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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Former installation, repair and re-engineering specialist Harris Pye has celebrated a successful product design assessment for its tri-fired 45tph steam boiler as “approval of our design for construction”.

7th March 2016

Harris Pye boiler gains ABS approval

7th March 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Following the creation of a giant new shipbuilding alliance in Germany, Lloyd Werft has said it has orders for ten newbuildings for completion over the coming decade, writes Tom Todd.

7th March 2016

New yard alliance off to good start

7th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In an extraordinary press release and conference call, Wärtsilä has revealed that fuel consumption tests on around 200 four-stroke marine engines have been deliberately fixed.

7th March 2016

Wärtsilä admits fuel consumption test fixing

7th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has announced that it has identified the specific design parameters that create the risk of ‘singing’ propellers.

4th March 2016

Wärtsilä research to eliminate problem of ‘singing’ propellers

4th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new notation showing that vessels have been built for future scrubber installation has been released by DNV GL, to be joined later this year by another showing vessels’ readiness for installation…

4th March 2016

DNV GL rolls out future-proofing notations

4th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society Bureau Veritas has entered into a partnership with Dassault Systèmes to use the companys 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

3rd March 2016

Bureau Veritas enters into partnership with Dassault Systemes

3rd March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä Services has updated its marine agreements, replacing its maintenance and technical management contracts with an optimised maintenance concept and introducing a new guaranteed asset performance solution.

3rd March 2016

Wärtsilä introduces asset performance guarantee

3rd March 2016

LNG

LNG

Houston-based Cheniere Energy has exported the first shipment of LNG from the US, through the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal on the Gulf of Mexico.

2nd March 2016

US commences LNG export

2nd March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Russia’s Yamal LNG project involves one of the most demanding supply chains imaginable, providing the inspiration for a new generation of deck machinery from MacGregor.

2nd March 2016

Arctic innovation

2nd March 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Scrubber retro-fits and a range of conversion work on mainly smaller specialist ships is keeping some German shipyards busy in the opening months of the year, reports Tom Todd.

2nd March 2016

Scrubber work highlights early 2016 activity

2nd March 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Even before the latest signatories ratified the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, Gulf repair yards and engineering firms were squaring up to meet the installation challenge, writes Paul Bartlett.

2nd March 2016

Middle East yards prepare for ballast water scrum

2nd March 2016

LNG

LNG

Alfa Laval has announced that its Test and Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark will be expanded to five times its current size.

2nd March 2016

Alfa Laval training centre expansion for LNG

2nd March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cathelco has submitted a Letter of Intent to the US Coast Guard to begin testing its ballast water treatment (BWT) system for Type Approval.

1st March 2016

Cathelco aims for USCG Type Approval for BWT System

1st March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Motorship will present live blog coverage today from Immediaseas latest roundtable discussion, Disruptuve sustainability: The new leadership framework, taking place at the Baltic Exchange, London at 1500-1700 UK time.

29th February 2016

Live Blog: Immediasea Disruptive Sustainability roundtable

29th February 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Trelleborg’s industrial anti-vibration solutions operation has launched a new series of shock mounts for marine equipment.

25th February 2016

Trelleborg unveils new marine shock mounts

25th February 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Classification society Class NK has released amendments to its Guidelines on the Installation of Ballast Water Treatment Systems.

24th February 2016

ClassNK updates BWMS installation guidelines

24th February 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch chemical company, AkzoNobel, has issued more than 126,000 carbon credits worth over $500,000 – the first to be awarded under the company’s landmark scheme for the shipping industry.

24th February 2016

First carbon credits award for cleaner hulls

24th February 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Chinese company, Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, has placed an order with ballast water treatment specialist (BWT), Optimarin, for its patented ballast system.

23rd February 2016

Optimarin to provide Sinopacific with ballast system

23rd February 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Evac has introduced its new electrochemical wastewater treatment plant, Orca IV.

23rd February 2016

Evac launches electrochemical wastewater treatment

23rd February 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Complete Wärtsilä Gas Cargo Handling Systems have been ordered for eleven newbuild gas carriers currently under construction in South Korea at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD) facilities.

23rd February 2016

Wärtsilä gas handling systems for eleven gas carriers

23rd February 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

The Chamber of Shipping of America has responded to the US Coast Guard’s preliminary decision on the MPN sampling method.

23rd February 2016

US Chamber weighs in on MPN decision

23rd February 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Anton Paar has introduced its new kinematic viscometer designed for testing lubricating oils, base oils and additives.

23rd February 2016

Anton Paar launches kinematic viscometer

23rd February 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

In the wake of new regulations, Wilhelmsen Ships Services (WSS) has warned that bulk owners and operators must pay as much attention to the products used to clean their cargo holds as…

23rd February 2016

Annex V amendments impact hold cleaning

23rd February 2016