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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Spanish ferry operator, Baleària, is now part of AkzoNobel’s carbon credits programme, which financially rewards ship owners by enabling them to generate income form reduced CO2 emissions.

27th April 2015

Baleària joins AkzoNobel carbon scheme

27th April 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply a power and propulsion package for a high-end ice-class multi-purpose vessel under construction at Keppel Singmarine for Singaporean ship owner New Orient Marine Pte Ltd.

27th April 2015

Rolls-Royce power for ice-class MPV

27th April 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wärtsilä has launched a new anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel design, focused on efficiency, low fuel consumption and a reduced environmental impact.

24th April 2015

Wärtsilä unveils new AHTS design

24th April 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel and Turbo has reached a major milestone after it received award in principle for its SCR system for the entire medium-speed engine portfolio fulfilling IMO Tier III regulations by the…

23rd April 2015

First approval for MAN Tier III SCR

23rd April 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kleven Verft has delivered build number 371, ‘Olympic Bibby’, to its Norwegian owner, Olympic Shipping.

22nd April 2015

Kleven Verft delivers ‘Olympic Bibby’

22nd April 2015

LNG

LNG

‘Isla Bella’, said to be the world’s first LNG-powered containership has been launched by owner TOTE.

21st April 2015

World’s ‘first’ LNG containership launched

21st April 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new eco-friendly maritime transport concept, the Cargo Ferry project, has been unveiled by DNV GL and presented through Nor Lines new LNG-fuelled ship, M/S Kvitbjørn.

20th April 2015

Transport moves from road to sea with Cargo Ferry

20th April 2015

LNG

LNG

Nor Lines’ Kvitbjørn’ has become the world’s first vessel to operate between Asia and Europe running solely on LNG and propelled by a Rolls-Royce pure gas engine.

17th April 2015

Kvitbjørn completes longest LNG-fuelled voyage

17th April 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has developed new digital identification technology that helps to improve component traceability and it is in the process of implementing it.

16th April 2015

Digital authentication for Wärtsilä components

16th April 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A 320,000 tonne ore-bulk-oil (OBO) carrier has been converted to a very large crude carrier (VLCC) with help from IACS member class society, Korean Register (KR).

16th April 2015

KR helps with VLCC conversion

16th April 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Finnish companies WE Tech and The Switch are partnering to provide energy saving solutions for large ships based on permanent magnet shaft generators and variable frequency drive technology, says Bill Thomson.

16th April 2015

Permanent magnets unlock efficiency

16th April 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

An innovative hull form as well as air lift and air lubrication technologies are being combined in a high-speed container ship project that stakeholders hope will allow them to compete with air…

15th April 2015

Container shipping takes to the air

15th April 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has signed a five year technical management agreement with Golar Management Oslo for delivery of services to Golar LNG – a leading global independent owner and operator of LNG carriers.

15th April 2015

Wärtsilä service for Golar LNG fleet

15th April 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DuPont Sustainable Solutions is to supply its marine scrubber systems for two Condor ferries, enabling them to meet all IMO Annex VI sulphur requirements.

15th April 2015

DuPont nets Condor scrubber contract

15th April 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society ClassNK has opened a new survey office in Cadiz, Spain.

15th April 2015

ClassNK opens Cadiz survey office

15th April 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

AIDA is to roll out ABB’s energy monitoring and management system (EMMA) across its entire 10-strong cruise ship fleet, with six vessels already using the software to aid energy cost optimisation.

15th April 2015

AIDA opts for ABB efficiency tool

15th April 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Diesel power engineering company Royston has introduced a new version of its Enginei fuel management system.

14th April 2015

Royston upgrades fuel management system

14th April 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ME Production subsidiary Marine Exhaust Technology has completed the basic stage of a scrubber retrofit onboard DFDS vessel ‘Ark Dania’, the first of two of the operator’s vessels to install ME scrubbers.

14th April 2015

DFDS opts for scrubber on ‘Ark Dania’

14th April 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Icebreaking rescue vessel Baltika, developed by Aker Arctic, has completed ice trials testing its unique asymmetric hull, which allows the ship to break ice sideways to create wide channels.

14th April 2015

Ice trial success for oblique icebreaker

14th April 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As the largest vessel designed exclusively for the UK cruise market, the 144,000gt ‘Britannia’ marries a bespoke style and image with an impressive technological standard, writes David Tinsley.

14th April 2015

Britannia bolsters UK cruise fleet

14th April 2015