News

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä’s recently introduced 31 engine has been selected to power a state-of-the-art new generation icebreaker currently under construction at the PJSC Vyborg Shipyard.

14th October 2015

Wärtsilä 31 engines for high-tech icebreaker

14th October 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Voyager Fishing Company, based in Northern Ireland, have ordered a new trawler/purse seiner vessel installed with a MAN 32/44CR engine.

14th October 2015

MAN engine ordered for fishing vessel

14th October 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

France-based Bio-UV is to supply three of its Bio-Sea ballast water management systems (BWMS) for CMA CGM’s largest container vessels.

14th October 2015

CMA CGM selects Bio-Sea BWMS

14th October 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Deltamarin Ltd and Brevik Technology AS have joined forces to develop a multigas carrier design which the companies claim will change the nature of the industry.

13th October 2015

New multigas carrier design launched

13th October 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

British shipyard Cammell Laird shipyard has beaten off global competition to secure the build for a new £200 million polar research ship.

13th October 2015

Polar research ship build

13th October 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Norwegian Cruise Lines’ ‘Norwegian Epic’ is undergoing a refit and maintenance programme at Damen Shiprepair Brest’s drydock.

13th October 2015

Norwegian cruise vessel for Damen drydock

13th October 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Leading Japanese classification society, ClassNK, has started verification tests of its next-generation condition-based engine monitoring system, the CMAXS e-GICSX, onboard a Mitsui O.S.K. Line (MOL) vessel.

12th October 2015

Condition-based engine monitoring

12th October 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Lubricants has received approval for its 100BN cylinder oil, Taro Special HT 100, to be used in Winterthur Gas and Diesel Ltd’s engine range.

12th October 2015

Chevron cylinder oil gets Winterthur approval

12th October 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Macgregor is further stamping its mark in the far east with its two latest contracts for deck equipment.

8th October 2015

MacGregor deck equipment orders

8th October 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has taken over Dutch repair yard D. van de Wetering in Rotterdam in order to further improve the quality of service for its customers.

7th October 2015

Damen acquires Dutch repair yard

7th October 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A 195m general bulk vessel has become the first Panamax-size vessel to visit Elgin Brown and Hamers (EBH) new floating dock in Walvis Bay, Namibia - marking a major milestone for the…

7th October 2015

Namibia hits Panamax milestone

7th October 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GAC EnvironHull is responding to growing demand with a new operational base in Valencia, which will enable it to offer eco-friendly, diver-free hull cleaning solutions at ports in Spain.

6th October 2015

GAC targets hull cleaning in Spain

6th October 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

BIO-SEA has won a new contract with France’s Piriou shipyards to supply the French national marine vessel B2M with a BIO-SEA100 skid version system.

6th October 2015

BIO-SEA contract with Piriou

6th October 2015

LNG

LNG

Becker Marine Systems LNG hybrid barge concept is making its way to Rotterdam, where it will be used to support cruise ships and help reduce emissions.

6th October 2015

Next chapter for Becker’s LNG barge

6th October 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the first ME-GI engine in Japan recently took place at the Tamano Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES).

5th October 2015

Japans first ME-GI

5th October 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Changes are being made to monitoring rules for seawater-lubricated propeller shafts in line with the rules governing the inspection and withdrawal of oil-lubricated stern tube systems.

5th October 2015

Changes to shaft-bearing monitoring rules

5th October 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Norwegian ship owner Odfjell is embarking on an upgrade plan that it believes will give it one of the world’s most energy-efficient chemical tanker fleets, following a successful first installation on ‘Bow…

2nd October 2015

Odfjell extends propulsion upgrade plan

2nd October 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Ship operating costs declined by an average of 0.8% last year, with reduced lubrication costs and lower spend on repair and maintenance among key factors, according to the 2015 edition of Moore…

2nd October 2015

Operating costs continue fall in 2014

2nd October 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maersk Line has placed an order for waste heat recovery systems from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), to be fitted on 11 mega-container carriers under construction by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

2nd October 2015

Maersk orders MHI waste heat recovery systems

2nd October 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Systems integration expert, Alewijnse Marine Systems, and international dredging and marine contractor, Van Oord, have signed a long-term service level agreement for the cable-laying vessels ‘Nexus’ and ‘HAM601’.

1st October 2015

Alewijnse secures Van Oord service contract

1st October 2015