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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marine antifouling coatings expert, Jotun, has adapted its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) guarantee to ensure it is fully ISO/DIS-19030-2 compliant in light of the new ISO 19030 standard nearing publication.

15th June 2016

ISO hull performance standard nears completion

15th June 2016

LNG

LNG

RINA launched a Gas Centre of Excellence at Posidonia in Athens, in response to the EU masterplan and the increased interested in the use of LNG.

15th June 2016

RINA launches gas centre of excellence

15th June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

DNV GL has initiated a joint industry project for the design of a state-of-the-art next generation LPG carrier, which was unveiled at Posidonia.

15th June 2016

Joint LPG carrier project

15th June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

While other vessel types have reaped the efficiency benefits of power take off (PTO) and take in (PTI) technology for nearly a decade, containership operators have been relatively slow to embrace the…

15th June 2016

Containerships ready for take off

15th June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven’s five-year, NOK500 million (€53.4 million) investment in robotic production and quay expansion has enabled the rapid delivery of six AHTS vessels for Maersk Supply Service as well as the…

15th June 2016

Robots pave way for complex work at Kleven

15th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GE’s Marine Solutions has been awarded a service contract by CIMC Raffles Shipyard in Yantai, China to provide the first dry-dock services on two of Gazflot’s semi sub drilling vessels.

14th June 2016

GE maintenance for Gazflot semisubmersible fleet

14th June 2016

LNG

LNG

Japan’s Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has launched a feasibility study for LNG bunkering in the Port of Yokohama, the first development project of its kind in the country.

13th June 2016

Japan studies LNG bunkering

13th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An increasing focus on software and system integration, as well as growing fuel flexibility, were detailed by major engine designers at the final debate of CIMAC Congress in Helsinki last week.

12th June 2016

Software, integration and fuel flexibility focus for OEMs

12th June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The world’s largest cruise ship has taken to the waves ably assisted by Finnish marine engine specialist, Wärtsilä.

9th June 2016

Wärtsilä powers ‘Harmony of the Sea’

9th June 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

Classification services provider, ABS, has completed a project with Greek shipowners to support preparations for implementing the European Union’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation for CO2 emissions.

8th June 2016

ABS partners Greek owners for MRV solution

8th June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Technical presentations attended by The Motorship on the second day of CIMAC Congress 2016 covered three vital areas: cylinder wear; two-stroke engine advances and four-stroke gas technology.

8th June 2016

Engine designers confront new challenges at CIMAC Congress

8th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is urging the EU to align CO2 emissions monitoring regulation with the mandatory worldwide reporting regime agreed by the IMO, warning that the current system is…

7th June 2016

ICS urges alignment on CO2 rules

7th June 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

With installed power and emissions high on the ship operator agenda, turbocharger manufacturers presented a host of concepts on the first day of CIMAC Congress 2016.

6th June 2016

Turbocharger concepts out in force at CIMAC

6th June 2016

LNG

LNG

Could LNG-powered turbines be the future of containership propulsion? A recent collaboration between GTT, CMA CGM and DNV GL explored the possibility, writes Arthur Barret, program director, LNG bunkering, GTT.

6th June 2016

Creating the piston-free containership

6th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched a vessel performance that benchmarks hull, propeller and main engine performance against ship-specific indicators.

6th June 2016

ABS unveils vessel efficiency software

6th June 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha has reset its long-term targets for CO2 reduction after beating its 2019 target last year.

3rd June 2016

K Line cuts CO2 emissions target

3rd June 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Electrical expert, Wärtsilä, has been awarded the contract to provide integrated turnkey electrical solutions for four new roro ferries being built at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft yard in Germany.

1st June 2016

Wärtsilä electrical systems for roro quartet

1st June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Astilleros Gondan, a shipyard in Spain, to design and equip a second Service Operation Vessel for Østensjø Rederi.

31st May 2016

Rolls-Royce design for wind farm vessel

31st May 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Following successful concept testing on board the crude oil tanker, Stena Suède, the latest Alfa Laval hydraulic control oil (HCO) filter is ready for validation tests.

31st May 2016

Alfa Laval HCO filter approved for validation testing

31st May 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Caterpillar Maine’s new Marine Solutions Centre will be overseeing the delivery of the first Cat Marine Hybrid Thruster system.

27th May 2016

First delivery for Cat hybrid thruster

27th May 2016