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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) is calling on marine fuel suppliers to adopt the ISO 2010 specifications for bunkers in a bid to improve bunker quality across the supply chain.

19th February 2014

IBIA works to improve bunker quality

19th February 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dag Pike looks at the increasing focus on Arctic shipping which has led to the IMO implementing a new code of safety to ensure safe ships and navigation in polar waters

18th February 2014

Polar code close to implementation

18th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä says that it has been contracted by US shipowner Totem Ocean Trailer Express (Totem Ocean) to supply equipment for what is said to be the largest LNG conversions to be undertaken…

18th February 2014

TOTE goes with Wärtsilä four-strokes for LNG conversions

18th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Preliminary results of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery resulted in 68 ships being detained over a three month period, according to the Paris MoU on Port State…

18th February 2014

Machinery inspection deficiencies

18th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has been contracted by Siem Offshore to provide ship design, propulsion systems and other equipment for four more PSVs to be built at Remontowa in Poland for Siem Offshore.

18th February 2014

Four more gas-fuelled PSVs for Siem

18th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) of Japan says that it has contracted with Methanol Holdings Trinidad (MHTL) to build and charter four methanol carriers.

18th February 2014

Four methanol carriers ordered

18th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A study commissioned by International Paint suggests that some 87% of ship operators would welcome a common methodology to measure fuel consumption, and hence the effectiveness of so-called low-resistance hull coatings.

18th February 2014

87% of industry wants common fuel measurement methodology

18th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Just a week after being sold to the Russians, Sietas Shipyard in Hamburg-Neuenfelde Monday handed over what is, for the moment at least, its last big newbuilding, reports Tom Todd.

18th February 2014

Sietas delivers offshore installer

18th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Croatia’s shipping company Atlantska Plovdiba has placed an order for two 63,800dwt Ultramax bulk carriers from Chinese shipbuilder Qingshan, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

17th February 2014

Croatian operator orders two Ultramax bulkers from China

17th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The 6,254 grt ‘Seven Osprey’, an offshore support vessel from the Subsea7 fleet, is currently drydocked at A&P Tyne due to undergo an extensive scope of work.

17th February 2014

OSV work at A&P Tyne

17th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Saga Cruises’ ‘Saga Ruby’ has returned to Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard for repair and maintenance work.

17th February 2014

Saga Cruises returns to Gibdock

17th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has released what it refers to as ‘top-tips’ to help vessel owners and operators achieve good value when purchasing marine bunkers.

17th February 2014

Fuel supplier issues guidelines for operators

17th February 2014

LNG

LNG

US companies Pivotal LNG and WesPac Midstream have announced their selection by shipping company TOTE to provide LNG supply facilities for TOTEs two container ship newbuilds, currently being constructed by NASSCO.

17th February 2014

LNG supply for TOTE ships announced

17th February 2014

LNG

LNG

Norwegian yard Fiskerstrand Verft is building two LNG-propelled ferries for a local operator, Boreal Transport Nord.

17th February 2014

Two more small gas-fuelled ferries for Norway

17th February 2014

LNG

LNG

Dutch shipyard Ferus Smit is to build the ‘first’ two LNG-powered short-sea dry cargo vessels for Swedish shipping company, Erik Thun AB.

17th February 2014

First’ LNG short-sea dry cargo vessel

17th February 2014

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Classification society ClassNK has release a new version of its PrimeShip-Hull ship design support software, said to be the first such product that fully supports the IACS Common Structural Rules (harmonized CSR)…

15th February 2014

New tool for harmonised IACS rules aids designers

15th February 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Ship repair and conversion yard Shipdock Amsterdam, part of Damen Shipyards Group, has received a contract to carry out a propulsion upgrade of the 3D Seismic Vessel ‘Polarcus Naila’.

14th February 2014

Offshore refit for Damen Shipdock Amsterdam, and Damen expands in Sharjah

14th February 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Hull Roughness Analyzer instrument from Dutch company TQC is reported to have been nominated for the Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award 2014, in connection with the NACE even in the…

14th February 2014

Quantifying coating effectiveness for fuel savings

14th February 2014

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Subsea Industries of Belgium, known for its Ecoshield coating system, has introduced Ecofix, a product for filling and building up a corroded and pitted steel surface to its original form prior to…

14th February 2014

Corrosion repair system fights underwater pitting

14th February 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Cleanship Solutions (CSS), part of the Malin Group, has developed a range of fully containerised, portable ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, suitable for modular use in a range of vessels and applications.

13th February 2014

New portable BWT systems

13th February 2014