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REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Damen Shiprepair Brest has completed a maintenance programme for a Norwegian cruise ship with a particular focus on the refurbishment of the ship’s two ABB azipods.

11th July 2018

Damen maintenance for Norwegian cruiser

11th July 2018

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Wärtsilä’s 34DF dual-fuel engine has been awarded the US EPA Tier III certification for diesel mode operation when installed together with the Wärtsilä NOx Reducer (NOR) system.

10th July 2018

EPA Tier III for Wärtsilä dual-fuel engine

10th July 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The IMO has invited the International Standards Organisation (ISO) to develop a standard for methanol as a marine fuel, in a move hailed by the Methanol Institute as a step forward for…

10th July 2018

Another step forward for marine methanol use

10th July 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

To help customers manage the challenge of keeping crews updated and trained in ballast water treatment compliance, Alfa Laval is launching a new computer training tool.

9th July 2018

Alfa Laval launches BWMS computer training

9th July 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new study looks at key developments and challenges for the battery market which it predicts will be worth more than US$90 billion by 2025.

9th July 2018

Future growth predicted for battery sector

9th July 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

A new IMO study will assess the benefits, costs and feasibility of implementing an emission control area (ECA) to limit sulphur oxides (SOx) from ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

6th July 2018

IMO study considers Mediterranean SOx ECA

6th July 2018

LNG

LNG

WinGD has reported the hundredth sale of its X-DF series of dual-fuel, two-stroke engines as part of an order for gas carrier owner GasLog.

6th July 2018

GasLog order marks dual-fuel century for WinGD

6th July 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Smart marine consolidation continues apace as Kongsberg Group plans to buy Rolls-Royce’s commercial marine business in a deal valuing the division at £500 million.

6th July 2018

Kongsberg swoops for Rolls-Royce marine business

6th July 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 29th CIMAC Congress being held in Vancouver in 2019 aims to showcase the latest developments and technologies focusing on all aspects of the energy conversion process for engines and plants.

5th July 2018

CIMAC to showcase the future of combustion

5th July 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a new publication that explains what the Paris Agreement could actually mean for international shipping.

4th July 2018

ICS offers insight into the Paris Agreement

4th July 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Hyundai Merchant Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Global Services to install exhaust gas cleaning systems on an undisclosed number of vessels.

3rd July 2018

Hyundai Merchant Marine plans scrubber retrofits

3rd July 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has entered the cruiseship newbuilding market for the first time, partnering Italian company T Mariotti to build two expedition vessels for Seabourn Cruises

3rd July 2018

Damen enters cruise building segment with Seabourn deal

3rd July 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Building on the highly successful Diamond bulk carrier design programme, Cardiff-based Graig Shipping Group and DNV GL have collaborated in the development of a new Ultramax bulker concept, reports David Tinsley.

3rd July 2018

Diamond shines on Graig Ultramax ambitions

3rd July 2018

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A new NOx abatement technology promises to pay for itself by using diesel oil as a reductant for selective catalytic reduction (SCR), creating waste heat that can be recovered for power.

3rd July 2018

Diesel SCR uses heat recovery to boost payback

3rd July 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Damen’s InvaSave has supplied clean D2-standard ballast water for a newbuild vessel making a single trip it to enable it to skip the installation of a ballast water management system (BWMS).

2nd July 2018

Damen’s InvaSave offers alternative to BWMS

2nd July 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator has announced its first round of innovation challenges to find solutions for how to improve human safety onboard ships and floating platforms.

29th June 2018

Lloyd’s Register safety challenge opens

29th June 2018

LNG

LNG

The ‘Fure Vinga’ has become the first vessel to take on liquefied biogas (LBG) bunkers, demonstrating the ability to deliver the fuel through existing LNG infrastructure in Gothenburg.

28th June 2018

Furetank takes first liquefied biogas bunkers

28th June 2018

LNG

LNG

ABS has signed a pioneering Joint Development Program (JDP) with probunkers to provide technical support as it embarks on designing a fleet of specialist LNG bunker vessels for key ports around the…

28th June 2018

Partners embark on port LNG bunker design

28th June 2018

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

A German specialist in cylinder pressure sensors and combustion monitoring systems is to launch a new engine analyser which promises to offer increased engine diagnosis.

28th June 2018

High performance analyser for diesel engines

28th June 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

MOL’s ‘Oi Maru’ has joined a fleet tackling the transport demands fuelled by rising coal consumption by Japan’s power generation industry. David Tinsley reports.

28th June 2018

Cutting-edge coal bulker extends Japanese fleet

28th June 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The introduction of the IMO’s global sulphur cap still poses a big risk to shipping and the global economy as 2020 nears, say the authors of the supplemental marine fuel availability study.

28th June 2018

‘Major risks remain’ as sulphur cap nears

28th June 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new search engine has been launched to identify, locate and contact certified service suppliers and product manufacturers.

27th June 2018

Powerful supply and manufacture search engine

27th June 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

The Grimaldi Group has signed up to a five vessel Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber connectivity deal in order to give it greater insight into its emissions monitoring.

27th June 2018

Five vessel scrubber connectivity deal

27th June 2018