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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Imabari Shipyard announced that the latest of a series of Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) ordered by Navios Group would be constructed at Mitsubishi Shipbuildings Nagasaki Shipyard.

10th July 2019

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to construct Navios VLCC for Imabari

10th July 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Japan has won the first order for a new upgraded Handymax type, the TESS42. Tsuneishi confirmed receiving the first order for several examples of its new 42,000 dwt TESS…

9th July 2019

TSUNEISHI EXTENDS HANDYMAX BULKER RANGE

9th July 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a project agreement with Monaco-based ship operator Marfin Management for the first hybrid installation for a bulk carrier. Under the terms of the agreement, which represents a…

9th July 2019

Wärtsilä in first hybrid solution for bulk carrier agreement

9th July 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A novel design of LNG containment system is set to make its operational debut, with the imminent handover in China of the 45,000m3-capacity Saga Dawn, writes David Tinsley.

9th July 2019

NEW DESIGN WIDENS LNGC BUILD OPTIONS

9th July 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA). The move follows a number of steps by the LDA Group to further the development of primary renewable…

8th July 2019

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs joins IWSA

8th July 2019

LNG

LNG

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed an agreement with COSCO Shipping LNG Investment (Shanghai) Co., COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd, Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. (JN), Marine Design and Research Institute of…

8th July 2019

First 220,000m3 LNG carrier with GTT Mark III

8th July 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Technology group Wärtsilä and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering the development of local production resources, thus ensuring further development and support of Wärtsilä’s exhaust gas…

8th July 2019

Wärtsilä and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to cooperate in EGCS market in China

8th July 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Turkish Shipowners Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) Group has signed a fleet agreement, valued at SEK210 million (USD22.2 million), for Alfa Laval to supply PureBallast 3 systems to around 228 vessels on behalf…

8th July 2019

Turkish Shipowners Group selects Alfa Laval PureBallast 3

8th July 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

A ballast water management system (BWMS) manufactured by DESMI Ocean Guard has received amended US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval with just two hours minimum hold time restriction in US waters.

8th July 2019

DESMI BWMS given USCG approval

8th July 2019

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Germany’s 37-year old polar research icebreaker Polarstern is at Lloyd Werft for its 70th visit since 1982 and although a successor will soon be built, it will continue calling for a while…

5th July 2019

Veteran Polarstern docks again – but not for the last time

5th July 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Nippon Paint Marine (NPM) has extended a low-friction technology to its standard range of antifoulings to provide a cost-effective solution for reducing fuel consumption. Hydrogel, already used in the company’s LF-Sea 150…

4th July 2019

NPM extends low-friction hydrogel to Ecoloflex range

4th July 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Langh Tech has successfully delivered a scrubber system to a 50,000dwt medium range product tanker owned by Greek ship owner, Chios Navigation.

4th July 2019

Langh Tech scrubber for Greek owner

4th July 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil has today announced that it is launching a new range of very low sulphur fuel oil 0.50% sulphur cap compliant marine fuels, EMF.5™. The new suite of fuels will all be…

4th July 2019

ExxonMobil launches VLSFO marine fuels range

4th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Nidec ASI has launched its first Nidec-brand battery system designed for large and medium-sized zero-emission vessel propulsion systems.

4th July 2019

First Nidec-brand battery system

4th July 2019

LNG

LNG

Leif-Arne Skarbø, Bergen Engines, Chief Technology Officer, shares the latest developments in Bergen’s engine portfolio

4th July 2019

Building on a solid platform

4th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The technology group Wärtsilä has strengthened its commitment to environmental sustainability with the merger of its Puregas solutions and biogas liquefaction teams to create Wärtsilä Biogas Solutions.

3rd July 2019

Wärtsilä further commits to biogas

3rd July 2019

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Corvus Energy has completed the installation of a 5.5MWh battery energy storage systems (ESS) for each of the two Ro-Pax cruise ferries owned and operated by the Italian Grimaldi Group.

3rd July 2019

Corvus fits ESS for Grimaldi Ro-Pax ferries

3rd July 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

With six months to go until the implementation of the Global Sulphur Cap the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued updated guidance to help shipowners comply with new UN International Maritime…

1st July 2019

ICS releases sulphur cap guidelines

1st July 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has held its 79th Council session (C79) in South Korea where quality operations, new technologies and industry engagement were discussed.

1st July 2019

IACS commits to quality and engagement

1st July 2019

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group (MHI) showcased recently-launched axial flow turbocharger for two-stroke engines (MET-MBII series) at the CIMAC conference in Vancouver in June 2019, and also unveiled a new generation of its…

1st July 2019

MHI new axial flow turbocharger series

1st July 2019