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FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The role of air emissions monitoring sensors is only just being clarified as SOx and NOx regulations loom. Wendy Laursen looks at the present situation.

18th February 2013

Payback on sensors not assured

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Norwegian company Clean Marine has developed an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) to remove sulphur and particulate matter from the exhaust gas by mixing sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and water with the…

18th February 2013

Bulker receives EGCS retrofit

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chris Marine is marketing a device to continuously monitor cat fines levels in fuel treatment systems, which can transmit results to the superintendent’s office on shore. The company describes the problem, and…

18th February 2013

On-line measurement of catalytic fines in HFO systems

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

International Paint says that Hapag-Lloyd has again chosen its coatings for its latest container ship, the 13,200TEU ‘Hamburg Express’, first in a class of 10 newbuildings from Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan,…

18th February 2013

Coatings for new mega-boxship

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley describes a new generation of versatile cargo vessels is to be introduced next year to the liner service network in the Asia Pacific region.

18th February 2013

Innovative multipurpose class for old China hand

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen is the world’s most prolific builder of Swath vessels that are in use as patrol and pilot vessels, writes Dag Pike.

18th February 2013

Mono-Swath from Abeking & Rasmussen

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley describes a new energy-efficient bulk carrier built in China for UK owner Graig Group to a Danish design.

18th February 2013

Efficient Seahorse design enters UK bulker fleet

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The latest Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS) for Swire Pacific Offshore to come out of Drydocks World’s Singapore facility has a useful amount of muscle for harsh environments.

18th February 2013

Capability with a little extra muscle

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Austrian company Kral has recently introduced new sensors for its Volumeter liquid flow measurement technology.

18th February 2013

New sensor system for fuel flow measurement

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Oluf Sigh, managing director of Green Instruments, lays out the case to Wendy Laursen for the use of laser technology when monitoring air emissions on the stack

18th February 2013

Emissions sensor technology needs marinising

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

German consultancy Marine Service has developed a containerised LNG fuel tank for gas-fuelled ships, which the company claims as a world first.

18th February 2013

Reliable and safe LNG supply for ships

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

UK based specialist polymer coatings development and applications company CAPPS International reports success with its latest product, CAPPS Vessgard EXT, an advanced polyurethane encapsulation technology for protection of marine and offshore exterior…

18th February 2013

Exterior encapsulation product goes offshore and into newbuilds

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch company Micanti says that it has applied its patented Thorn-D non-toxic antifouling on the tug Willem-B Sr, owned by BMS Towing and used for towage and salvage in The Netherlands.

18th February 2013

Foil replaces paint on Dutch tug

18th February 2013

OPINION

OPINION

After another gloomy year for marine insurers, will 2013 be a pivotal year for underwriters? Will the market turn up? The signs are not encouraging, writes Denzil Stuart.

18th February 2013

Few signs of optimism in hull and machinery insurance

18th February 2013

OPINION

OPINION

As large chunks of the shipping industry batten down the hatches to ride out the deepening economic storm, one of the hardest hit sectors is container shipping, with more than 300 idle,…

18th February 2013

Boxship blues

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Wärtsilä has announced that it has, to date, sold more than 2,000 of its gas-fuelled engines, which together have accumulated more than 7 million operational running hours in both land-based and marine…

18th February 2013

Milestone for gas-fuelled engines

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley describes a new scientific ship being built in Spain for a UK research organisation, to a Norwegian basic design and with Finnish propulsion.

18th February 2013

New UK vessel to raise benchmark in oceanographic research

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Icelandic company Marorka, a provider of marine energy management solutions, has added additional functionality its Marorka Online web-based fleet energy management solution to reliably and transparently measure hull and propeller performance.

18th February 2013

Validating hull and propeller performance for economy and cleanliness

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Steven Ferry of Ecospeed looks at the importance of choosing the right hull coating system and maintenance regimen for vessels in the offshore oil and gas industry

18th February 2013

Green hull coatings for the offshore sector

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Blohm + Voss, well known from its shipbuilding and ship repair activities in Hamburg, has seen many changes taking place in recent years. Dr Herbert Aly, managing partner, talks to Henrik Segerkrantz…

18th February 2013

Blohm + Voss gears up again

18th February 2013