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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Gazprom Neft is expected to become a major supplier of marine lubrication oils to the Russian domestic shipping industry following the recent commissioning of a new production plant, writes Eugene Gerden.

15th April 2014

Gazprom opens new lubes plant in Russia

15th April 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Scotland’s ground-breaking, hybrid ferry project has been realised through the entry into west coast service of two double-enders incorporating a novel powering and propulsion concept, described by David Tinsley.

14th April 2014

Hebridean ferry puts down a new marker for hybrid technology

14th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

An agreement has been reached for amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) to address abandonment of seafarers and crew claims.

14th April 2014

Agreement reached on MLC amendments

14th April 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dr Raouf Kattan of Safinah and John Fletcher of Elcometer have prepared a paper discussing the pitfalls in assessing dry film thickness; Wendy Laursen summarises the findings.

14th April 2014

More clarity needed on dry film thickness

14th April 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Offshore vessels in all their complex variety, along with seasonal cruise ships, dominate an active repair and conversion scene in Germany this spring, reports Tom Todd.

14th April 2014

Offshore and cruise dominate spring repair

14th April 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven and Blohm & Voss Repair in Hamburg were reported in the running for two major conversions planned by Scandlines as The Motorship went to press, writes Tom Todd.

14th April 2014

Germans in running for conversions

14th April 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The heads of the two Petram Group shipyards in Bremerhaven’s Kaiserhafen, German Dry Docks (GDD) and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB), say their new repair alliance is paying off, reports Tom Todd.

14th April 2014

Repair alliance pays off

14th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

TGE Marine of Germany has announced two important recent contracts for its LNG ship fuel gas supply systems.

14th April 2014

Important contracts for TGE

14th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

IMO has concluded an agreement with the Bangladesh Government on improvements to safety and environmental standards in the Bangladeshi ship-recycling industry.

11th April 2014

IMO and Bangladesh collaborate to improve ship-recycling standards

11th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kongsberg Maritime is to deliver the latest version of its Engine Room Simulator (ERS), K-Sim Engine, to a new Applied Technology Facility at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) in New…

11th April 2014

Kongsberg simulator for NZ institute

11th April 2014

OPINION

OPINION

“Seafarers are more than just a commodity... I wanted a chance to prove that,” says Henrik Uth of the Survey Association, adding that the best thing an owner can do is make…

10th April 2014

Making the most of experience: Henrik Uth

10th April 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Field evidence from over 100 ships suggests that cathodic protection is having little effect on ballast tank condition. Elsyca has developed a model to help improve the situation, writes Wendy Laursen

10th April 2014

Researchers question the effectiveness of anodes in ballast tanks

10th April 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wendy Laursen describes two coating and cathodic protection systems which are being refined with the aim of improved practical efficiency and cost.

10th April 2014

New developments promise easier corrosion protection

10th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK Napa Green, the operational optimisation software developed by Napa and ClassNK, has been reported to have achieved a fuel efficiency improvement of 3.9% onboard a “K” Line container ship.

10th April 2014

“K” Line achieves nearly 4% fuel saving

10th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has reported an order for the delivery of an integrated propulsion solution for a new river vessel, representing the company’s first foray into the Paraguayan market.

10th April 2014

Wärtsilä enters Paraguayan market with tug order

10th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hans Jensen Lubricators and Hudong Heavy Machinery have reached agreement on a training collaboration.

10th April 2014

Hans Jensen and Hudong join forces for training

10th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply bulk versions of its cargo handling cranes for five Chinese shipyards.

10th April 2014

MacGregor cranes prove popular

10th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German company Avat Automation has launched a marine version of its combustion signal processor for gas-fuelled engines.

10th April 2014

Cylinder pressure processing for marine gas engines

10th April 2014

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A new waste heat recovery system from French company Enertime is said to promise flexibility for lower temperature heat sources, writes Wendy Laursen

10th April 2014

Organic Rankine Cycle heat recovery technology ready for ships

10th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL has announced a new position paper, dealing with what it describes as a new approach to ship energy efficiency methodology, based on ‘exergy’ rather than just energy management.

9th April 2014

Next-generation energy efficiency methodology from DNV GL

9th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The global shipping industry is concerned about “serious” implementation problems associated with the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, which governments chose to gloss over at the recent MEPC meeting.

9th April 2014

BWM Convention problems go unsolved

9th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Kawasaki Heavy Industries says that its L30KG engine has become the first Japanese-designed gas engine to obtain type approval from DNV.

8th April 2014

Japanese engine joins the marine LNG market

8th April 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) has issued a statement welcoming the recent MEPC 66 agreement to start analysing appropriate data collection methods for measures to enhance the energy efficiency of ships.

8th April 2014

Forum welcomes IMO progress on MRV

8th April 2014