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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society ClassNK has announced that it has released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships.

18th January 2016

ClassNK publishes amended rules

18th January 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The latest Azipod XO podded propulsion has recently departed from the ABB factory in Helsinki.

14th January 2016

ABB propulsion for Meyer Werft newbuilds

14th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Parker Kittiwake Procal, part of the Parker Hannifin Corporation, has launched the new Procal 1200M data gathering system and control unit.

12th January 2016

Parker Kittiwake introduces ECA data gathering

12th January 2016

LNG

LNG

Balancing chill, pressure and business demands is no easy task for those designing LNG fuel tanks and bunkering vessels, reports Stevie Knight.

12th January 2016

Finding the balance

12th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The European Commission has provided €10 million towards five maritime technology cooperation centres (MTCCs) to be established by the IMO in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.

12th January 2016

IMO technology centres receive crucial funding

12th January 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Class society Lloyd’s Register has introduced new design and construction standards for the use of low-flashpoint fuels with a new LFPF notation.

12th January 2016

Lloyd’s Register adds low-flashpoint notation

12th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cathelco has won a trio of orders to supply hull corrosion protection systems to FPSOs.

11th January 2016

Cathelco corrosion protection for FPSO trio

11th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Two dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers for Finnish owner ESL Shipping will be the first built to DNV GL’s new rules, released late last year.

11th January 2016

ESL bulkers first for DNV GL rules

11th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Jon Childs of GE Power Conversions admits he “has been on something of a crusade” to make nailing down the most effective electrical installation less painful. But it took a neat turn…

11th January 2016

Jon Childs: Out of the bottleneck

11th January 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Global shipbuilder and designer Vard has delivered a 7,000m3 full-pressurised LPG carrier to Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro), the first vessel to be completed at the group’s newest yard, Vard Promar near Recife.

11th January 2016

Vard Promar bears first fruit

11th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Langh Tech has acquired Deltamarin’s shares in scrubber and water treatment systems manufacturer DeltaLangh, taking full control of the company.

7th January 2016

Langh Tech takes control of DeltaLangh JV

7th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ABB has introduced a new self-learning motion compensation system designed by MJR Power and Automation, the X-Wave.

7th January 2016

ABB introduces smart motion compensation

7th January 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new partnership between Goodfuels, Wärtsilä and Boskalis is testing the next generation of marine biofuels with a view to enhancing the performance of more demanding, lower quality fuels. Stevie Knight reports.

7th January 2016

Biofuels: A force for good

7th January 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil has introduced the first independently accredited mass flow metering system (MFMS) in Hong Kong, following successful introduction of the system in Singapore.

7th January 2016

ExxonMobil brings mass flow metering to Hong Kong

7th January 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Late last year The Motorship reported in-depth on the first of Evergas’ Dragon-class ethane carriers. At the Gas Fuelled Ships conference in November 2015 Carlo Contessi, general manager, Wärtsilä Italia, revealed how…

6th January 2016

Embracing ethane

6th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Filter- and UV-based ballast water management system manufacturer Panasia has passed a crucial stage of testing for USCG type approval, without using the now-discounted Most Probable Number (MPN) method of sampling.

6th January 2016

Panasia BWMS steps towards US approval

6th January 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Hapag-Lloyd has provided an insight into the fuel-switching procedure on its 8,750 teu containership ‘Kuala Lumpur Express’, which changes between HFO and MDO four times each tour.

6th January 2016

Fuel switching on Hapag-Lloyd containerships

6th January 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Danish Maritime Authority have published an action plan for 2016 in order to try and strengthen enforcement of regulations on ships’ sulphur emissions.

6th January 2016

Danish authorities strengthen sulphur enforcement

6th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

German safety and control specialist Rembe has installed modified explosion prevention equipment on board AG Ems’ LNG-fuelled ferry Ostfriesland.

6th January 2016

Rembe modifies safety equipment for LNG engines

6th January 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Havyard Ship Technology has delivered its newbuild fish carrier, Namsos, to owner Norsk Fisketransport (NFT).

5th January 2016

Havyard wins live fish carrier order

5th January 2016