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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

‘Maersk Connector’, although starting from Damen’s 8500 offshore carrier base vessel, has incorporated a number of interesting changes – not least that it’s going to settle down on its bottom writes Stevie…

21st March 2016

Sitting down on the job

21st March 2016

OPINION

OPINION

Ann Rigmor Nerheim of Rolls-Royce was not, she admits, looking to get involved with the marine industry. But by 2013 the marine industry had begun to look for her.

21st March 2016

Ann Rigmor Nerheim: All about the pressure

21st March 2016

OPINION

OPINION

Reorganisation of shipbuilding in the UK was the main story in ‘The Motor Ship’, April 1966. The Geddes Report recommended a “fresh start for British shipbuilding”, to be achieved through regrouping the…

21st March 2016

A new start for UK yards

21st March 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

One of Maersk Line’s longest container vessels has recently departed from Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSBr).

17th March 2016

Emma Mærsk calls at Damen Shiprepair Brest

17th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Optimarin has signed a fleet agreement with UK-based Carisbrooke for its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS).

16th March 2016

Optimarin wins fleet agreement with Carisbrooke

16th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

International classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has significantly reduced structural computational and verification times through the use of a 3D model which can link directly to BV’s VeriSTAR suite of calculation tools.

16th March 2016

BV slashes design review times

16th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

US engine manufacturer Cummins is aiming to take market share from medium-speed marine engines with the launch of its most powerful high-speed engine so far.

16th March 2016

Cummins takes aim at medium speed market

16th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first G50 ethane-fuelled two stroke engine, destined for a 36,000m3 liquified ethane gas (LEG) carrier under construction for Hartmann Reederei, has passed type approval tests.

15th March 2016

Ethane-fuelled engine milestone for MAN

15th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has announced that it will launch its new WTT-40 transverse thruster at the Seatrade Cruise Global convention in Fort Lauderdale, USA.

15th March 2016

New transverse thruster from Wärtsilä

15th March 2016

LNG

LNG

Japanese engineering company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., has completed delivery of the AIDAprima, the first of two LNG-powered cruise ships being built for AIDA Cruises at MHI’s Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works.

15th March 2016

MHI delivers new-generation cruise ship

15th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo has extended its licensing agreement with Japanese engine manufacturer JFE in a bid to extend its reach in Japan’s ferry market.

15th March 2016

MAN Diesel aims for Japanese ferry market

15th March 2016

LNG

LNG

UK-based GTT Training, a subsidiary of GTT, the specialist liquefied natural gas (LNG) training and simulation provider, has announced the award of a first contract to supply its simulator software to US…

14th March 2016

GTT to supply L-3 DPA and Chevron with LNG simulator

14th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä is to supply a broad range of propulsion, electrical and automation equipment to two cvessels under construction for Seabourn Cruise Line by Fincanteri.

11th March 2016

Wärtsilä solutions for new Seabourn vessels

11th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

AkzoNobel has added cruise ship vessels to the new version of its ‘big data’ tool for calculating return on investment for coatings, Intertrac Vision.

11th March 2016

AkzoNobel adds cruise ships to coating ROI tool

11th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is to supply Unitor multi-gas detectors to 70 vessels – including 20 newbuilds by 2018 – owned by COSCO Container Lines Co’s (COSCON).

11th March 2016

WSS gas detection for COSCON vessels

11th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Trade association Interferry has produced operational best practice guidance for fire safety on ro-ro vehicle decks in response to a string of at least seven serious fires on ro-pax vessels in Europe…

11th March 2016

Interferry issues ro-ro fire safety guidance

11th March 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Klüber has launched an environmentally acceptable lubricant for open gears, compliant with the US Vessel General Permit.

11th March 2016

Klüber launches environmentally acceptable lubricant

11th March 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A retrofit project paid for jointly by ship owner Hammonia and charterer Intermarine is expected to reduce fuel consumption by 25% across three vessels.

11th March 2016

Innovative retrofit project slashes fuel consumption

11th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Verifavia has fully certified SetelHellas’ SeeMBox-V MRV Solution against the EU Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation requirements.

11th March 2016

SeeMBox-V MRV Solution certified by Verifavia

11th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co, with support from Lloyd’s Register, has created tanker designs offering reduced ballast water requirements to minimise the difficulties of operating in silt-laden China’s silt-laden ports.

11th March 2016

Dalian Shipbuilding designs reduced ballast tankers

11th March 2016