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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Scandlines’ new hybrid ferries ‘Berlin’ and ‘Copenhagen’ are to employ an innovative treatment that will simplify the disposal of water used by their scrubbers to remove sulphur from exhaust.

19th June 2017

Shoreside scrubber water treatment for Scandline hybrids

19th June 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has urged the IMO to back a proposal seeking a two-year extension to the installation timeframe for ballast water treatment systems.

19th June 2017

IMO urged to back BWM installation extension

19th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has received an order for four Bergen B33:45L diesel engines to power the world’s largest hybrid ferry, being built at Ulstein Verft for Norwegian cruise and transport company Color Line.

19th June 2017

Bergen engines for biggest hybrid ferry

19th June 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL has opened digital fleet performance centres in Hamburg and Singapore which aim to help improve vessel efficiency by monitoring and optimising operations.

19th June 2017

DNV GL opens two fleet performance centres

19th June 2017

LNG

LNG

Gas bunkering has begun at the Port of Zeebrugge with the bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge making its first deliveries of LNG.

15th June 2017

Gas bunkering begins at Zeebrugge

15th June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Eltorque is working to bring next generation failsafe valve actuators to the market which it says will guarantee full functionality in the event of power or signal loss.

14th June 2017

Eltorque valve control

14th June 2017

LNG

LNG

Arista Shipping has confirmed it is negotiating with shipyards over an order for multiple gas-fuelled bulk carriers designed under the Project Forward initiative.

14th June 2017

‘Significant first order’ planned for gas bulkers

14th June 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

With some of the world’s biggest fleet owners, charterers and tonnage providers in attendance at The Motorship’s 39th Propulsion & Emissions Conference in Hamburg last month, the 40th edition of the Conference,…

13th June 2017

P&E – 2018: 40th anniversary edition of Propulsion & Emissions Conference

13th June 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Data analysis of more than 400,000 oil samples from ExxonMobil’s MobilGard Cylinder Condition Monitoring (CCM) programme has suggested that opportunities to manage damaging engine issues are being missed.

13th June 2017

P&E – Critical engine issues being missed, study finds

13th June 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The American Bureau of Shipping has unveiled its Global Ship Systems Center in Athens, home to a new committee dedicated to developing standards used in ship design, construction and surveying.

13th June 2017

ABS opens Athens technology centre

13th June 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Class society DNV GL has published a report assessing the potential for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from shipping towards 2050, based on a new computational model.

13th June 2017

DNV GL charts GHG emissions scenarios

13th June 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä and Maran Gas Maritime (MGM) have extended their current LNG carrier cooperation with a five-year maintenance agreement.

12th June 2017

Wärtsilä Maran maintenance agreement

12th June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hatenboer-Water has been commissioned to supply water treatment equipment for two new cruise vessels currently under construction by Meyer Werft in Germany.

12th June 2017

Meyer Werft order for Hatenboer water treatment

12th June 2017

LNG

LNG

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and the City of Constance are to begin testing MTU’s Series 4000 pure LNG engines on a new car ferry from 2019.

12th June 2017

Car ferry test for MTU gas engine

12th June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Finland-headquartered The Switch has delivered its first ever DC-Hub to Wightlink in the UK for installation into its new flagship diesel electric hybrid ferry.

12th June 2017

Wightlink to use DC-Hub in electric ferry

12th June 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A dramatic change is taking place in the profile of the reefership fleet controlled by Seatrade through the deliveries of a new generation of container vessels embodying a high reefer intake. By…

9th June 2017

Major reefer operator builds container capacity

9th June 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A wind service operation vessel (WSOV) under construction for French owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs at Cemre shipyard in Turkey will feature MAN Diesel & Turbo’s EPROX diesel-electric propulsion system.

9th June 2017

MAN diesel-electric propulsion for windfarm vessel

9th June 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and Shanghai’s district of Baoshan to create a cruise ship industrial park in the area.

9th June 2017

Cruise ship industrial park for Shanghai

9th June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Plan B Energy Storage (PBES) has unveiled what it calls a ‘game-changing’ marine battery innovation which can achieve greatly enhance vessel lifecycle value.

8th June 2017

PBES launches marine battery innovation

8th June 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Data analysis of more than 400,000 oil samples from ExxonMobil’s MobilGard Cylinder Condition Monitoring (CCM) programme has suggested that opportunities to manage damaging engine issues are being missed.

8th June 2017

Critical engine issues being missed, study finds

8th June 2017