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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A ‘mini symposium’ is being held at this year’s Europort that could help operators reduce operational costs and emission levels.

25th February 2015

Emissions symposium at Europort

25th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK P&I Club has warned its members not to delay in ensuring they comply with the new strict ballast water management controls coming into force.

25th February 2015

Ballast water compliance warning

25th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Coldharbour Marine’s GLD optimised in-tank Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has obtained type approval from the UK’s Marine and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) under IMO resolution MEPC 174 (58).

24th February 2015

Type approval for Coldharbour Marine BWM

24th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is enhancing its partnership with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) to offer sea-going engineers further support.

24th February 2015

IMarEST to support seafarer development

24th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The shipping industry initiative promoting robust enforcement of marine sulphur regulations is inviting representatives from national and European authorities and NGOs to an event discussing how effective enforcement can be achieved.

24th February 2015

Trident Alliance hosts sulphur enforcement meeting

24th February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new Rolls-Royce anchor recovery frame (ARF) with a wider operating range will receive first use onboard six Maersk Supply Service anchor handlers, under a deck machinery contract awarded in December.

24th February 2015

Maersk debuts new anchor recovery frame

24th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Thriving Germany-based group Nordic Yards has named two multi-purpose ice-breaking rescue and salvage ships for Russian owners describing their construction as “demanding”, reports Tom Todd.

24th February 2015

Rescue ships extend Nordic Yards offer

24th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a gas management system that it says can reliquefy 100% of the boil-off gas (BOG) from a LNG membrane containment tank to use as fuel for LNG…

24th February 2015

Hyundai develops 100% LNG reliquefaction

24th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A five-point plan to stimulate growth in the EU shipbuilding industry has been proposed by Portuguese Member of European Parliament João Ferreira.

24th February 2015

EU shipbuilding ‘must resume’, says MEP

24th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Of the three solutions to the emission control area fuel sulphur limit question – distillate fuel, exhaust gas cleaning and LNG – the favoured option for ships spending all, or most, of…

24th February 2015

Brittany begins scrubber roll-out

24th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB Group company, Amarcon, has been chosen to deliver SEEMP-compliant OCTOPUS-Onboard fuel monitoring systems for 12 Handysize bulk carriers being built for Pioneer Marine Inc.

23rd February 2015

Amarcon to deliver fuel efficiency boost

23rd February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany-based shipbuilder Nordic Yards has unveiled plans to set up a new facility in Russia, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

23rd February 2015

Nordic Yards eyes new site in Russia

23rd February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The second Danish Maritime Fair will be held on 6-8 October, with exhibition space increasing by 40% for the 2015 event.

23rd February 2015

Danish Maritime Fair announces 2015 dates

23rd February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

BIMCO says it has been advised by its members over the risk of paraffin wax forming in Low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil (LSMGO) because of current low temperatures.

23rd February 2015

Paraffin wax risk to operators

23rd February 2015

LNG

LNG

The first edition of ‘LNG Bunkering – Safety Guidelines’ has been released with the aim of providing the bunkering industry with best practices to ensure gas-fuelled ships are re-fuelled safely and reliably.

20th February 2015

SGMF releases LNG Bunkering guidelines

20th February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Recent proposals by Russia’s leading oil suppliers to impose excise duty on marine distillate fuel could leave the country facing a shortage of low-sulphur marine fuel, Eugene Gerden reports.

20th February 2015

Russia considers MGO excise duty

20th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ClassNK is to extend its condition-based engine monitoring system ClassNK CMAXS eGICSX to Mitsui-Makita MAN B&W main engines.

20th February 2015

ClassNK monitoring system for Makita MAN engines

20th February 2015

REGULATION

REGULATION

DNV GL has certified German maritime services providers Liberty One and Handelshaus Bremen under ISO 9001 and 14001 for their quality and environment management systems.

20th February 2015

ISO certificates for German service providers

20th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce will partner with Spanish energy company Gas Natural Fenosa to develop and install a pure-gas Bergen engine for Baleària-operated ferry ‘Abel Mutates’.

20th February 2015

Rolls-Royce develops gas engine for Baleària

20th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The French port of Marseille Fos will re-open its giant Drydock 10 ship repair facility in the autumn to cash in the repair market for the latest generation cruise vessels operating in…

19th February 2015

French ship repair facility to reopen

19th February 2015