News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hyde Marine has been awarded with another retrofit contract for Hyde GUARDIAN Gold Ballast Water Treatment systems by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL).

17th November 2015

Seven ship RCL deal for Hyde Marine

17th November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ballast water treatment (BTW) specialists Optimarin looks set to be USCG approved in 2016 after meeting USCG marine water requirements.

16th November 2015

Optimarin claims lead in USGC approval

16th November 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Viking Ocean Cruises and Fincantieri have signed an agreement for the construction of two newbuild additional cruise ships.

16th November 2015

Fincantieri to build Viking pair

16th November 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Gibraltan shipyard Gibdock is to retrofit exhaust gas scrubbers for five vessels operated by ship management major Norbulk Shipping and owned by global shipping group Vroon.

16th November 2015

Gibdock in Norbulk exhaust scrubber project

16th November 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Singapore-based yard group Sembcorp Marine has completed concurrent upgrades of cruise vessels ‘Pacific Eden’ and ‘Pacific Aria’, taking its total cruise upgrades in 2015 to 12.

16th November 2015

Sembcorp Marine completes P&O Cruises upgrades

16th November 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Singapore-based yard group Sembcorp Marine has completed concurrent upgrades of cruise vessels ‘Pacific Eden’ and ‘Pacific Aria’, taking its total cruise upgrades in 2015 to 12.

16th November 2015

Sembcorp Marine completes P&O Cruises upgrades

16th November 2015

REGULATION

REGULATION

DFDS Seaways, Euronav Ship Management, NEDA Maritime Agency, Seaspan Ship Management and Synergy Maritime have appointed emissions verification specialist Verifavia Shipping to perform pre-verification gap analyses of the companies’ compliance with the…

15th November 2015

Verifavia helps owners address MRV readiness

15th November 2015

REGULATION

REGULATION

Trade association Interferry is leading a correspondence group tasked with recommending sector-specific metrics for ro-pax vessels under EU legislation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide emissions from ships.

15th November 2015

Interferry heads MRV ro-pax metrics group

15th November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Three US patents recently awarded to Calnetix Technologies could find use in marine applications, the company has confirmed to The Motorship.

15th November 2015

Calnetix patents to find marine applications

15th November 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

South Korean engine builder Doosan Engine has successfully factory tested a 103,000hp MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 two-stroke engine, the most powerful MAN engine ever built.

15th November 2015

Most powerful MAN engine leaves testbed

15th November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new wooden toy launched by French shipping line CMA CGM, My First Container Ship, is set to bring out the shipping magnate in children - and the inner child in all…

13th November 2015

My first container ship

13th November 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

After 30 years’ service, Atlantic Container Line’s G3 con-ros are being replaced by the innovative G4 generation. David Tinsely reports.

13th November 2015

World’s largest con-ro set for debut

13th November 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Stena Rederi is to convert a second engine in its ground-breaking methanol fuelled ro-pax Stena Germanica, with the installation to be completed next month.

13th November 2015

Second methanol engine for Stena Germanica

13th November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding (WWH) has reported a 7% decline in top line, mainly driven by weaker performance in the group’s shipping activities.

12th November 2015

Wilhelmsen top line down

12th November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Maritime simulator developer VSTEP has received a DNV-GL accreditation for its new generation of GMDSS simulators.

12th November 2015

DNV cert for simulators

12th November 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Vard Holdings Limited has announced that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one offshore vessel for an undisclosed international customer.

11th November 2015

Vard announces new investment and contract

11th November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Heat Exchanger division of GEA Group will now operate under the new name of Kelvion.

10th November 2015

Heat Exchanger GEA changes to Kelvion

10th November 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Becker Marine Systems, a leader in high-performance rudders and energy saving manoeuvring technology, is establishing itself as a competent partner on the Chinese market and now it’s looking to go even further.

10th November 2015

Breaking further into China

10th November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The first day of the Gas Fuelled Ships LIVE blog kicks off today from the Conference taking place in Hamburg, follow the blog to make sure you don’t miss any of the…

10th November 2015

LIVE BLOG: Gas Fuelled Ships Conference

10th November 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Shipowner Anthony Veder has worked with Cat dealer Bolier to complete what it calls the industry’s first in-hull retrofit—saving considerable time and money in the process.

9th November 2015

Cat Marine completes in-hull dual-fuel conversion

9th November 2015