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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

UK-based trade union for maritime professionals Nautilus International has released details of a vessel detained in port, and which has been described as a ‘Mickey Mouse operation’.

14th November 2013

“One of the worst examples of substandard shipping”

14th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norway’s Clean Marine is to supply its exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) for a very large gas carrier (CLGC) being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Dorian LPG.

14th November 2013

HHI orders Clean Marine systems

14th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rosneft, Sovcomflot and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new shipbuilding and industrial cluster in Russia’s Far East.

14th November 2013

New Russian shipbuilding cluster MoU

14th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has been contracted by TT-Line, the German-Swedish ferry operator, to retrofit an exhaust gas cleaning system to its Ro-Pax vessel, the ‘M/S Robin Hood’ as part of TT-Lines Green Ship strategy.

13th November 2013

Wärtsilä exhaust gas system retrofit

13th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BIO-UV, the French ballast water treatment systems manufacturer, has won a contract for six BIO-SEA100 systems from a Spanish shipyard.

13th November 2013

Ballast water system sales for BIO-UV

13th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the fourth platform supply vessel (PSV) in a series of six to Norway’s World Wide Supply.

13th November 2013

World Wide delivery

13th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

China’s New Times Shipbuilding is to build eight 33,000 tonne stainless-steel chemical tankers for JO Tankers – an order estimated to be worth around US$320m.

12th November 2013

JO Tankers places largest ever order

12th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the NEC Corporation are collaborating in the development of an energy demand forecast system for ships to enable energy savings for operators and increased environmental efficiency.

12th November 2013

New energy demand forecast system

12th November 2013

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä has announced that it has successfully conducted full scale testing of its low-speed two-stroke dual-fuel engine running on LNG as fuel.

12th November 2013

Wärtsilä launches gas-fuelled two-stroke to the market

12th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is to build two 3,600 teu containerships for Matson Navigation Company – an order with a total value of US$418m.

11th November 2013

Aker wins US$418m containership order

11th November 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Gas turbines, after a quiet period, could be making a return to ship propulsion, according to Jeremy W Barnes, commercial marine marketing director of GE Marine.

11th November 2013

Gas turbines ready for merchant sector revival

11th November 2013

LNG

LNG

The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a total of US$1.4m funding for two projects supporting the increased use of alternative fuels and technology in the maritime industry.

11th November 2013

MARAD to invest US$1.4m in LNG projects

11th November 2013

LNG

LNG

MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced an order for two 7S90ME-GI two-stroke dual fuel engines, capable of running on LNG or HFO/MDO, and which the company says are the largest-ever dual fuel…

11th November 2013

Highest power dual-fuel engines on order

11th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

After a false start when it became a port of refuge for a fire-struck containership in September, DP Worlds London Gateway has today welcomed its first scheduled ship.

8th November 2013

London Gateway open for business

8th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Vard Holdings is to build a survey vessel for Kazakhstan’s Circle Maritime Invest JSC (CMI) as part of a NOK 55m (US$8.94m) contract.

8th November 2013

Vard survey vessel for Kazakhstan

8th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

‘Mein Schiff 3’, an environmentally friendly cruise ship being built for TUI Cruises, has been floated out at STX Turku Shipyard.

8th November 2013

Cruise launch at STX Turku

8th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bibby Ship Management Group has announced the acquisition of Murray Fenton (India) Surveyors Limited.

8th November 2013

Bibby Ship Management acquires Murray Fenton (India)

8th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A Dutch company, RRIsis, says that its intelligent fuel monitoring system can help cut fuel consumption and emissions without increasing the workload onboard.

8th November 2013

Data logging system simplifies fuel savings

8th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

PSM Instrumentation is flying the flag for robust and reliable PSM level transmitters to replace older obsolete technology for level measurement such as bubbler systems.

6th November 2013

Reliable PSM level transmitters

6th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Schottel of Germany has announced that for its revamped Navigator (Nav) propulsion unit, it will be partnering with Dutch company Topec.

6th November 2013

Schottel launches new Navigator with Dutch partner

6th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cargotec’s MacGregor business has completed the acquisition of Hatlapa in a transaction valued at approximately €160m.

6th November 2013

MacGregor completes Hatlapa acquisition

6th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shell Marine Lubricants is introducing two new products to the Shell Alexia range of cylinder oils for large high-performance two-stroke marine engines.

5th November 2013

Two new high base number cylinder oils from Shell

5th November 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian company MMC Green Technology says that its ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has achieved 28 orders so far and has received approval from DNV as well as being AMS certified for…

5th November 2013

Norwegian BWTS successes

5th November 2013