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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Finland-based waste management systems provider, Evac, has developed a new briquetting technology said to reduce ships’ waste volume by a factor of 10.

13th July 2015

Evac develops waste briquetting technology

13th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Increasing demand from the shipping industry for Total’s marine lubricants in the Asia-Pacific region has seen the company open its largest lubricant blending plant in Singapore.

13th July 2015

Total Lubmarine opens Singapore blending plant

13th July 2015

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) has reviewed and updated some of its ECDIS Standards to reflect lessons learned from earlier reports of unexpected chart behaviour in some ECDIS.

10th July 2015

IHO updates ECDIS standards

10th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has received DNV-GL certification for three of its latest engine room simulator models, designed to provide in-depth training on its K-Sim Engine simulator platform.

10th July 2015

Approval for engine room simulators

10th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Leading classification society, ABS, has been selected to class 11 ultra-large containerships (ULCs) for Maersk Line.

9th July 2015

ABS classing for Maersk ULCs

9th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US-based PPG Protective and Marine Coatings has unveiled a new range of high performance, antifoulings suitable for a variety of operating conditions.

9th July 2015

PPG launches new antifouling range

9th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Danish port of Hirtshals is to open the country’s first LNG production facility in partnership with Fjord Line, in a move that will further boost the spread of gas-fuelled shipping in…

8th July 2015

Fjord Lines plans LNG production facility

8th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Korean Register (KR) has adapted its SeaTrust-HullScan software package in response to the upcoming Harmonised Common Structural Rules (CSR-H).

8th July 2015

Korean Register software adapted for CSR

8th July 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Hapag-Lloyds is to refit 24 of its biggest vessels with bulbous bows by the end of the year, including some brought into service just last year.

8th July 2015

Bulbous bow refits for Hapag-Lloyd

8th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and GE Aviation and Marine have jointly developed the first LNG carrier to be powered by gas turbine, and are working towards the first application on large containerships.

8th July 2015

Partners develop LNG carrier propulsion first

8th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A new fishing vessel being built by Simek AS in Norway will feature an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion solution including main engine, controllable pitch propeller and gearbox.

7th July 2015

Wärtsilä propulsion for new Scottish fishing vessel

7th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply four of its lattice boom cranes (LBC) for Merkers Offshore’s two offshore maintenance lifeboats currently under construction at Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industries in China.

7th July 2015

MacGregor order for offshore boom crane

7th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The director of Fincanteri’s Monfalcone yard faces investigations over environmental violations as authorities release parts of the yard seized under an ongoing probe into unauthorised waste management.

6th July 2015

Fresh investigations as Fincanteri yard released

6th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Filtersafe is expanding its range of self-cleaning ballast water filtration systems with a new ‘Compact’, designed specifically for use in vessels with limited space or for retrofit installations.

6th July 2015

Filtersafe introduces BWMS compact filter range

6th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A major cross-industry initiative led by Wärtsilä, MAN Diesel & Turbo and Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has been launched to develop basic technologies for use in two- and four-stroke marine engines.

6th July 2015

Engine makers collaborate in milestone project

6th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Investment in icebreaking research ships is gathering pace, prompted by the need to provide higher-performance replacements for long-serving vessels, and also by mounting strategic interest in a polar presence. David Tinsley reports.

6th July 2015

A new age of polar research

6th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is to participate in a €6.6 million research project to develop ship technologies that could pave the way for autonomous vessels.

6th July 2015

Rolls-Royce in autonomous ship project

6th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dubai-based Drydocks World has completed construction of an 11,000-tonne turret mooring system, designed to allow safe operation in extreme conditions for Shell’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel ‘Prelude’.

6th July 2015

Drydocks World completes world’s largest turret

6th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The 38,762dwt geared handysize carrier ‘True Love’ has provided the Green Dolphin concept with its seagoing debut - leading a robust and exceptionally economical new generation of versatile ‘workhorses’ for multifarious bulk…

6th July 2015

Flexible new breed raises handysize bar

6th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany’s biggest shipyard Meyer Werft has agreed to put on ice until September its plans to relocate its business headquarters to Luxembourg to allow talks with authorities on the controversial move, reports…

3rd July 2015

Meyer relocation plan on ice amid protests

3rd July 2015