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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Danish shipping company Esvagt will receive the first of three windmill OSVs from Havyard Ship Technology’s Leirvik yard in Sogn today.

13th February 2015

Havyard delivers windmill OSV to Esvagt

13th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Extending ECAs in North America is among measures suggested in a new study forecasting marine emissions in the US Arctic to 2025, published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

13th February 2015

ICCT proposes expanding North America ECAs

13th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK has revamped its registration process, claiming to have halved the time it takes to deliver classification certificates.

13th February 2015

ClassNK streamlines classification process

13th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GEA Westfalia Separator Group has received class approval for its ballast water management system, the BallastMaster ultraV 250, from DNV GL.

12th February 2015

Ballast water system gets class approval

12th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The latest Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) confirms a high degree of polarisation between the best and worst flag states.

12th February 2015

ICS highlights best and worst flag states

12th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

GE Marine has delivered its IMO Tier III compliant V250 marine diesel engine to Norwegian ferry operator Bastø Fosen – one of its first Northern European customers.

12th February 2015

GE delivers first IMO Tier III compliant engine

12th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Brazilian ship owner CBO has ordered a design and equipment package for Ulstein’s PX105 PSV.

12th February 2015

CBO orders Ulstein PSV

12th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

More than half of all hull and machinery insurance claim costs are caused by navigational incidents, The Swedish Club has reported.

12th February 2015

Navigation incidents most costly, insurer claims

12th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Attitudes to green ship technologies will be the focus of an online survey and roundtable discussion organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEst) and the UK Science &…

12th February 2015

IMarEST studies green shipping agenda

12th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Damen Group subsidiary Van der Velden Marine Systems has revealed three partnership-driven innovations aimed at improving propulsion efficiency.

11th February 2015

Van der Velden reveals efficiency innovations

11th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has renewed its contract with Chinese two-stroke licensee, China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) for a further ten years.

11th February 2015

MAN renews contract with Chinese shipbuilder

11th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 37th Propulsion & Emissions Conference, to take place in Hamburg on 4-5 March, will welcome several leading companies from the shipping world.

11th February 2015

Ship owners and operators at P&E 2015

11th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new shipbuilding cluster is to be established in Kaliningrad, the Russian port city sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea, writes Eugene Gerden.

11th February 2015

Russia plans Kaliningrad shipbuilding cluster

11th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norwegian operator Fjord1 has placed an order for two new vessels with local firm Multi Maritime, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

11th February 2015

Fjord1 orders ferries from Multi Maritime

11th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Finnish tanker operator Lundqvist Rederierna has adopted maintenance management software from BASS.

11th February 2015

Lundqvist Rederierna adopts BASS maintenance software

11th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has received an order for 30 dual-fuel engines for five new design Arc 7 ice-class LNG carriers being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to serve the Yamal LNG…

11th February 2015

Wärtsilä engines for DSME gas carriers

11th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is supporting regional MTU sales and services in the Middle East with a new head office in Dubai.

11th February 2015

Rolls-Royce expands to Middle East

11th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Alfa Laval has secured the first class approvals from Lloyds Register for its PureSOx scrubber system installed onboard the DFDS Petunia and Primula Seaways.

10th February 2015

Class approval for PureSOx scrubbers

10th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Korean Register (KR) has been authorised to perform statutory services – including conducting surveys and audits as well as issuing certificates – on behalf of the Canadian government.

10th February 2015

Korean Register authorised in Canada

10th February 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Netherlands-based Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR) is now DNV GL-certified to carry out in-situ welding for propeller repair, making it the only company certified to do so.

10th February 2015

MPR certified for in-situ propeller repair

10th February 2015