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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Genting Hong Kong has created a newbuilding group in eastern Germany called MV Werften which does not involve Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB), writes Tom Todd.

11th July 2016

Genting outlines German newbuilding yard plan

11th July 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co have built the first Mitsui-MAN ME-GIE engine, running on ethane, diesel or (after a simple conversion) methane.

11th July 2016

Mitsui-MAN ethane two-stroke engine completed

11th July 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)s wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard has secured four new contracts worth a total of S$120m.

11th July 2016

Keppel secures FPSO and cable layer work

11th July 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MTU has reported successful bench tests for its pure gas, high-speed marine engine, the first to be launched by MTU parent company Rolls-Royce.

11th July 2016

MTU validates high-speed gas engine

11th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and companies including Microsoft, Intel and ship owner SK Shipping are partnering to stimulate the development of ship software by South Korean developers.

11th July 2016

Hyundai Heavy Industries drives software development

11th July 2016

LNG

LNG

Keppel Corp and Shell have formed a joint venture to provide LNG bunkering services in Singapore, as the Maritime and Ports Authority (MPA) extends its green shipping incentive to LNG fuelled vessels.

11th July 2016

Keppel and Shell in Singapore LNG bunker venture

11th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Euronav is to apply Jotun Hull Performance Solution (HPS) coatings and measurement sensors to Samsung-built sister tankers ‘Cap Guillaume’ and ‘Cap Philippe’.

8th July 2016

Jotun hull solution for Euronav suezmaxes

8th July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

IMES is to reveal a new version of its electronic indicator EPM-XP at this year’s SMM exhibition, featuring a vibration sensor to detect abnormal combustion and valve leaks.

8th July 2016

IMES adds vibration sensor to engine analysis tool

8th July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, has been awarded a new contract for its DuPont Marine Scrubbers.

8th July 2016

DuPont scores Interlake fleet scrubber deal

8th July 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has launched a DC grid power distribution system that it claims can be used to enable variable generator speed operations on diesel-electric vessels of any size.

7th July 2016

NES launches scalable DC grid system

7th July 2016

LNG

LNG

Hybrid Port Energy, a subsidiary company of Becker Marine Systems, has reported that the Hummel LNG Hybrid Barge at the Port of Hamburg has been working effectively.

7th July 2016

Becker reports smooth start for LNG cold ironing

7th July 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Twelve vessels belonging to Maersk Tankers are to be equipped with ‘blend on board’ (BOB) cylinder oil systems from Maersk Fluid Technology under the first volume order for the SEA-Mate B1000 units.

7th July 2016

Maersk Tankers orders lube oil blending system

7th July 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Cementing its intention to stay active in repair as well as cruise ship newbuilding, Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) is today (7 July) beginning its first major ship lengthening project for some time,…

7th July 2016

LWB starts lengthening project

7th July 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

‘Maersk Weymouth’ has returned to Falmouth to pick up the crane jib which had been lying on the quayside at Duchy Wharf following the collapse of its forward deck crane boom a…

6th July 2016

Maersk Weymouth returns for crane jib

6th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä is participating in a new maintenance hub in the Canary Islands to enhance its service offering.

6th July 2016

Wärtsilä builds Canary Islands service base

6th July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

De Nora is to supply two electrochlorination ballast water management systems to tankers owned by Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), the manufacturer has announced.

6th July 2016

Overseas tankers select De Nora BWMS

6th July 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A novel fuel derived from residual mixed plastic waste, developed by UK company Recycling Technologies, is to be analysed by engine consultancy Ricardo for potential use in marine propulsion.

5th July 2016

Recycled plastic fuel in marine engine study

5th July 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

Damian McCann, enginei product manager at Royston diesel power, says that the MEPC’s recent call for the reporting of vessel fuel consumption highlights the growing importance of advanced fuel management systems.

5th July 2016

Growing importance of advanced fuel management

5th July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä’s Chinese engine venture is to supply 24 generators for six 21,000 teu containerships under construction for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS).

5th July 2016

Wärtsilä generators for CSCL mega-boxships

5th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

In a new whitepaper ABB Marine and Ports has outlined the dramatic impact that digital technologies are having on the maritime industries.

5th July 2016

ABB highlights impact of digital technologies

5th July 2016