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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

RWO, a leading supplier of water treatment systems on ships and offshore platforms, has made advancements to a number of its products.

26th July 2016

RWO water treatment system advancements

26th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GTT Training has obtained two approvals for G-Sim training software from DNV GL in accordance with their standard for Maritime Simulator Systems.

26th July 2016

LNG training software wins DNV GL approvals

26th July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cavotec has won more orders for its shore power systems in the third quarter of 2016, totalling to an estimated value of €11.5m.

25th July 2016

Cavotec reports strong shore power orders

25th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Port of Rotterdam’s investment in an additive manufacturing has reached its second stage with the launch of the RAMLAB Metal Parts On Demand project.

25th July 2016

Rotterdam additive manufacturing project advances

25th July 2016

LNG

LNG

A new consortium of fourteen LNG pioneers is aiming to support the wider uptake of LNG, lending their commercial experience to ship owners, ports and regulators as they consider their own approaches…

23rd July 2016

SEALNG brings the business case

23rd July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Siemens has developed a containerised service solution for its shipboard drives that it claims can reduce maintenance times by up to 15%.

22nd July 2016

Siemens deploys drives service in a box

22nd July 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A ship under construction at Cemre shipyard for UK operator Wightlink will be the first ferry to employ Wärtsilä’s technology that uses batteries to manage engine load fluctuations.

22nd July 2016

Wightlink newbuild to debut Wärtsilä hybrid technology

22nd July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Blue Star Ferries has installed updated fuel consumption and emissions logging software from Eco Marine Power (EMP) on its ro-ro passenger ferry Delos as part of a long-running renewable energy innovation project.

22nd July 2016

Blue Star installs updated fuel, emissions software

22nd July 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has investigated a widening conversion of an 8,600 teu containership for one of its customers, expanding capacity to 10,000 teu.

22nd July 2016

Korean Register studies widening conversion

22nd July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Findings reported in the Friends of the Earth (FEO) 2016 Cruise Ship Record Card have been welcomed by ACO Marine.

21st July 2016

ACO Marine welcomes controversial cruise pollution report

21st July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

APL’s joint-venture terminal, Qingdao Qianwan United Advance Container Terminal (QQCTUA) in China has completed a cold-ironing trial to ensure it has the capability to meet new Chinese emission regulations.

21st July 2016

Cold ironing in China

21st July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Finnish shipping group Eckerö has extended Wärtsilä’s contract to provide engine service and maintenance across its fleet of five passenger and ro-ro vessels.

21st July 2016

Eckerö extends Wärtsilä engine service agreement

21st July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Leading marine classification and certification society, RINA Services, has awarded Carnival Maritime certificates in both environmental management and occupational health and safety across its fleet.

20th July 2016

RINA certifies Carnival Maritime

20th July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new cooling technology from Finnish company Gadlab Engineering has been installed on Eckero Line’s cruise ferry ‘Finlandia’.

20th July 2016

Eckero Line saves with Gadlab cooling

20th July 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Keppel Singmarine is to build three trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs), valued at a combined S$100 million (US$73.7 million) for Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group.

20th July 2016

Keppel Singmarine to build De Nul dredgers

20th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Subsea Industries has held the first in a series of planned roadshows to demonstrate the zero environmental impact and simplicity of cleaning hulls protected with its Ecospeed hard coating.

20th July 2016

Ecospeed demonstrator vessel embarks on roadshow

20th July 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB is to deliver four Azipod thruster, totalling 52 MW of power, to be fitted to an ice-class LNG tanker and an arctic oil tanker under construction at South Korean yards.

20th July 2016

ABB delivers ice class Azipods to Korean yards

20th July 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The two main construction projects to cater for mega-ships in the Marseille harbour area of the French port Marseille Fos are nearing completion.

19th July 2016

Final phase of Marseille mega-ship project

19th July 2016

LNG

LNG

Securing advances in LNG cargo containment system performance – notably in thermal efficiency and cargo vaporisation - is an enduring challenge for designers, writes David Tinsley.

19th July 2016

Emphasis on efficiency as tank technology evolves

19th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Greek ship owners and the marine engineering companies serving them put aside a challenging business climate to show resilience and innovation at the biennial gathering in June, writes Alice Mason.

19th July 2016

Trade shrugs off uncertainty at Posidonia 2016

19th July 2016