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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new joint venture is being launched by German shipping consultancy, TECHNOLOG, and Maritime Risk Manage Co., Limited, to provide shipping consulting to the Chinese market

16th March 2015

Consultancy venture for Chinese market

16th March 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Spurred on by stricter sulphur regulations, Clipper has converted one HFO tank onboard six of its 30,000 dwt Trader-type bulk carriers to use greater volumes of low sulphur Marine Gas Oil (MGO)…

16th March 2015

Clipper carriers converted to be more sulphur friendly

16th March 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

GE Marine is to provide its propulsion technology for two new cruise liners being built by Fincantieri for MSC Crociere.

13th March 2015

GE to power MSC Crociere newbuilds

13th March 2015

LNG

LNG

Two new cargo ships with LNG propulsion go into northern European service soon and both are being followed by sister ships, reports Tom Todd.

13th March 2015

More new LNG ships go on stream

13th March 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Careful management is needed to avoid significant harm to engines when using ECA-compliant low-sulphur fuels, according to a white paper published by Wilhelmsen Ships Service.

13th March 2015

WSS warning over low-sulphur fuels

13th March 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil has launched ExxonMobil Premium Advanced Fuel Marine ECA 200 (AFME 200), expanding its range of specialist fuels for use within Emission Control Areas (ECA).

13th March 2015

ExxonMobil expands range of ECA fuels

13th March 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

More than 587 vessels are expected to be built in Southeast Asia this year, according to data from IHS Maritime & Trade.

13th March 2015

Southeast Asian shipbuilding gains momentum

13th March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Swiss ship manager Promar is looking to ramp up growth across West Africa’s offshore oil and gas sector after officially launching its latest vessel – the ‘Mamola Reliance’.

12th March 2015

Ramping up offshore growth

12th March 2015

LNG

LNG

Becker Marine Systems’ hybrid-power LNG barge ‘Hummel’ is to serve Hamburg’s cruise ship market after completing technical trials successfully.

12th March 2015

Becker barge to serve Hamburg LNG market

12th March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK engineering firm IPS Marine Fabrications has upgraded air-flow systems on a Stena Line ferry while it was sailing between the UK and Ireland.

11th March 2015

IPS mobile ferry upgrade

11th March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Deltamarin is to deliver more of its newest handysize bulk carriers from the B.Delta43 series, following the successful delivery of the first vessel in the series back in January.

11th March 2015

B.Delta designs in demand

11th March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Intelligent Engineering has supplied K-Line subsidiary TNKC with sandwich plate system (SPS) piracy protection doors for its nine bulk carriers, all of which operate in high risk areas.

11th March 2015

TNKC installs SPS anti-piracy doors

11th March 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Three new wetfish trawlers designed by Nautic for Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi will boast MAN Diesel & Turbo main engines and selective catalytic reduction (SCR), the Danish engine designer reports.

10th March 2015

MAN power and exhaust cleaning for trawlers

10th March 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Association of Classifications Societies (IACS) is analysing the report on the ‘MOL Comfort’ breakup, which reveals the problem could’ve been sea loads exceeding the hull girder strength.

10th March 2015

IACS acts on ‘MOL Comfort’ report

10th March 2015

LNG

LNG

Damen Shipyards first LNG-powered inland shipping tanker has just completed comprehensive tank testing of the new design at research institute MARIN, confirming the vessels efficiency.

10th March 2015

Damen EcoLiner efficiency

10th March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Norwegian marine publisher Nautisk is launching a compact, cheap and effective solution to the weight of frequently-updated printed material carried by vessels worldwide.

10th March 2015

Nautisk unveils digital publications tablet

10th March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Attempts to rejuvenate commercial shipbuilding in Russia proved ineffective last year as the sector’s share of the market slipped and military orders grew according to Russian analyst Infoline-Analytics, writes Eugene Gerden.

10th March 2015

Russian commercial shipbuilding declines in 2014

10th March 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä is teaming up with Clean Marine Energy Europe Ltd (CME) to provide a funding solution to help shipowners comply with sulphur emissions legislation through the use of exhaust gas cleaning technology.

9th March 2015

Scrubber finance solution for shipowners

9th March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

E-marine, a principal provider of submarine cable installation and repair solutions in the Middle East, has unveiled ambitious plans to expand its fleet of cable ships in 2015.

9th March 2015

Ambitious plans afoot for E-marine

9th March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Scandlines says it hopes to complete the conversion of its new ferry duo Berlin and Copenhagen “by the end of this year at the latest” ending a saga that began five years…

9th March 2015

End in sight for ferry conversion saga

9th March 2015