News

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Wessels Reederei has signed a contract with Man Diesel & Turbo at the Europort exhibition for maritime technology.

9th November 2015

MAN contract for Wessels dual-fuel conversion

9th November 2015

LNG

LNG

ABS has issued the first LNG-ready approval to a product tanker in accordance with its Guide for LNG Fuel Ready Vessels.

6th November 2015

ABS declares Crowley-Aker tankers LNG ready

6th November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Corvus Energy has announced an investment from Statoil Technology Invest for the development of its lithium ion energy storage systems (ESS) for the offshore oil and gas industry.

5th November 2015

Corvus battery technology receives Statoil investment

5th November 2015

LNG

LNG

A second LNG-powered Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) named ‘Harvey Power’ has gone into operation in the Gulf of Mexico, US.

5th November 2015

Second Harvey LNG OSV begins operations

5th November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Brands under the newly named RH Marine Group will be given increased accountability and responsibility, while new owners Parcom Capital and Pon Holdings will bring fresh investment in new technologies.

5th November 2015

Imtech Marine rebranded under new owners

5th November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

De Nora Water Technologies has been awarded a contract to provide its Balpure ballast water management system (BWMS) to one of North America’s major oil tanker operators.

4th November 2015

Multiple BWMS retrofits for De Nora

4th November 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has opened a new state-of-the-art steel structure fabrication workshop to meet its steel fabrication needs into the future.

4th November 2015

New Sembcorp fabrication workshop

4th November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), a leading designer of design of membrane containment systems for the transportation and storage of LNG, is launching a new boil-off gas monitoring system called LNG Advisor.

3rd November 2015

GTT launches LNG cargo monitoring tool

3rd November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval has introduced a new streamlined version of its exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) water treatment system for EGR engineers operating with low-sulphur fuel.

3rd November 2015

Alfa Laval launches small-footprint EGR

3rd November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2015 and 2016, according to the latest survey by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.

2nd November 2015

Ship operating costs set to increase

2nd November 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding has received an order from Astomos Energy Cooperation for a large liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier.

2nd November 2015

MHI wins large LPG carrier order

2nd November 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in China for a package of advanced ship equipment to equip a new 124m long dive support vessel (DSV).

2nd November 2015

Rolls-Royce to power dive support vessel

2nd November 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has taken a major step in its Chinese engine building business with the start of construction for the new CSSC Wärtsilä Engine (CWEC) factory in Lingang, Shanghai.

2nd November 2015

Wärtsilä advances Chinese joint venture

2nd November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) and Cryovision have together completed their first installation of an innovative sloshing monitoring system, the SloShield, which is designed to monitor impacts caused by the sloshing of liquid…

29th October 2015

GTT and Cryovision install sloshing prevention system

29th October 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

GTT, CMA CGM and DNV GL have released a technical and feasibility study for a new mega box ship – the Piston Engine Room Free Efficient Containership (PERFECt).

29th October 2015

Turbine-powered containership study

29th October 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The first electronically-controlled, gas-injection M-type engines (ME-GI) from MAN Diesel & Turbo have entered service onboard Qatari LNG partnership Nakilat’s Q-max vessel ‘Rasheeda’.

28th October 2015

First MAN ME-GI engines enter service

28th October 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shipowners, ship builders and classification societies addressed key issues in the industry at the annual Tripartite meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

28th October 2015

Industry stakeholder meeting addresses key issues

28th October 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The antifouling substance Selektope has been signed off by the European Commission coinciding with its first commercial application in Asia.

28th October 2015

Market acceptance for Selektope

28th October 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The keel for the lead ship in a series of six 42,000dwt Arctic shuttle tankers, three of which were ordered by Sovcomflot, was laid at Samsung Heavy Industries on 26 October.

28th October 2015

Construction begins on Arctic tanker series

28th October 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Netherlands-based power supply specialist DBR has made its entry into the cruise market with orders for two vessels being upgraded at a Dutch shipyard.

28th October 2015

DBR enters cruise vessel genset market

28th October 2015