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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MacGregor has opened a new facility in Arendal, Norway, which houses a training academy for customers specialising in advanced simulation training with a purpose-built virtual reality (VR) showroom.

5th April 2017

MacGregor harnesses VR for training

5th April 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

French ship operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has ordered Bio-Sea ballast water management systems to be retrofitted on two ro-ro vessels.

5th April 2017

Bio-Sea BWMS retrofits for Louis Dreyfus

5th April 2017

LNG

LNG

Norwegian LNG transport and processing company Hoegh LNG is to employ Wärtsilä engines and regasification plant on two new floating storage and regasifcation units (FSRU).

5th April 2017

Hoegh LNG selects Wärtsilä systems and maintenance

5th April 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

LNG containment specialist GTT is bringing its expertise to the transport of LPG with the launch of MARS, based on the same corrugated steel membrane as its Mark III tanks.

5th April 2017

GTT brings membrane expertise to LPG

5th April 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured its two-stroke manufacturing business for the next 10 years after extending licence agreements with both MAN Diesel & Turbo and WinGD.

4th April 2017

Hyundai Heavy Industries extends two-stroke licences

4th April 2017

REGULATION

REGULATION

The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) has invited technical experts to explain the impact of the 2020 sulphur cap, and industry representatives to share best practice, at a workshop on 22…

4th April 2017

EGCSA hosts workshop on 2020 sulphur transition

4th April 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Wärtsilä ballast water management systems (BWMS) have been selected by Minerva Marine Inc to ensure compliance with upcoming ballast water treatment requirements.

4th April 2017

Minerva Marine selects Wärtsilä BWMS

4th April 2017

LNG

LNG

A gas fuel tank designed by Hyundai Heavy Industries to fit a 14,500 TEU containership has been granted a certificate of general design approval (GD) from ABS

4th April 2017

Containership LNG fuel tank gets approval

4th April 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has signed two memoranda of understanding, with the Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) and Tampere University of Technology in Finland, to advance its work in smart shipping and…

4th April 2017

Rolls-Royce MoUs advance smart shipping agenda

4th April 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch naval architect C-Job is to provide a basic design package for DEME subsidiary GeoSea’s offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’, to be built by COSCO Offshore in Qidong, China.

4th April 2017

COSCO appoints C-Job for windfarm vessel design

4th April 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Oslo-based TMC is to supply marine compressed air systems for two VLCC’s under construction for BW Tankers at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).

4th April 2017

TMC compressors for BW Tankers VLCC

4th April 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

US ballast water management (BWM) system supplier Ecochlor has become the fifth company to file an application for US Coast Guard type approval.

3rd April 2017

Ecochlor files for USCG type approval

3rd April 2017

LNG

LNG

AET Tankers has announced that up to four of its Aframax ships under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries will have LNG dual-fuel propulsion.

3rd April 2017

AET throws weight behind LNG transition

3rd April 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval’s Automatic Fuel Efficiency Module (AFEM) has a new modification for reducing the fuel consumption of Alfa Laval Smit Combustion inert gas systems.

3rd April 2017

Alfa Laval AFEM mod saves fuel costs

3rd April 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB and oil and gas maintenance specialist are collaborating to offer maintenance packages for laid up vessels supporting the offshore industry.

3rd April 2017

Maintenance partnership targets stacked offshore vessels

3rd April 2017

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Seaspan Corp has enlisted MacGregor to boost container capacity on eleven 10,000 TEU boxships, including seven returned to the owner from bankrupt South Korean container line Hanjin Shipping.

3rd April 2017

Seaspan increases capacity on 11 containerships

3rd April 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has revealed investment plans totaling US$3.1 billion – including US$1.8 billion for the shipbuilding business as the group beings trading as four independent companies.

3rd April 2017

HHI outlines US1.8bn smart ship plan

3rd April 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

With two operator panel discussions and a further four discussion sessions involving operators and suppliers, delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions and join in the discussion throughout the two days…

31st March 2017

P&E – Operator panels to give feedback on compliance solutions

31st March 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Lars Robert Pedersen, deputy secretary general, BIMCO and Martin Kroeger, managing director, VDR will co-chair 2017 Propulsion & Emissions Conference. Book your place now to join operators and stakeholders at the longest…

31st March 2017

P&E – Conference Chairmen bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to proceedings

31st March 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Hosted by Blohm+Voss at the exclusive Hafen Klub, providing views across the Elbe to the yard, delegates will have the opportunity to meet fellow participants and start the networking early at the…

31st March 2017

P&E – Networking begins at the Welcome Reception

31st March 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

With less than six months to go until the BWM Convention comes into force, DNV GL has launched a BWM plan generator app to help those owners and operators which still need…

31st March 2017

P&E – DNV GL launches BWM plan generator

31st March 2017

OPINION

OPINION

Innovative technical and financial options are needed if owners of older ships are to avoid scrapping vessels in the light of onerous environmental regulations.

31st March 2017

To scrap or not to scrap?

31st March 2017

LNG

LNG

Houlder, Wärtsilä and Trelleborg have developed a floating transfer terminal (FTT) that will enable ship to-shore LNG bunkering without a jetty, reducing infrastructure investment for small to mid-scale projects.

30th March 2017

Floating terminal to simplify LNG bunkering

30th March 2017