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BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Norway-owned Goltens will manage the engineering and retrofit installation of OceanSaver ballast water management systems (BWMS) onboard two of BP Shipping’s gas carriers.

12th July 2017

Goltens gas carrier BWMS retrofit

12th July 2017

REGULATION

REGULATION

Emissions verification company Verifavia now has over 1,000 ships and Monitoring Plans (MPs) under assessment for compliance with the EU’s Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (EU MRV) regulation.

11th July 2017

1,000 Verifavia EU MRV assessments

11th July 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In a review of recent studies into two-stroke lubrication, Rathesan Ravendran and Peter Jensen of Hans Jensen Lubricators highlight the importance of cylinder oil distribution.

11th July 2017

Consequences of oil film degradation

11th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Offshore services company Bourbon has signed a memorandum of understanding to support Automated Ships’ project to build the world’s first automated offshore vessel.

11th July 2017

Bourbon joins automated offshore vessel project

11th July 2017

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Corvus Energy will supply battery power for the hybridisation of Farstad Shipping’s PSV Far Sun in the second half of 2017.

10th July 2017

Corvus power for PSV hybridisation

10th July 2017

LNG

LNG

Norwegian marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore will undertake an engineering study of a new-build LNG carrier being built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for Teekay LNG.

10th July 2017

Aqualis Offshore to audit LNG carrier

10th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Oslo-headquartered TMC Compressors (TMC) has won a contract from German MV WERFTEN to supply a complete compressed air system to two cruise ships being built for Genting Hong Kong.

7th July 2017

TMC supplies air system

7th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A review of 150 academic studies has concluded that marine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be reduced by around 75% compared to a ‘business as usual’ scenario in 2050, using just existing…

6th July 2017

Solutions already exist for 2050 emissions ambition, study

6th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A four-year project funded by the EU is seeking to research alternative lighter weight shipbuilding materials to reduce energy and maintenance costs for operators.

6th July 2017

Research into alternative shipbuilding materials

6th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GE’s Marine Solutions will provide power and propulsion equipment, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation and control systems to Shanghai Salvage Bureau’s (SSB) new deep-water diving support vessel (DSV).

6th July 2017

GE’s Marine Solutions to power DSV

6th July 2017

LNG

LNG

Naval architect Deltamarin has been selected by Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co (XSI) to provide engineering and construction support in a LNG-fuelled ro-pax newbuilding project for Viking Line.

6th July 2017

Deltamarin wins Viking Line LNG ro-pax contracts

6th July 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has reacted to ‘a number of reports’ of vessels discharging untreated ballast water, reminding operators that sequential exchange affords compliance only under IMO rules.

6th July 2017

USCG flags ballast water management breaches

6th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas has consolidated its experience in the field of hybrid vessels with a new series of notations and rules addressing energy storage systems (ESS) to support ship operators in reducing emissions.

5th July 2017

BV adds hybrid power and battery rules

5th July 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Finland-headquartered MacGregor will supply oceanographic winches and Triplex deck handling systems to a new research vessel being built by the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany.

5th July 2017

MacGregor to equip research vessel

5th July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo two-stroke and HiMSEN four-stroke engines are to be manufactured in Saudi Arabia under a joint venture between Hyundai Heavy Industries, Saudi Aramco and Saudi investment company Dussur.

5th July 2017

Hyundai venture to establish Saudi engine production

5th July 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Clean Arctic Alliance has called on International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states to support a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks posed by using heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters.

4th July 2017

Call to address HFO risks

4th July 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide a comprehensive scope of solutions for three new 2800 passenger cruise vessels being built for Virgin Voyages.

4th July 2017

Wärtsilä power for Virgin Voyages fleet

4th July 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Alfa Laval has reported two major frame agreements covering the delivery of more than 50 PureBallast systems on tankers and bulk carriers over a three-year period.

4th July 2017

Multi-system BWMS deals for Alfa Laval

4th July 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

GE Power and shipbuilder Fincantieri are to develop an emission control system for cruise vessels to enable compliance with IMO’s 0.5% cap on fuel sulphur, due to enter force in 2020.

4th July 2017

GE and Fincantieri to develop scrubber

4th July 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Japanese ballast water management system manufacturer Miura Co has completed an environmental test that it says represents a landmark on its way to US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval.

4th July 2017

Miura BWMS advances towards US approval

4th July 2017