News

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German shipbuilder Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has announced a contract with Australian shipping company SeaRoad for a 181m long ro-ro newbuild to be fuelled by LNG.

27th May 2014

Australian gas-fuelled ro-ro order for FSG

27th May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel and Turbo’s Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) solution, being developed with support from Alfa Laval, is proving successful onboard two AP Moller-Maersk vessels.

27th May 2014

MAN solution proves its worth

27th May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABS has been chosen as the classification society for LNG America’s first LNG bunker barges, currently being designed by Jensen Maritime.

23rd May 2014

ABS will class first US LNG bunker vessels

23rd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Norwegian Electric Systems has announced the signing of a further contract with Simek for the delivery of a complete diesel electric system for Gulf Offshore`s newbuilding 131.

23rd May 2014

NES supplies more diesel-electric power for Gulf Offshore

23rd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has announced two separate and significant orders for its Promas Lite propulsion system, an integrated high-efficiency propeller and rudder designed specifically for retrofit applications.

23rd May 2014

Ro-ros and cruise ship to get energy-saving system

23rd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Vard Holdings has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of an offshore support vessel to a Rolls-Royce design.

23rd May 2014

Island Offshore orders OSV from Vard

23rd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has launched a new range of fuel treatments under the Unitor brand name, intended to address problems resulting from aspects like fuel switching, blending and slow steaming.

23rd May 2014

Fuel treatment for the slow steaming age

23rd May 2014

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The 36th ‘Motorship’ propulsion and emissions conference concluded on 22 May in Hamburg, and was judged to be another highly successful event.

23rd May 2014

Another successful Propulsion & Emissions Conference

23rd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shipyards Bergum, a specialised yard of the Damen Group, is looking to build more of its trademark smaller sea-going vessels and as a result, is preparing for a “market revival”.

23rd May 2014

Damen Bergum prepares for market revival

23rd May 2014

LNG

LNG

DNV GL is launching a new Recommended Practice (RP) on LNG Bunkering in the Middle East & South Asia.

22nd May 2014

Harmonising LNG bunkering

22nd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A Mitsubishi Energy Recovery System (MERS) supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been installed on a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) for the first time.

22nd May 2014

MHI system for industry ‘first’

22nd May 2014

LNG

LNG

Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSB) in France has received its tenth LNG carrier repair order from GDF SUEZ.

22nd May 2014

Damen repair for LNG carrier

22nd May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Emirates International Maritime Academy (EIMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on academic co-operation with Sweden’s World Maritime University (WMU).

21st May 2014

Emirates and Sweden join forces

21st May 2014

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

The 36th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference is now underway in Hamburg, Germany.

21st May 2014

Keynotes set the scene for Propulsion & Emissions Conference

21st May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The subject of cold corrosion came under the spotlight at a round table discussion hosted by ExxonMobil and The Motorship in Hamburg on 20 May.

21st May 2014

‘Round Table’ looks at cold corrosion

21st May 2014

CONFERENCES

CONFERENCES

MAN Diesel & Turbo hosted the welcome reception for the 36th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions conference on the evening of 20 May.

21st May 2014

36th Propulsion & Emissions conference begins

21st May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Blohm + Voss Repair is in the news again for the second time in a week with the arrival of the first of two controversial ro-ro ferry newbuildings being modified for Scandlines,…

21st May 2014

First Scandlines ferry at Blohm + Voss

21st May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB is to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation offshore vessels – contracts worth more than US$20m.

19th May 2014

ABB secures US£20m worth of orders

19th May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has announced that it has been contracted to supply integrated LNG equipment and propulsion packages for three more LNG tankers for Danish operator Evergas, in an extension to a similar previous…

19th May 2014

Repeat LNG package order for Wärtsilä

19th May 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL has completed a risk assessment ‘hazard identification study’ (HAZID) on a series of three methanol-fuelled tankers for Japanese owners Mitsui OSK Lines and Minami Nippon Shipbuilding.

16th May 2014

DNV GL completes Japanese risk assessment

16th May 2014