News

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The European Union will invest €2 million to convert two Scandline ferries to diesel-electric propulsion, covering 20% of the total project cost.

19th February 2015

EU invests in Scandline conversions

19th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology is to supply the diesel-electric propulsion system and electrical system for a new 108m windfarm support vessel (WSV).

19th February 2015

Piet Brouwer wins WSV order

19th February 2015

LNG

LNG

Polish yard Remontowa has begun work on the first of three dual-fuel (LNG and ultra-low sulphur diesel) vessels for Canadian operator BC Ferries.

19th February 2015

Remontowa cuts steel on BC dual-fuel ferry

19th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to apply antifouling hull coatings from Jotun on several new and existing vessels after a pilot programme testing the coating’s impact on speed loss.

19th February 2015

MSC applies Jotun hull solutions

19th February 2015

REGULATION

REGULATION

ClassNK is to carry out joint research into preventing brittle fractures, aimed at improving safety standards for ultra-large container ships.

19th February 2015

ClassNK investigates brittle crack arrest design

19th February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is working on an IMO Tier III compliant scrubber system that it says will achieve lower equipment and operational costs than high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems.

19th February 2015

Mitsubishi makes progress on low-pressure EGR

19th February 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Two German LNG ship propulsion projects are running late but owners AG Ems say that is not a bad thing given the pioneering nature of the new technology, writes Tom Todd.

18th February 2015

German LNG ships delayed

18th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Offshore construction vessel ‘Viking Neptun’ has been delivered to Eidesvik Offshore, marking the delivery of Kleven Verft’s largest ever vessel.

18th February 2015

Kleven delivers largest ever vessel

18th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has won a contract from Stena to install the “first ever” in-line closed-loop scrubber system to two of its ro-ro ferries, helping the operator to achieve emissions compliance.

17th February 2015

“First ever” in-line closed-loop scrubber order

17th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas is to class two hybrid LNG ro-ro cargo ferries being built by Sedef yard for Canada’s Seaspan Ferries.

17th February 2015

BV to class Canadian hybrid ferries

17th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The US Coast Guard has detained more than 40 foreign flag vessels for water mist system deficiencies discovered during port state control inspections, according to a statutory alert from Lloyd’s Register.

17th February 2015

USCG detains ships on water mist failures

17th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden has completed fire risk assessments for the Stena Germanica, which will be returned to service as a methanol-powered ferry this year.

17th February 2015

Fire safety measures for methanol-fuelled ‘Germanica’

17th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaboratively promote research and development and innovation in ship technology.

16th February 2015

Ship technology collaboration

16th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Reports of off-spec fuel supply that failed to reach ECA sulphur requirements have been released by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) following notes of protest from Liberia and Cyprus.

16th February 2015

IMO highlights off-spec ECA fuel protests

16th February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lower oil prices have minimised the cost impact of tighter sulphur caps in Europe and North America ECAs, according to data gathered by Drewry Maritime Research.

16th February 2015

Cheap oil offsets sulphur regulation costs

16th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Private equity can offer crucial funding for required advances in marine technology, industry adviser Moore Stephens has argued.

16th February 2015

Funding needed for shipping innovation, adviser claims

16th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Odfjell will meet compliance deadlines for IMO’s Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) mandate after adopting e-navigation solutions from Navtor across its fleet.

16th February 2015

Odfjell adopts Navtor ECDIS solution

16th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Advanced LNG systems for inland waterways will be the focus of a new cooperation between Wärtsilä and Dutch cryogenic vaporizer company Cryonorm Systems.

16th February 2015

Wärtsilä and Cryonorm cooperate on LNG system

16th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As Royal Caribbean Cruises prepares to take delivery of Anthem of the Seas in April, David Tinsley takes a look at first-in-class sistership Quantum of the Seas, hailed as a major stride…

13th February 2015

Royal Caribbean’s quantum leap

13th February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

There are options beyond UV and electrochlorination for ballast water treatment systems, as Coldharbour Marines inert gas system shows. CEO Andrew Marshall discusses the thinking behind the technology, and the challenges any…

13th February 2015

Ballast water treatment: The third way

13th February 2015