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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Croatia’s Uljanik shipyard has signed a contract with local shipping company Jadroplov to cooperate on a project to build four bulk carriers, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

7th January 2014

Croatia’s Uljanik, Jadroplov to build four bulk carriers

7th January 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US shipbuilder Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (APSI) has started construction on the first of four product tankers it is building as part of its joint venture with Crowley.

7th January 2014

Build begins for US tankers

7th January 2014

LNG

LNG

Fjord Line is to bunker its new LNG ferries while passengers are on board, once permission is granted by Norwegian authorities.

7th January 2014

New LNG bunkering for Fjord Line

7th January 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The New Year saw amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Convention of the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) enter into force…

3rd January 2014

MARPOL and SOLAS amendments take effect

3rd January 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Niche and specialist newbuildings again dominated German ship deliveries in 2013, writes Tom Todd.

3rd January 2014

Niche markets still keep Germans afloat

3rd January 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Research from Harvard University, reported by IChem E, suggests that a tropical carnivorous plant could provide new technology for fouling-free and low resistance coatings for ships’ hulls.

3rd January 2014

Marine coating looks to plant life for inspiration

3rd January 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new ice-classed multi-purpose vessel named MV Reggeborg has been successfully launched at the Ferus Smit yard in Leer, Germany.

2nd January 2014

New MPV launched in Germany

2nd January 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Polish cargo ship operator Polska Zegluga Morska (PZM) has awarded an order for eight new bulk carriers to an unnamed Chinese shipyard, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

2nd January 2014

Poland’s PZM orders eight bulk carriers from China

2nd January 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

One of the main bones of contention with the BWM convention is the view that invasive species can be transferred by other means than ballast water.

1st January 2014

Treating ballast may not solve the problem

1st January 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Polands Remontowa shipyard is to build four more dual-fuelled PSVs to the Wärtsilä Ship Design VS 4411 DF design for Siem Offshore.

31st December 2013

Four more gas-fuelled PSVs for Siem

31st December 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Two-stroke turbochargers continue to evolve with the latest developments focusing on flow capacity, says Wendy Laursen.

30th December 2013

Turbocharger flow capacities continue to improve

30th December 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Epic Gas Ltd’s recent order of two 11,000m³ vessels from Japan’s Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation has increased its fleet size to better target the LPG and petrochemical markets.

30th December 2013

Epic Gas expands its services

30th December 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is to build what is thought will be the world’s largest LNG floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) for Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).

30th December 2013

DSME ends year on a high

30th December 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The latest addition to the Ostenso Rederij fleet claims that it’s capable of cutting the typical PSV energy draw by between 25% and 30% - while still running plain ordinary diesel, writes…

29th December 2013

Introducing the truly innovative Edda Ferd

29th December 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wendy Laursen speaks to Jesse Millar, naval architect at BMT Design and Technology, to see how his companys Baseline Management System can assist shipowners as they tackle the demands of energy efficiency…

28th December 2013

Baseline management of coatings and fuel consumption

28th December 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Dutch company KET Marine International, which specialises in providing complete solutions for separation requirements, says that it is now able to offer ‘plug and play’ solutions for electronic separator control units.

28th December 2013

Complete separator solutions

28th December 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Investment in hull coatings is on the rise, and manufacturers are responding with a range of new performance promises, writes Wendy Laursen

28th December 2013

New coatings compete on operational benefits

28th December 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Stevie Knight says that holding hands with a Brazilian collaborator who knows the water may be the best way to negotiate the ‘local content’ directive and the mire of other regulations that…

27th December 2013

Making a good marriage

27th December 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japanese company NYK has revealed plans to build a tug featuring a dual fuel engine that can run on either LNG or HFO.

27th December 2013

Japan’s first LNG-fuelled vessel to be built by NYK

27th December 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch company Royal Boskalis has announced that the tug ‘Smit Elbe’, which is based in the port of Rotterdam, has become the first tug in the Netherlands to be fuelled with Shell…

27th December 2013

Rotterdam tug is first to use synthetic diesel

27th December 2013