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THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

German manufacturer of marine propulsion systems, Schottel, is presenting its new pump jet type SPJ 30, a shallow water thruster suitable for a wide range of vessel types such as passenger vessels,…

21st February 2019

Schottel launches new shallow water thruster

21st February 2019

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Fednav is Canada’s largest ocean-going dry bulk shipowning and chartering group. As a ship owner and operator of 75 years standing, Fednav has weathered many previous market and regulatory changes.

21st February 2019

A shipping company for all seasons: Fednav

21st February 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A consortium of leading international maritime companies, supported by Maritime Knowledge Centre, have launched a two-year study in the Netherlands into the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in…

21st February 2019

Major maritime companies join Green Maritime Methanol project

21st February 2019

LNG

LNG

Marine LNG Zeebrugge has signed a deal to supply LNG to Norwegian energy group Equinor’s four crude shuttle tankers in the Port of Rotterdam.

20th February 2019

Gas4Sea partners and Equinor bunkering deal

20th February 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Brunvoll has signed a contract with the Kongsberg Group to deliver a propulsion system to Yara Birkeland, the worlds first fully electric autonomous container ship. Brunvolls delivery includes two pulling azimuth propellers…

20th February 2019

Brunvoll to deliver propulsion systems to autonomous ship Yara Birkeland

20th February 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) today expressed doubts about the scientific basis, timing and content of the European Commission (EC) submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which called for…

20th February 2019

CSA 2020 FEARS OVER EC SCRUBBER PROPOSAL

20th February 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

A new Value Maritime scrubber system has been certified by Lloyd’s Register and issued an International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) certificate.

19th February 2019

New scrubber technology is Lloyds approved

19th February 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Hainan Strait Shipping Co. Ltd, one of China’s leading Ro-Ro operators, has extended the oil life and improved the reliability of the main and auxiliary engines on six of its vessels. Following…

19th February 2019

SHELL MARINE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS SAVE COSTS FOR CHINA RO-ROS

19th February 2019

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

MAN Energy Solutions unveiled a new TCT turbocharger series to accompany and – eventually – replace the TCA generation. whose design has been continuously updated since its introduction but is now some…

19th February 2019

MAN Energy Solutions launches new TCT Turbocharger series

19th February 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

One Sea has secured new funding to support its work towards an operating autonomous maritime ecosystem by 2025 and at the same time added Shipbrokers Finland as a new partner.

18th February 2019

One Sea funding propels automation

18th February 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Inmarsat, the mobile satellite communications, is backing two leading start-up programmes, Rainmaking’s Trade and Transport Impact (T&TI) and Bluetech Accelerator, that directly support start-ups focused on IoT and big data innovation in…

18th February 2019

Inmarsat backs maritime IoT incubators

18th February 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Alaskan Tanker Company (ATC) has selected the Ecochlor ballast water management system (BWMS) for its fleet of three VLCC crude oil tankers. The agreement includes an option for one additional vessel.

17th February 2019

ATC selects Ecochlor for BWMS retrofit

17th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new generation of ‘freezer’ has been commissioned into service by specialised reefership owner and operator Seatrade for commercial deployment within the Antwerp-based GreenSea Pool, David Tinsley writes.

17th February 2019

SEATRADE REINVESTS IN DEDICATED REEFERSHIP CAPACITY

17th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) delivered on 15 February a 177,000 m3 capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the SHINSHU MARU, to Trans Pacific Shipping 7, a joint venture between Japanese energy company…

15th February 2019

KHI delivers 177,000 m3 LNG carrier

15th February 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Anders Lindmark, Head of Alfa Laval PureBallast, was upbeat about the market outlook when the Motorship interviewed him in January 2019. Orders in hand compared with the previous year make 2019 look…

15th February 2019

Alfa Laval to apply to lower USCG holding time

15th February 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Montpellier-based French ballast water management system (BWMS) manufacturer BIO-UV plans to gain a 5 percent share of global ultraviolet (UV) BWMS sales by 2024, by concentrating on sales to lower flow segments…

15th February 2019

BIO-UV targets lower flow segments for growth

15th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply the engines for a new harbour tug in Spain. When the 27-metre newbuild, 75T bollard-pull-rated Asymmetric Tractor Tug (ATT) enters service in mid-2020,…

15th February 2019

MAN 175D to power IMO Tier III-compliant harbour tug

15th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

MSC Cruises and Italian shipyard, Fincantieri, have chosen GE’s Marine Solutions to provide the electric propulsion technology for two new Seaside EVO ships.

15th February 2019

GE to power two new Seaside cruise ships

15th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany-based Oldendorff Carriers has taken receipt of five new eco-ships, four on the same day, in a bid to upgrade its fleet and reduce environmental impact.

15th February 2019

Oldendorff adds new eco-ships to fleet

15th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Classification society, DNV GL, has been awarded a contract for the classification of a passenger sailing ship built by Metalships & Docks in Vigo, Spain.

14th February 2019

DNV GL wins sailing ship contract

14th February 2019