News

REGULATION

REGULATION

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has called for the inclusion of maritime transport into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a move which has not gone down well with the industry.

19th December 2016

EU Emissions Trading Scheme may include shipping

19th December 2016

OPINION

OPINION

The onward march of emissions regulations dominated headlines in 2016, but the year was also notable for some important technical advances and engine developments. The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith picks the highlights…

19th December 2016

A year to remember?

19th December 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Five years ago Canadian shipyard group Seaspan was on the precipice of closing at least one of its facilities. But after an ‘all-in’ bid for a major government shipbuilding programme and a…

15th December 2016

Back from the brink in British Columbia

15th December 2016

LNG

LNG

DSME and Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) for a new LNG FSRU regasification control system.

14th December 2016

LNG regasification control system agreement

14th December 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marine galley equipment, provision room and laundry system specialist Loipart Group has partnered with A5 Marine Technologies to strengthen and expand its range of ship-generated waste solutions.

14th December 2016

Loipart extends waste solutions with A5

14th December 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

SeaRoad Shipping’s purpose-designed, gas-fuelled ro-ro signals a step change in capacity, efficiency, and technology applied to the intensely competitive Bass Strait services. David Tinsley reports.

13th December 2016

Innovative ro-ro bolsters Australian short-sea trade

13th December 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

GE has secured a contract to replace existing controllers with new generation PECe digital propulsion controls for Carnival Group’s Dawn Princess cruise vessel

13th December 2016

Carnival upgrade contract for GE

13th December 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä will optimise the performance of ten of the Spanish company Albacora S.A.s fishing vessels following the signing of a five-year has signed a long-term Technical Management Agreement.

13th December 2016

Wärtsilä optimises Albacoras fishing fleet

13th December 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ship owners must remain vigilant to fuel condition issues as they consider options for complying with the IMO’s 2020 global sulphur cap, Wilhelmsen Ships Service has warned.

13th December 2016

Fuel treatment crucial in low-sulphur future

13th December 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The second of two ships specially designed to transport offshore wind farm components is nearing completion at Holland Shipyards, reports Dag Pike.

13th December 2016

Second turbine transport vessel nears completion

13th December 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä has signed a license agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) subsidiary Jiujiang Precision Measuring Technology Research Institute for the manufacture of the Wärtsilä Aquarius EC ballast water management system (BWMS).

13th December 2016

Wärtsilä and CSSC sign BWMS license agreement

13th December 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and ZF are to work more closely to offer optimally matched MTU engines and ZF marine transmissions, the companies have revealed.

13th December 2016

Closer collaboration for Rolls-Royce and ZF

13th December 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Maersk Fluid Technology has upgraded its SEA-Mate Blending-on-Board Value Calculator, a tool used to show potential savings that can be achieved by blending cylinder lubricant onboard.

12th December 2016

Maersk Fluid Technology updates blending calculator

12th December 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The twelfth fishery research vessel of the South Korean National Institute of Fisheries Science will be fitted with Schottel Controllable Pitch Propellers (SCP), the second order received for the same operator.

12th December 2016

Schottel propellers for fisheries research vessel

12th December 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

Verifavia has commenced a ‘pre-verification GAP-Analysis’ audit for Greek-based Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd.

12th December 2016

Verifavia audits Dynacom for EU MRV

12th December 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) has launched a marine research laboratory to develop eco-friendly technologies for Singapore’s maritime and offshore industry.

12th December 2016

NTU Singapore launches green shipping lab

12th December 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Danish Maritime Authority is to participate in a pilot project developing a system for collecting real time data from shipboard components.

12th December 2016

Denmark to study real-time condition monitoring

12th December 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

TTS Marine has launched an intelligent flushing system that it says can reduce installation time for hydraulic equipment on merchant vessels by up to ten times.

12th December 2016

TTS reduces hydraulic installation times

12th December 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel and Turbo has recently completed a turbocharger refit within five weeks from the first enquiry to turbocharger commissioning.

9th December 2016

MAN turbocharger refit

9th December 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries, has published industry-leading guidance presents best practices for planning and executing Acoustic Emission Testing (AET).

8th December 2016

ABS Acoustic Emission Technology

8th December 2016