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NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

On board the Viking Mariella, delegates at GFS this year will gain valuable insight, from feedback by operators, about the use of low flash point fuels and the development and use of…

21st July 2017

GFS – 2017 Conference programme released

21st July 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Sponsorship take up for this year’s Conference has been very high, with limited number of PDAs and sponsorship opportunities left. Join industry leading companies and get your products and services in front…

21st July 2017

GFS – Only three Product Display Areas (PDA) left!

21st July 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

DNV GL has conducted a study into the future LNG bunkering market in the Iberian Peninsula, demand for which looks set to surge by 2050.

21st July 2017

GFS – Study identifies huge Iberian potential for LNG

21st July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has raised the outlook for its marine business in 2017 from ‘soft’ to ‘solid’, citing a favourable mix of vessel types despite soft numbers.

21st July 2017

Wärtsilä pins 2017 prospects on vessel mix

21st July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK Consulting Service’s next-generation diagnostic monitoring system is to be installed on a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) ship duo.

20th July 2017

ClassNK engine diagnostics for MOL duo

20th July 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Lloyd’s Register (LR) will oversee UK-based Coldharbour Marine’s ballast water management systems (BWMS) tests, as required by the US Coast Guard (USCG) in its type approval process.

20th July 2017

Lloyds manages Coldharbour’s BWMS testing

20th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) new integrated smart ship solution (ISSS) has completed field tests on a pure car truck carrier and a very large ore carrier.

20th July 2017

HHI smart ship solution completes field tests

20th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Siem Offshore and Subsea 7 have signed a joint three-year service agreement with Rolls-Royce, covering 74 offshore vessels.

19th July 2017

74-vessel Rolls-Royce contract

19th July 2017

REGULATION

REGULATION

The ABS Scrubber Advisory has offered comprehensive guidance on the latest available exhaust gas abatement technologies to help the industry prepare for the IMO’s 2020 global sulphur cap.

18th July 2017

ABS issues sulphur cap advisory

18th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A project between GE and Maersk Drilling to reduce improve drilling process efficiency and productivity has been expanded to nine vessels and over 100 equipment assets in a multi-year deal.

18th July 2017

Drilling productivity project expanded

18th July 2017

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Van der Velden Marine Systems is this year set to deliver 100m2 full spade ATLANTIC rudders for five of the largest containerships ever ordered by China Cosco Shipping Corporation.

17th July 2017

Van der Velden supplies rudders for mega containerships

17th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

James Fisher Mimic will provide its specialist condition monitoring software to the Stolt Tankers fleet to enable it to enhance operational safety and improve the technical reliability of its key assets.

17th July 2017

JF Mimic monitoring software for Stolt

17th July 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Bureau Veritas has launched a new e-business solution to help the shipping industry meet the Ballast Water Management deadline for certificates and approved plans by September.

17th July 2017

BV launches ballast water management app

17th July 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Brunvoll has signed a contract with Ulstein Design & Solutions for delivery of propulsion and manoeuvring systems to be fitted on SunStone Ships’ new cruise vessel.

13th July 2017

Brunvoll to serve cruise industry

13th July 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Norway-owned Goltens will manage the engineering and retrofit installation of OceanSaver ballast water management systems (BWMS) onboard two of BP Shipping’s gas carriers.

12th July 2017

Goltens gas carrier BWMS retrofit

12th July 2017

REGULATION

REGULATION

Emissions verification company Verifavia now has over 1,000 ships and Monitoring Plans (MPs) under assessment for compliance with the EU’s Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (EU MRV) regulation.

11th July 2017

1,000 Verifavia EU MRV assessments

11th July 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In a review of recent studies into two-stroke lubrication, Rathesan Ravendran and Peter Jensen of Hans Jensen Lubricators highlight the importance of cylinder oil distribution.

11th July 2017

Consequences of oil film degradation

11th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Offshore services company Bourbon has signed a memorandum of understanding to support Automated Ships’ project to build the world’s first automated offshore vessel.

11th July 2017

Bourbon joins automated offshore vessel project

11th July 2017

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Corvus Energy will supply battery power for the hybridisation of Farstad Shipping’s PSV Far Sun in the second half of 2017.

10th July 2017

Corvus power for PSV hybridisation

10th July 2017

LNG

LNG

Norwegian marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore will undertake an engineering study of a new-build LNG carrier being built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for Teekay LNG.

10th July 2017

Aqualis Offshore to audit LNG carrier

10th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Oslo-headquartered TMC Compressors (TMC) has won a contract from German MV WERFTEN to supply a complete compressed air system to two cruise ships being built for Genting Hong Kong.

7th July 2017

TMC supplies air system

7th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A review of 150 academic studies has concluded that marine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be reduced by around 75% compared to a ‘business as usual’ scenario in 2050, using just existing…

6th July 2017

Solutions already exist for 2050 emissions ambition, study

6th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A four-year project funded by the EU is seeking to research alternative lighter weight shipbuilding materials to reduce energy and maintenance costs for operators.

6th July 2017

Research into alternative shipbuilding materials

6th July 2017