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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is taking firm hold in many industries. Projects in the marine field, albeit relatively few, show the participants’ determination to be prepared for the future. David Tinsley…

10th October 2016

Marine sector embraces new initiatives in 3D printing

10th October 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Royal Caribbean has set the bar higher with ‘Harmony of the Seas’, drawing on elements from the previous Oasis-class ships and the Quantum generation. By David Tinsley.

10th October 2016

Largest, most efficient yet for Royal Caribbean

10th October 2016

OPINION

OPINION

No fewer than 56 pages of the November 1966 issue of The Motor Ship were devoted to a special survey of ferries operating in European waters.

10th October 2016

Looking ahead in ferry operations

10th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business has developed a new biocide-free fouling control coating, Intersleek 1000.

7th October 2016

AkzoNobel launches Intersleek 1000 biocide-free coating

7th October 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cathelco’s Evolution ballast water treatment (BWT) system has begun shipboard testing for US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval.

6th October 2016

Cathelco begins USCG shipboard testing

6th October 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ecoslops, the specialist in producing marine fuel from refined marine oil residues, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Total to establish a new plant at the refinery at La Mède…

6th October 2016

Ecoslops signs deal with Total

6th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Elcome International has established a new calibration lab and electronics component repair facility in Dubai.

5th October 2016

Elcome opens electronics calibration and repair facility

5th October 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Boskalis, and GoodFuels Marine have successfully performed live tests on a sustainable wood-based drop-in biofuel called UPM BioVerno.

5th October 2016

Wood based biofuel testing success

5th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

On the eve of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting, the International Chamber of Shipping has urged the body to set a definitive timescale for the industry to reduce greenhouse…

5th October 2016

Set emission reduction timescale, ICS urges

5th October 2016

LNG

LNG

Terntank’s LNG-fuelled product tanker ‘Ternsund’ became the first vessel to bunker at the Skangas terminal in Pori, Finland this week.

5th October 2016

First LNG bunkering for Finland as ‘Ternsund’ arrives

5th October 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil is collaborating with Singapore LNG bunker license holder Pavilion Energy to develop solutions for city-state’s nascent gas fuelled ships market.

5th October 2016

ExxonMobil assists Pavilion for Singapore LNG bunkering

5th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL and Tekomar have entered into a partnership agreement with the aim of improving data exchange and integration between performance systems.

4th October 2016

DNV GL partners Tekomar for performance management

4th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Norwegian Coastal Authority has designated coastal waters off Trondheim as an official test bed for autonomous shipping with the aim of encouraging technology development in the area.

4th October 2016

Norway creates autonomous shipping test bed

4th October 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lukoil Marine’s Navigo MCL Ultra cylinder oil, designed specifically for vessels operating on ultra-low sulphur fuel, has been approved for use with MAN Diesel & Turbo and Wärtsilä engines.

4th October 2016

Engine designers approve Navigo MCL Ultra

4th October 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN has commissioned Siemens to supply two variable-speed application-specific gearboxes for a modern fishing vessel.

3rd October 2016

MAN commissions Siemens gearbox for fishing vessel

3rd October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Leading ro-pax ferry designer, Deltamarin, is seeking to address challenges in the Asian ferry market with a new ferry design.

3rd October 2016

Addressing Asian ro-pax ferry challenges

3rd October 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Finnish electric powertrain specialist Visedo has commissioned Valmet to supply automation and machinery remote control technology for a Danish electric ferry (E-ferry) project.

3rd October 2016

Valmet automation for Danish E-ferry

3rd October 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK ship owner Union Maritime is to pay for a US$1.995 million scrubber from Pacific Green Technologies Marine (PGTM) with the money it saves from continued use of heavy fuel oil in…

3rd October 2016

Union Maritime in savings financed scrubber deal

3rd October 2016

LNG

LNG

Shell has signed a supply agreement with Carnival Corp to supply LNG to fuel two vessels due to be in service by 2019.

3rd October 2016

Shell fuel supply for Carnival LNG ships

3rd October 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Danish ferry operator DFDS has ordered two ro-ro freight vessels, with an option for a further four, from Jinling Shipyard in China in a contract valued at DKK1.0 billion (€134.29 million).

3rd October 2016

DFDS orders ro-ro pair from Jinling

3rd October 2016