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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku has installed the 2,500-tonne main beam of its new 120m high Goliath crane supplied by Kone Cranes.

12th November 2017

Meyer Turku installs tallest Nordic crane

12th November 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Winterthur Gas & Diesel has continued its digitalisation drive with membership of the Shipdex programme, which aims to simplify the sharing of technical project data.

12th November 2017

WinGD joins technical data standardisation scheme

12th November 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen is to acquire a majority share in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Mangalia shipyard in Romania, Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI).

12th November 2017

Damen acquires Daewoo’s Mangalia yard

12th November 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Gazprom Neft is to enter the marine lubricants business with the launch of the Gazpromneft Ocean brand, comprising a range of 15 lubrication oils for various fuel types used on all sorts…

12th November 2017

Gazprom Neft to launch marine lubricants range

12th November 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Grimaldi’s new Chinese-built PCTC tonnage will support the growing automotive traffic between the Mediterranean and North America. David Tinsley reports.

10th November 2017

Versatile vehicle carrier for North Atlantic trade

10th November 2017

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Caterpillar’s MaK M 25 E engine platform has received notice of compliance with IMO’s Tier III NOx regulations from class society DNV GL.

10th November 2017

Tier III NOx certification for MaK M 25 E

10th November 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Main engines, as well as components such as pumps and purifiers, will be the subject of a condition monitoring research project conducted by Mitsui OSK Lines and Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation.

10th November 2017

MOL in condition monitoring research projects

10th November 2017

LNG

LNG

MAN Diesel & Turbo has secured multi-ship repeat retrofit business from containership operators in the US and Germany.

10th November 2017

Repeat dual-fuel retrofits for Tote and Wessels

10th November 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new expedition ships will burn 10% less fuel as a result of design changes made after optimisation work with DNV GL.

9th November 2017

Hapag-Lloyd cruise ship optimisations cut fuel spend

9th November 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japanese engine maker Yanmar is to add a dual-fuel genset to its range of four-stroke engines.

9th November 2017

Yanmar to launch dual-fuel genset

9th November 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Characterised by an exceptionally high deadweight for a vessel built to the maximum dimensions for access to Sweden’s Lake Vaner via the Trollhattan Canal, the 5,680dwt mini-bulker ‘Snow Crystal’ was recently launched…

9th November 2017

Industrial trader for the Trollhattan Canal

9th November 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wilhelmsen is exploring concrete ways of leveraging its data and making efficiency gains using DNV GL’s Veracity industry platform.

9th November 2017

Wilhelmsen eyes efficiency gains by data sharing

9th November 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has signed a memorandum of understanding with four Finnish universities to collaborate on research into sustainable applications for internal combustion engines.

9th November 2017

Wärtsilä and Finnish universities in engine research project

9th November 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Dry bulk operator Safe Bulkers cited the benefits of early installation of ballast water management systems (BWMS) as it announced a fleetwide deal with Greek supplier Erma First.

9th November 2017

Safe Bulkers fleet to install Erma First BWMS

9th November 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A four-way partnership including Sembcorp Marine and DNV GL is investigating 3D printing, drone and digital twin technologies in a bid to improve Singapore’s competitiveness in the offshore and maritime sectors.

9th November 2017

Singapore project targets disruptive technology advances

9th November 2017

LNG

LNG

Shell will supply Carnival Cruise Line with liquefied natural gas (LNG) for North America’s first fully LNG-powered cruise ships.

9th November 2017

Shell to supply first US LNG Carnival ships

9th November 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Royal Caribbean International is to install the first fuel cell on a cruise ship in preparation for deploying the technology on its forthcoming Icon-class vessels.

8th November 2017

Royal Caribbean in pilot fuel cell installation

8th November 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

A ballast water management system (BWMS) capable of treating all water qualities at 250 m3/h will serve an Antarctic vessel.

8th November 2017

Antarctic BWMS will treat water at 250 m3/h

8th November 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Book your place for the only conference to integrate technical visits into a programme packed with top level industry speakers who will cover topics such as innovative ship design, bunkering and future…

8th November 2017

GFS – Get more for your money at this year’s Gas Fuelled Ships

8th November 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

The 8th Gas Fuelled Ships Conference, with GTT as Silver Sponsor, is the only technical conference to combine informative and knowledge based sessions with technical visits that provide delegates with access to…

8th November 2017

GFS – GTT, this year’s GFS Silver Sponsor, announces a contract award for Membrane Cargo Containment System Services for Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility

8th November 2017