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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä is expanding the service offering of its QuantiServ business line with the acquisition of US engineering company LOCK-N-STITCH.

2nd February 2018

Wärtsilä acquires LOCK-N-STITCH

2nd February 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In response to the global shipping industrys continuing focus on fuel efficiency the coatings manufacturer Hempel is launching its new Systems for Hull and Propeller Efficiency (SHAPE).

1st February 2018

Hempel launches new hull performance system SHAPE

1st February 2018

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

AEGIR-Marine has become the first brand-independent service provider in The Netherlands to receive DNV-GL approval for its propulsion system repair and maintenance workshop.

1st February 2018

DNV-GL seal of approval for AEGIR-Marine workshop

1st February 2018

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Rolls-Royce will upgrade six Chinese built offshore vessels with battery-powered energy system in order to substantially improve their environmental and economic efficiency.

31st January 2018

Rolls-Royce battery power for six offshore vessels

31st January 2018

LNG

LNG

A new free-to-access online tool has been launched to improve understanding of the current and rapidly evolving, LNG bunkering infrastructure landscape.

31st January 2018

LNG bunker navigation knowledge tool launched

31st January 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

New artificial intelligence (AI) technologies from Transas are set to reduce the potential for human errors during ship navigation.

30th January 2018

AI reduces human error onboard

30th January 2018

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

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30th January 2018

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30th January 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A consortium is planning what it claims will be the world’s first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bunkering hub, in Busan.

29th January 2018

Korea plans LPG bunkering hub

29th January 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A twenty-four-month trial of a hull coating containing the bio-repellent active agent Selektope on a chemical and products carrier has confirmed its hard fouling prevention power according to its manufacturer I-Tech.

29th January 2018

Bio-repellent agent proves its worth on ship trial

29th January 2018

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Three Mexmar platform supply vessels are to receive unique hybrid power upgrades courtesy of Kongsberg Maritime.

29th January 2018

Kongsberg hybrid power upgrades for trio of PSVs

29th January 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction’s Subic Shipyard has delivered the biggest containership to sail under the French flag to owner CMA CGM.

29th January 2018

CMA CGM takes delivery of WinGD-powered flagship

29th January 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new research facility has opened in Finland to develop the technologies required for a more autonomous shipping industry.

26th January 2018

Autonomous ship research centre opened

26th January 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Biofuels from GoodFuels Marine will be available to the European inland shipping fleet through Reinplus Fiwado Bunker’s Dutch waterway network and at the Port of Rotterdam.

26th January 2018

GoodFuels extends biofuel business with Dutch deal

26th January 2018

LNG

LNG

A new DNV GL LNG test facility will enable small ship engine testing and metering and compositional analysis investigations.

25th January 2018

DNV GL opens LNG testing facility in Groningen

25th January 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Benelux Overseas wants to reduce its maintenance costs and enhance its efficiency with a new fleet-wide Jotun SeaStock coatings maintenance agreement.

25th January 2018

Benelux signs coating maintenance agreement with Jotun

25th January 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Lithium-ion battery specialist PBES is to supply Finland’s first purpose built electric ferry.

25th January 2018

PBES batteries for Finland’s first newbuild electric ferry

25th January 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

A group of ballast water management system (BWMS) providers are working to establish an industry association that would act as a unified voice representing suppliers’ interests.

25th January 2018

Ballast water treatment suppliers plan lobby group

25th January 2018

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year service partnership agreement with Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD), extending its existing relationship with the two-stroke engine developer.

25th January 2018

Wärtsilä extends WinGD service agreement

25th January 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Research laboratory DHI Singapore is to cease land-based testing for ballast water management systems (BWMS), citing type approval requirements that make testing in tropical waters a challenge.

25th January 2018

DHI closes land-based BWMS testing in Singapore

25th January 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group and power system provider ABB have specified Roxtec EMC sealing solutions for four newbuild LNG carriers.

24th January 2018

Roxtec EMC sealings chosen for new LNG carriers

24th January 2018