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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The new owners of the Icelandic energy management solutions firm Marorka has reported the successful buyout and takeover of the company from its parent company, the German investment group, Mayfair.

24th May 2018

Positive outlook for Marorka after management buyout

24th May 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The analysis and measuring instruments division of Hitachi has developed a new portable solution dedicated to the quick and simple analysis of bunker fuel.

24th May 2018

Hitachi launches portable bunker fuel analysis tool

24th May 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Kongsberg is to install its AutoChief engine control and safety system on a new liquefied ethane gas (LEG) carrier being built for Norwegian tanker company Solvang at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

24th May 2018

Solvang order marks milestone for Kongsberg engine control

24th May 2018

LNG

LNG

Built to transport Australian LNG to Taiwan, the world’s largest vessel based on Moss containment technology – and one of the first such vessels to use dual-fuel diesel-electric (DFDE) propulsion - has…

23rd May 2018

Evolution in Moss-type gas carriers

23rd May 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An all-electric passenger craft on one of Norway’s most fragile fjords highlights the dramatic technical changes needed to protect the pristine environment.

23rd May 2018

Fighting for the future of the fjords

23rd May 2018

OPINION

OPINION

The global fuel sulphur cap will be the start of the conversation about clean fuels, not its end, according to Chris Chatterton, chief operating officer, Methanol Institute. He argues that methanol should…

22nd May 2018

Methanol’s role in the future fuel mix

22nd May 2018

LNG

LNG

NED-Project company is working on a project to design a new LNG electric ferry for the Baltic Sea for the Unity Line, a subsidiary of Polska Zegluga Morska (PZM).

22nd May 2018

NED-Project to design new LNG electric ferry for Baltic Sea

22nd May 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce and Finnish shipowner Finferries have signed a collaboration agreement to jointlydevelop strategies and solutions to optimise the safety and efficiency of remote andautonomous ferry operations.

22nd May 2018

Cooperative agreement to demonstrate remote and autonomous ferry operations

22nd May 2018

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Corvus Energy will supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Havyard for Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1.

22nd May 2018

Corvus batteries for electric quintet

22nd May 2018

LNG

LNG

SEALNG, the multi-sector industry LNG coalition, has welcomed MAN Diesel & Turbo (MAN) to its membership giving the organisation added clout in the industry.

22nd May 2018

LNG coalition bolsters its clout with new member MAN Diesel Turbo

22nd May 2018

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

Once again, in The Motor Ship of June 1968, the Japanese shipbuilding industry was making headlines. Following its rapid rise, thanks to high levels of government investment, shipyards in Japan faced the…

22nd May 2018

Japan faces a crisis

22nd May 2018

LNG

LNG

LNG bulker initiative Project Forward has signed an agreement for monitoring and optimisation with Eniram, offering further evidence of the project’s evolution from concept to reality.

18th May 2018

Eniram monitoring for Project Forward

18th May 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

GoodFuels has secured investment funding to boost its development of sustainable biofuels with the aim of reducing CO2, improving air quality and achieving global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

17th May 2018

GoodFuels secures investment to develop CO2-reducing sustainable biofuels

17th May 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

As emissions regulations drive a transformation in the technical demands of the shipping industry, WinGD is mapping its view of future engine design. Dominik Schneiter, vice president, research and development, outlines the…

17th May 2018

Adapting to evolving engine demands

17th May 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

US government funding has been authorised to begin the replacement of the country’s ageing fleet of state maritime academy training ships with a versatile new generation of national security multi-mission vessels (NSMV),…

17th May 2018

US to build versatile new training ships

17th May 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) will supply sulphur-emissions reducing exhaust gas cleaning systems for Songa Shipmanagement’s oil/chemical tankers and heavy-lift vessels.

16th May 2018

CROE to supply emissions-reducing scrubbers for Songa Shipmanagement’s vessels

16th May 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Ecochlor will retrofit its ballast water management system (BWMS) in 36 of Angelicoussis Shipping Group’s (ASGL) vessels.

15th May 2018

Ecochlor BWMS to be retrofitted in 36 ASGL vessels

15th May 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has launched an online calculator that can help ship owners evaluate the cost of sulphur compliance ahead of IMO’s global cap from 2020.

15th May 2018

LR launches sulphur compliance cost tool

15th May 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will discuss how it can begin to regulate for autonomous vessels at the ninety-ninth meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), starting this week.

15th May 2018

MSC takes up IMO autonomy discussion

15th May 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new website will provide information about the commercial, technical and environmental advantages of using grease-free and water-lubricated polymer bearings across a wide variety of applications.

14th May 2018

New bearing information website

14th May 2018