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ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Technology group Wärtsilä has launched the Wärtsilä HY for Dredger, a new product based on Wärtsilä’s HY hybrid propulsion technology. The product offers enhanced efficiency and sustainability for dredging operations.

28th May 2019

Wärtsilä eyes efficiencies from HY solution for dredger market

28th May 2019

LNG

LNG

Korean Register (KR) has granted design approval to DSMEs Solidus LNG cargo containment system.

28th May 2019

KR approves DSME LNG containment system

28th May 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Group and Hanson Aggregates Marine have signed a contract for construction of a Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 3500 vessel to be used by Hanson to extract aggregates in the British…

28th May 2019

Damen and Hanson sign dredger vessel contract

28th May 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Japan Engine Corp (J-Eng) is to introduce a successor to its UEC45LSE design. The UEC42LSH engine has been upgraded to meet the requirements of handy-sized bulk carriers and small-sized chemical tankers.

28th May 2019

J-ENG to introduce UEC45LSE successor

28th May 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new standard charter party contract for the gas tanker industry is being developed by BIMCO in collaboration with the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (U.S.A.), Inc. (ASBA).

28th May 2019

New gas tanker charter party to build on existing contract

28th May 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Expedition cruise line, Hurtigruten, has signed a multi-year deal with Norway-based Biokraft to supply climate-neutral liquefied biogas (LBG).

24th May 2019

Organic waste powers cruise ships

24th May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian chemicals company, Jotun, has unveiled the next generation of its SeaForce biocidal antifouling range, with three new products featuring Hydractive technology.

24th May 2019

Jotun unveils new antifouling range

24th May 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Babcock’s LGE business has secured a contract for the LPG cargo handling and fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for the world’s first newbuilding vessel to use LPG as a primary fuel source.

24th May 2019

Babcock to supply cargo handling and FGSS for first LPG-fuel newbuild

24th May 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Anders Lindmark has been appointed Business Unit President, Gas Systems, for Alfa Laval, and will oversee Alfa Laval’s PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning business.

24th May 2019

Alfa Laval’s Anders Lindmark to head exhaust gas cleaning unit

24th May 2019

LNG

LNG

French engineering company, GTT, has received an order from Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of a new LNG carrier, on behalf of Japanese ship-owner Nisshin Shipping Co.

23rd May 2019

GTT supplies tank for SHI LNG carrier

23rd May 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ever increasing performance demands from two-stroke engine designers are driving advances in piston ring technology

22nd May 2019

Ringing in the changes

22nd May 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wabtec Corporation confirmed the receipt of its first marine engine orders on 20 May. The company, which concluded the acquisition of GE Transportation earlier in 2019, secured an order for two 8L250MDC…

22nd May 2019

Ulstein orders Wabtec engines for Lindblad cruise ship

22nd May 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Rolls-Royce is testing a new electronic monitoring system that it developed with ZF on a catamaran, Halunder Jet operated by Förde Reederei Seetouristik in northern Germany. The tool, the Equipment Health Management…

22nd May 2019

Rolls-Royce and ZF developing a new digital monitoring tool

22nd May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime has formed a partnership with DOF, SINTEF Ocean and NORCE which aims to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for complex offshore operations, while streamlining fleet-wide maintenance.

22nd May 2019

New partnership aims to simply operations

22nd May 2019

LNG

LNG

MAN Energy Solutions Two-Stroke Business Unit has started the development of a low-pressure gas engine as a complement to its existing, successful dual-fuel ME-GI engine.

22nd May 2019

MAN to develop low-pressure 2-stroke gas engine

22nd May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Maritime software company, NAPA, has become the first service provider for ClassNK-owned Ship Data Center’s Internet of Ships Open Platform (ShipDC IoS-OP), providing performance analytics and voyage optimisation capabilities.

22nd May 2019

NAPA joins internet of ships programme

22nd May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Amid the unrelenting focus on reducing fuel consumption in order to meet EEDI regulations, one potential area for reducing hull resistance has been partially neglected. The impact of biofilm or fouling on…

21st May 2019

Skin Friction database simplifies antifouling cost/benefit analysis

21st May 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

The Paris MoU Committee recently approved the 2018 inspection results and adopted the performance list of Recognized Organizations, which will take effect from 1 July 2019.

21st May 2019

PARIS MOU ANNOUNCES NEW PERFORMANCE METHODOLOGY

21st May 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved and adopted a comprehensive set of guidance and guidelines to support the consistent implementation of the lower 0.50% limit on sulphur in ships’ fuel oil,…

21st May 2019

IMO issues additional guidance on 2020 sulphur implementation

21st May 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

Verifavia Shipping and the Korean Register (KR) have been contracted by Zeaborn Ship Management to perform Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) preparation and certification for more than 100 vessels.

21st May 2019

IHM contract for over 100 vessels

21st May 2019