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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hamburg-based engineering consultancy HeavyLift@Sea has provided the basic design for a heavy cargo deck carrier under construction in China and due to enter north European operations by the end of 2019, writes…

26th April 2019

GERMAN KNOW-HOW IN CHINESE-BUILT DECKCARRIER

26th April 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Following 14 months in development, Isle of Wight ferry operator, Red Funnel Ferries, has welcomed its first ever-freight ferry with a traditional ship naming ceremony.

26th April 2019

Red Funnel welcomes first freight ferry

26th April 2019

LNG

LNG

Sweden-based Alfa Laval is furthering its commitment to sustainability with its DuroShell plate-and-shell heat exchanger.

26th April 2019

Alfa Laval LNG heat exchanger

26th April 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Norwegian ship design company Havyard has recently taken full ownership of ballast water treatment system MMC Green Technology, as part of a deal that has seen it divest its seafood handling division,…

26th April 2019

Havyard acquires full ownership of MMC Green Technology

26th April 2019

LNG

LNG

Qatari gas firm Nakilat and Angelicoussis firm Maran Ventures have formed a new joint venture company, Global Shipping Co., incorporating four LNG carrier newbuilds.

26th April 2019

Nakilat enters additional jv with Angelicoussis firm

26th April 2019

LNG

LNG

Dutch maritime system integrator, RH Marine, has supplied monitoring and positioning systems to the first Dutch dredger to use liquefied natural gas (LNG).

25th April 2019

RH Marine keeps LNG dredger in position

25th April 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Japan Marine United Corporation (JMUC) delivered a 14,000 TEU ultra large container ship, the ONE APUS, to Ocean Network Express (ONE) on 24 April. The delivery is the sixth of seven vessels…

24th April 2019

ONE takes delivery of sixth ULCS from JMUC

24th April 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Chantiers de l’Atlantique has strengthened its orderbook and production capabilities while a new polemic develops over a proposed ownership change, writes David Tinsley.

24th April 2019

SAINT-NAZAIRE BOOSTS HIGH-VALUE ORDERBOOK

24th April 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

ZF will be introducing customers to its new Condition Monitoring System at Maritime Industry, an exhibition to be held in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, from May 7-9, 2019.

24th April 2019

ZF to introduce thruster monitoring system

24th April 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced plans to spend an additional US$60 million (KRW70bn) to support local shipyards on 24 April, as well as extending the scope of the…

24th April 2019

Korea extends policy support to smaller shipyards

24th April 2019

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

The first installation of the Wärtsilä WXJ series of modular waterjets will be carried out on a new 100m long wave-piercing catamaran ferry being built for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago…

24th April 2019

Wärtsilä WXJ waterjets gain catamaran reference

24th April 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Equinor ASA has signed a hull cleaning frame agreement for its fleet of oil and gas tankers with HullWiper, the hull cleaning provider.

24th April 2019

Equinor signs fleet deal with HullWiper

24th April 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Satellite comms company, Inmarsat, and maritime software company, NAPA, have signed an agreement to enable ship owners and ship managers to access and analyse real-time onboard data through a dedicated application hosted…

24th April 2019

Fleet Data gives owners control

24th April 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society, ABS, and representatives from the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) are joining forces to develop recommendations aimed at helping mitigate risks posed from the stowage of dangerous goods on container…

24th April 2019

ABS and CINS to produce stowage guidelines

24th April 2019

LNG

LNG

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) held a naming ceremony for the 165,000 cbm ‘Diamond Gas Sakura’ on 19 April. Once the vessel is delivered on 15 May, it will be operated by NYK…

24th April 2019

MHI FINISHING THIRD SAYARINGO GAS CARRIER

24th April 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The UK is aiming to enter the offshore decom market with a splash: Moonraker, currently in design in Singapore, will be capable of lifting over 30,000 tonnes at a time.

24th April 2019

Moonraker: more than 30,000 tonnes of lift

24th April 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new, state-of-the-art, purpose built maritime simulation centre is being constructed near Portsmouth, UK for launch this July.

23rd April 2019

UK simulation centre opening July

23rd April 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ship operators Wallenius and Swedish Orient Line have established a new Swedish shipping company, Wallenius SOL, focused on transporting wood pulp and other forestry products between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic…

23rd April 2019

New Swedish Shipping Company Formed

23rd April 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Fincantieri has acquired a majority stake in Insis, as part of a drive to increase its activities in high technological content sectors.

23rd April 2019

Fincantieri acquires majority stake in Insis

23rd April 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Babcock International, a global leader in liquefied gas cargo handling systems, has launched an ethane Boil Off Gas (BOG) reliquefaction technology, ecoETHN™, to its portfolio of solutions. The patent pending ecoETHN technology…

23rd April 2019

Babcock launches ethane BOG reliquefaction technology

23rd April 2019