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LNG

LNG

ESL Shipping’s first gas-fuelled bulk carrier - built to a Deltamarin design and the first ship to be built to DNV GL’s new rules - has been named at Jinling shipyard in…

4th July 2017

ESL names first eco-friendly bulk carrier

4th July 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Intercargo has proposed extended ballast water exchange be used for bulk carriers fitted with gravity discharged topside tanks, to retain vessel efficiency and avoid substantial modification.

3rd July 2017

Bulk carrier BWT challenges highlighted

3rd July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Thirteen leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine builders and suppliers, big data providers and oil companies have signed up to a new Global Industry Alliance (GIA) to support transitioning shipping towards…

3rd July 2017

Industry alliance to support decarbonisation

3rd July 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The latest model in Winterthur Gas & Diesel’s (WinGD) ultra-long stroke engine series, the X52, has passed type approval and factory acceptance tests at licensee Hudong Heavy Machinery’s factory in China.

3rd July 2017

WinGD X52 passes type approval test

3rd July 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An open source digital platform for the design of ships – described as ‘a virtual test bench’ for ship concepts - is to be created under a multilateral project encompassing classification, research,…

3rd July 2017

Project plans ship design simulation platform

3rd July 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Industry bodies representing European shipyards and equipment suppliers have voiced opposition to further delays to the implementation of IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.

3rd July 2017

Yards and suppliers voice concern over BWM delays

3rd July 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch system integrator Alewijnse Marine is undertaking the electrical outfitting of two new self-discharging cement carriers for Eureka Shipping.

30th June 2017

Alewijnse Marine outfitting self-discharging carriers

30th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A series of eleven ultra-large container ships (ULCS) under construction in China – the biggest ever built in the country – will use ABB turbochargers, the company has reported.

30th June 2017

ABB turbochargers for COSCO ULCS series

30th June 2017

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has launched CSSC Marine Service Co by opening a new logistics centre in Shanghai’s Yangshang free trade zone.

30th June 2017

CSSC launches marine service business

30th June 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A safety bulletin from the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) concerning a fatal explosion on the ‘Manhattan Bridge’ highlights the challenges of low-sulphur distillate fuel.

30th June 2017

Boiler explosion highlights MGO challenges

30th June 2017

LNG

LNG

ExxonMobil, Eagle LNG Partners LLC (Eagle LNG Partners) and Crowley have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of LNG as a marine fuel.

29th June 2017

ExxonMobil LNG collaboration

29th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel has further expanded its portfolio with the addition of a new underwater mountable thruster designed for larger offshore vessels or rigs and also cable laying vessels, offshore construction and crane ships.

28th June 2017

Underwater mountable thruster

28th June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Germany-headquartered IMES has developed a two-stroke combustion sensor for continuous cylinder pressure measurement on two-stroke marine diesel engines.

28th June 2017

IMES develops two-stroke combustion sensor

28th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A series of MAN propulsion packages ordered for Caribbean freight operator Tropical Shipping’s new container vessels, to be built in China, are unusual in their inclusion of hybrid propulsion capability.

28th June 2017

Exotic arrangement for Tropical newbuilds

28th June 2017

LNG

LNG

A plan exploring the development of LNG bunkering infrastructure in western Australia has taken a significant step forward with the design of an LNG-fuelled bulker that might ply the commodities routes to…

27th June 2017

A ship for the ‘Green Corridor’

27th June 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shell Marine has launched a Marine Integrated Lubrication and Expert Solutions (MILES) programme to better manage its services.

27th June 2017

Shell launches lubricants management system

27th June 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

By the time our July/August magazine is published, the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee will have debated proposals to postpone the installation timeframe associated with the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, due…

27th June 2017

Timing is everything in BWMS talks

27th June 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

China Merchants Industry Holding (CMIH) and Norway-founded DNV GL have partnered to advance shipbuilding in the gas carrier, offshore and special vessel segments.

26th June 2017

Quality control shipbuilding partnership

26th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

After developing a cutting-edge medium-speed platform, Finnish technology company Wärtsilä refuses to let unfortunate timing scupper the launch of its latest engine range. Gavin Lipsith reports from Vaasa.

26th June 2017

Wärtsilä’s engine for the future

26th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The first development project for Japan’s two-stroke engine designer following its recent restructure is a range of engines optimised for low-sulphur distillate fuels, writes Gavin Lipsith.

23rd June 2017

Japanese two-stroke tailored to MGO

23rd June 2017