News

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Evac’s Evac Evolution has become the latest system to be type approved under revised IMO guidelines.

14th May 2019

Evacs UV BWMS obtains IMO G8 type approval

14th May 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs commissioned Schottel to supply a range of propulsion systems for its first wind farm service operation vessel (SOV). The Wind of Change was built at Cemre…

14th May 2019

Schottel powers new SOV for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs

14th May 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Atlas Copco has introduced several new high-flow filters and activated carbon towers for the marine market. The products set a high standard in risk prevention, offering the highest possible standards in preventing…

14th May 2019

Atlas Copco unveils new filters and carbon towers

14th May 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Assembly of a Damen-designed screening installation of the ‘CEMEX Go Innovation’ has been completed ahead of its use by aggregate hopper dredger type MAD3500, currently under construction for CEMEX UK Marine.

14th May 2019

Damen screening installation assembled

14th May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Port of Kiel’s first shoreside power supply plant for ships has opened at the Norwegenkai ferry terminal to enable Color Line’s cruise-ferries to switch off their engines and continue operations with…

14th May 2019

Kiel provides emission-free power to ships

14th May 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The European innovation project FLAGSHIPS has been awarded EUR5 million to support the development and deployment of two hydrogen fuel cell vessels in France and Norway.

13th May 2019

EU funding for French and Norwegian hydrogen vessel projects

13th May 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The technology group Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new LNG fuelled platform supply vessels (PSV), the first such vessels to be built for a Chinese…

13th May 2019

Wärtsilä 20DF engines for China’s first LNG fuelled PSVs

13th May 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A collaboration between WinGD and ship management company, Enterprises Shipping & Trading, has successfully demonstrated the power of WinGDs Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) predictive maintenance technology.

13th May 2019

WinGD wins with smart maintenance project

13th May 2019

LNG

LNG

Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has completed a three-month project converting a Baleària ferry to use LNG fuel.

13th May 2019

Gibdock converts Baleària ferry to LNG

13th May 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Denmark-based KNUD E HANSEN has designed the first generation of LNG-powered ultra-large RoRo vessels for the newly-established Swedish company, Wallenius-SOL.

10th May 2019

KNUD E HANSEN designs first LNG Mega RoRos

10th May 2019

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Powering merchant shipping since 1898.

10th May 2019

WinGD

10th May 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Damen Shipyards has chosen Echandia Marines’ lithium-titanium oxide (LTO) batteries for a fleet of electric commuter ferries owned by public transport company, Arriva Denmark.

10th May 2019

Echandia LTO batteries power Danish ferries

10th May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Global marine solutions and systems integration firm, Høglund, has announced plans to expand its range of solutions for the battery and hybrid sectors.

9th May 2019

Høglund rises to emissions-free challenge

9th May 2019

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

As the tenth anniversary of the introduction of Becker Mewis Duct® approaches, Becker Marine Systems is preparing to celebrate the success of its closed duct type product.

9th May 2019

Becker Mewis Duct celebrates tenth anniversary

9th May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chinese ship designer MARIC, a subsidiary of CSSC, announced that it had won the tender to design an 80,000 dwt semisubmersible vessel specialised for salvage recovery on 30 April.

9th May 2019

MARIC to design 80kt semisubmersible salvage vessel

9th May 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Swiss-Swedish corporation, ABB, is providing emissions-free technology for two new passenger vessels for a Niagara Falls tour operator.

8th May 2019

See Niagara Falls the green way with ABB

8th May 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Desmi Ocean Guard, the ballast water management system (BWMS) supplier, has signed a frame agreements with Sea Trade, a France-based tanker operator, for the installation of the CompactClean solution on its fleet…

7th May 2019

DESMI signs BWMS frame agreement with French tanker operator

7th May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Council on Combustion Engines (CIMAC) has called for a technologically-neutral global legal framework to help support development of the technical solutions needed for shipping to reach the IMO’s target to…

7th May 2019

CIMAC calls for neutral legal framework to boost research

7th May 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The US Coastguard has awarded type approval to technology group Wärtsilä for its Aquarius UV ballast water management system (BWMS). Wärtsilä is the first manufacturer able to offer two USCG Type Approved…

7th May 2019

Wärtsilä obtains USCG Type Approval for Aquarius UV BWMS system

7th May 2019

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

German manufacturer of marine propulsion systems, Schottel, is introducing a new nozzle type SDC 40, a compact design which offers superior free running efficiency, and will lower operating costs compared with existing…

7th May 2019

SCHOTTEL extends high-performance nozzle range

7th May 2019