News

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Netherlands-based system integrator, Alewijnse Marine Systems, has won a significant contract to refit the key electrical systems on board RV Belgica, an oceanographic research vessel owned by the Belgian state.

21st April 2016

Alewijnse wins Belgian refit contract

21st April 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

AkzoNobel Marine Coatings has launched a new anticorrosive universal primer, Intershield One-2-One.

20th April 2016

New anticorrosive primer from AkzoNobel

20th April 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Specialists in environmentally acceptable lubricants and cleaners, RSC Bio Solutions, has announced that two of its hydraulic fluids have been approved for use in MAN Diesel & Turbo systems.

20th April 2016

RSC hydraulic fluids approved for use by MAN

20th April 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Fallpipe vessel ‘Flintstone’ has departed from Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam following a six-week programme of maintenance and repair, along with the completion of its first special survey.

19th April 2016

Fallpipe vessel repair

19th April 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB has announced that its Azipod D will power the 10-deck discovery cruiser Scenic Eclipse.

19th April 2016

ABB to power new discovery cruiser

19th April 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

Peru has become the 50th member state to ratify the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, taking the treaty even closer to ratification.

19th April 2016

Peru inches BWM Convention closer

19th April 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

It takes quite a bit of invention to take mature technology and squeeze something extra out of it, writes Stevie Knight

19th April 2016

An answer for the squeeze

19th April 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist, Optimarin, has now sold over 400 of its environmentally-friendly UV-based systems, helped by the firm’s huge investment in testing and certification.

18th April 2016

USCG approval drives order surge

18th April 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

As the IMO’s 69th Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 69) begins, BIMCO has announced its priorities for what could be a defining moment in the industry’s approach to ballast water management and…

18th April 2016

BIMCO’s top priorities for MEPC 69

18th April 2016

LNG

LNG

GTT has announced the signing of a Technical Assistance and License Agreement (TALA) with AG&P.

15th April 2016

GTT and AG&P sign licensing agreement

15th April 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Maritime Organization is seeking expressions of interest from institutions willing to host five maritime technology cooperation centres in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.

15th April 2016

IMO seeks hosts for maritime technology cooperation centres

15th April 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Keppel Singmarine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), will soon deliver a high-specification deepwater derrick lay vessel to Hydro Marine Services, a subsidiary of McDermott International (McDermott).

14th April 2016

High-spec deepwater derrick lay vessel

14th April 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shell Marine Products (SMP) has continued to expand its global port network by adding 70 more ports to its distribution in the past year.

14th April 2016

SMP now available in 56 countries

14th April 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

If all goes to plan, 2016 will be the year the bunker industry gets some much-needed clarity about its medium-term future, writes Thomas Roller, managing director, Bomin Bunker Holding.

14th April 2016

Bunker market poised for radical change

14th April 2016

LNG

LNG

China’s strategy to develop the market for LNG as marine fuel may begin with smaller, inland vessels. But its ambitions are anything but, Dr Gan Shaowei, director of LNG at China Classification…

14th April 2016

China starts small

14th April 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The new Oceana shipyard in Itajai, Brazil has successfully delivered its very first newbuild, a platform supply vessel of the PX105 design from Ulstein Group.

13th April 2016

Oceana yard’s first newbuild delivered

13th April 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine (MHI-MME) has renewed its license agreement with Kobe Diesel and Akasaka Diesels for the Mitsubishi UE Engine.

13th April 2016

License agreement renewal for Mitsubishi UE Engine

13th April 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new waste heat recovery system developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Calnetix Technologies has been installed on Maersk Line vessel ‘Arnold Maersk’.

13th April 2016

Maersk installs Hydrocurrent waste heat recovery

13th April 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The latest entrant to the Japanese-controlled vehicle carrier fleet hosts a considerable and innovative combination of energy-saving technologies and measures, writes David Tinsley.

13th April 2016

K Line gives first form to ‘Drive Green’ project

13th April 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Damen dredge pumps and valves are usually used for hopper dredgers or cutter suction dredgers, but more recently deliveries have been made for a more exotic purpose - remote operated deep sea…

12th April 2016

Exotic uses for Damen dredge pumps

12th April 2016