News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Elcome has launched an intelligent field service management system which aims to help ship operators resolve problems quickly and efficiently and stay in control of operations.

14th September 2018

High-tech field service management system

14th September 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Shipowners and charter companies are in conflict over retrofitting scrubbers ahead of the IMO sulphur deadlines, the CEO of repair specialist Goltens has said.

14th September 2018

Shipowners and charterers in scrubber conflict

14th September 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The challenge of ensuring as many ships as possible comply with IMO ballast water regulations will be around engineering not supply, a BWMS expert has said.

14th September 2018

Engineering is key BWMS installation challenge

14th September 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Shipowners are “playing with fire” if they haven’t complied with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention standards by the required deadlines, the managing director of De Nora has warned.

13th September 2018

Ship operators may fall into BWMS bottleneck

13th September 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

Ships navigating and berthing in the Yangtze River Delta emission control area (ECA) will have to burn 0.5% sulphur fuel from 1 October, three months earlier than originally planned, after a last-minute…

13th September 2018

China advances Yangtze ECA implementation

13th September 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Bawat has received support from the state-run Danish Green Investment Fund for its use of eco-friendly waste heat in its ballast water management system (BWMS).

12th September 2018

Green funding support for Bawat BWMS

12th September 2018

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Rolls-Royce has launched a minimal oil Elegance pod system for propulsion which includes a Permanent Magnet (PM) motor driven Pod with a hydrodynamic design for optimal efficiency over a large speed range.

12th September 2018

Rolls-Royce unveils eco pod propulsion system

12th September 2018

LNG

LNG

Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex is to build the country’s first LNG-fuelled tankers under an order from Sovcomflot for two Aframax newbuilds.

12th September 2018

Zvezda to build LNG Aframax duo for SCF

12th September 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Monaco-headquartered bulk operator Safe Bulkers has agreed a schedule to install Alfa Laval scrubbers and Erma First ballast water management systems at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co’s repair yards.

12th September 2018

Safe Bulkers reveals scrubbers and BWMS plan

12th September 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MTU has launched a new integrated bridge concept which collates key information for safe and efficient ship operation.

11th September 2018

Integrated bridge solution helps efficiency

11th September 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dellner Brakes has launched a new range of brakes that harnesses engineering expertise from its Swedish business and German sister company Pintsch Bubenzer.

11th September 2018

Braking range highlights new capabilities for Dellner

11th September 2018

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Four cutting-edge shuttle tankers to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries for Teekay Offshore Group will feature DC Hubs provided by Yaskawa Environmental Energy.

11th September 2018

Yaskawa electrical distribution for Teekay tankers

11th September 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Product tanker operator Torm is to install Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 ballast water management system (BWMS) on 47 vessels between 2019 and 2024.

11th September 2018

Torm fleet agreement for Alfa Laval BWMS

11th September 2018

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Day one of Propulsion & Future Fuels features a panel discussion addressing the array of fuelling options available today.

11th September 2018

Unsure about the future fuel mix?

11th September 2018

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Day two of PFF will include a session on optimising drivetrain condition - ‘Protecting the power plant’ features in the propulsion stream.

11th September 2018

Answering your propulsion needs

11th September 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Lubricants is to phase in a new range of cylinder lubrication from early 2019 in preparation for the post-2020 fuel mix.

11th September 2018

Chevron updates cylinder lubricant range

11th September 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Russian ship owner Sovcomflot and ABB have opened a training centre at Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University to prepare seafarers for vessels equipped with Azipod propulsion.

11th September 2018

Sovcomflot and ABB open Azipod training centre

11th September 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Two 30m tall Norsepower rotor sails have been installed onboard product tanker vesselMaersk Pelican to target a reduction in fuel cost and associated emissions on typicalglobal shipping routes of 7-10%.

11th September 2018

Maersk tanker to use Norsepower rotor sails

11th September 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Chelsea Technologies Groups (CTG) portable ballast water compliance monitor FastBallast is now available in flow-through mode.

11th September 2018

CTG launches BWM flow through mode

11th September 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ZF Group has launched a condition monitoring system (CMS) for transmission and thrusters to optimise the operation of ships by monitoring current data from the driveline and the status of core components.

10th September 2018

Condition monitoring optimises operations

10th September 2018