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LNG

LNG

Could LNG-powered turbines be the future of containership propulsion? A recent collaboration between GTT, CMA CGM and DNV GL explored the possibility, writes Arthur Barret, program director, LNG bunkering, GTT.

6th June 2016

Creating the piston-free containership

6th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched a vessel performance that benchmarks hull, propeller and main engine performance against ship-specific indicators.

6th June 2016

ABS unveils vessel efficiency software

6th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha has reset its long-term targets for CO2 reduction after beating its 2019 target last year.

3rd June 2016

K Line cuts CO2 emissions target

3rd June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Electrical expert, Wärtsilä, has been awarded the contract to provide integrated turnkey electrical solutions for four new roro ferries being built at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard in Germany.

1st June 2016

Wärtsilä electrical systems for roro quartet

1st June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Astilleros Gondan, a shipyard in Spain, to design and equip a second Service Operation Vessel for Østensjø Rederi.

31st May 2016

Rolls-Royce design for wind farm vessel

31st May 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Following successful concept testing on board the crude oil tanker, Stena Suède, the latest Alfa Laval hydraulic control oil (HCO) filter is ready for validation tests.

31st May 2016

Alfa Laval HCO filter approved for validation testing

31st May 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Caterpillar Maine’s new Marine Solutions Centre will be overseeing the delivery of the first Cat Marine Hybrid Thruster system.

27th May 2016

First delivery for Cat hybrid thruster

27th May 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel and Turbo has won an order to supply Danaos Shipping with fixed pitch Kappel propellers to CSCL Europe and CSCL America.

26th May 2016

Kappel propellers for Danaos container vessels

26th May 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Global provider of energy management and operational performance solutions, Marorka Iceland, and the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute (SMDERI) have joined forces to make China’s shipping industry more efficient and sustainable.

26th May 2016

Marorka and SMEDRI to develop ship efficiency in China

26th May 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

PPG’s protective and marine business has received EU finding to produce a new fouling protection system for commercial vessels.

23rd May 2016

PPG to develop eco-friendly hull film system

23rd May 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

For one of the world’s biggest merchant fleets, environmental regulation and efficiency improvements remain high on the agenda even in the face of economic uncertainty, Martin Kröger, managing director of German shipowners…

23rd May 2016

German owners confront challenging market

23rd May 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

With plans to build a remote-controlled coastal demonstrator ship by 2018, Rolls-Royce and partners in the Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications project are confident that such vessels are no longer a distant possibility.…

23rd May 2016

Autonomous shipping: Closer than you think

23rd May 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

There is more reason than ever for ship operators to look more closely at how fuel quality can affect engine and vessel performance, writes Larry Rumbol, marine condition monitoring market development manager,…

23rd May 2016

Measuring fuel quality

23rd May 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The ten new cruise ships ordered just this week from the shipyards making up Germany’s new Lloyd Werft Group by owners Genting Hong Kong are worth €3.5 billion, reports Tom Todd.

22nd May 2016

€3.5 billion German order takes shape

22nd May 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel has announced that its new high performance nozzle is now available in the Rudderpropper range.

20th May 2016

Schottel launches high-performance nozzle

20th May 2016

LNG

LNG

Heavy fuel oil is ‘discouraged’ in the Arctic and completely banned in the Antarctic, which means there is a greater emphasis on low-pollution propulsion, for example LNG, writes Stevie Knight

20th May 2016

A place for big ideas

20th May 2016

LNG

LNG

Rolls-Royce’s high speed engine unit MTU is developing the first high-speed marine engines to operate on pure gas, with first applications planned on European ferries.

20th May 2016

MTU develops high-speed pure gas engine

20th May 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Finning UK and Ireland is urging all ship operators to implement accurate monitoring technology to document fuel consumption.

20th May 2016

Finning calls for accurate fuel monitoring

20th May 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA), Sembcorp Marine’s Brazilian subsidiary, has successfully completed the yard’s first vessel repair project.

19th May 2016

Sembcorp Marine Brazil yard completes debut repair

19th May 2016

LNG

LNG

Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe’s (MTEE) new acquisition and merger of Norwegian Gas & Diesel Power AS (G&DP) has been finalised.

18th May 2016

Mitsubishi acquisition to bolster gas-fuelled business

18th May 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shell Marine Products (SMP) has analysed over 50,000 cylinder drain oils samples via its Shell Rapid Lubricants Analysis (RLA) service for which it says demand has grown rapidly.

17th May 2016

Increase in oil condition monitoring

17th May 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Neda Maritime Agency has been awarded carbon credits through a methodology developed by AkzoNobel’s marine coatings business.

17th May 2016

AkzoNobel carbon credits for Neda Maritime

17th May 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

OceanSaver has finalised all testing which is required for the US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval application of ballast water management systems.

17th May 2016

OceanSaver completes USCG testing

17th May 2016