longstanding fellow-German associate Heinrich Rönner, saying it wants its shipbuilding interests to stay in trusted hands and not be sold…

27th August 2019

Petram sells German yard business to Rönner

27th August 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

A Norwegian Coast Guard vessel has become the first ever ABB Azipod-powered ship to reach the North Pole.

25th August 2019

ABB Azipod propulsion in North Pole first

25th August 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Schottel has won a contract to provide propulsion units for three newly built hybrid ferries owned by Norwegian ferry operator, Norled.

25th August 2019

Schottel propels Norled to greener future

25th August 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

One of the newest ballast water management systems on the market is aiming to make a splash in the high ballast dependent market.

23rd August 2019

Making a splash in the high ballast market

23rd August 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has sought to give extra competitive edge to its 460mm-bore two-stroke offering by introducing a development based on the S46ME-B engine, writes David Tinsley.

23rd August 2019

MAN BOOSTS MID-RANGE ENGINE FUNCTIONALITY

23rd August 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Damen Shipyards Group has won an award for its Human Machine Interface (HMI) that it has been developing over the past two years for the company’s Next Generation Tug Series.

22nd August 2019

Damen wins award for human machine interface

22nd August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Further testament to the constant renewal and revitalisation of Japan’s long-haul coastal ferry fleet was provided this month by the launching of the 16,300gt ro-pax Settsu, designed for Seto Inland Sea service,…

22nd August 2019

NEW RO-PAX DUO FOR INLAND SEA

22nd August 2019