Latest News – Page 259
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NewsUSCG TA for 3rd Erma First FIT filter alternative
ERMA FIRST''s full flow electrolysis ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has been awarded type approval by the United States Coast Guard for a third filter alternative.
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NewsMOSS-TYPE SYSTEM FOR CAMERON LNG TRADE
Advanced, flexible powering arrangements coupled with refinements on a longstanding cargo containment technology characterise new entrants to the Japanese-controlled LNG carrier fleet.
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NewsCoronavirus wreaks havoc across global shipping industry
As Maersk tells employees to stay home after travel to affected countries, and China’s PMI slips below 2008 lows, Covid-19’s impacts on shipping become clearer.
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NewsCameron LNG’s Train 2 begins operations
Cameron LNG’s Train 2 of its liquefaction-export project in Louisiana, US, has begun commercial operations under the tolling agreements in place to export LNG to customers in the global market.
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NewsWes Amelie SNG trials could be expanded
An SNG drop-in fuel pilot project on the world’s first LNG retrofitted container feedership, Wes Amelie, later this year could be followed by further trials with SNG volumes possibly reaching 100%, writes Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsROLLS-ROYCE TO REVIEW BERGEN DIVISION
London-headquartered Rolls-Royce Holdings is to conduct what it describes as “a strategic review” of its Bergen engine division in Norway, writes David Tinsley. The medium-speed designer and manufacturer is no longer viewed as core to the group’s operations.
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NewsBawat BWTS awarded USCG approval
Bawat''s ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has been awarded type approval by the United States Coast Guard.
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NewsAlfa Laval BWTS given Chinese approval
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 has become one of the first non-Chinese ballast water treatment solutions to be type approved by the China Classification Society.
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NewsGERMAN YARD LOSES TT-LINE CONTRACT
Australian company TT-Line has cancelled contracts for two 48,000gt ro-pax ferries at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft(FSG) in Germany and plans instead to take the project to re-emergent Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), writes David Tinsley.
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NewsABS launches cyber security services
ABS Group has launched a new set of safety and risk-based services to support the 2021 Cyber Risk Management (CRM) guidelines recommended by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
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NewsORCs: waste heat recycled
Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) units could take the warm spot left by more standard, steam turbine waste heat recovery (WHR) systems, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsSmart Maritime Council adopts data standard
A cross-industry membership group has announced it will support the use of the ISO 19848 data standard for shipboard machinery and equipment.
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NewsPolish Navy takes receipt of ASD tugs
The first of a total of six multi-role tugs built by Remontowa Shipyard in Poland has recently been delivered to the Polish Navy.
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NewsMHI stabilises polar cruise ships
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME) has received orders for retractable fin stabilisers for two luxury expedition vessels being built by Helsinki Shipyard of Finland.
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NewsKongsberg to equip polar cruise ships
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract worth approximately NOK300 million to equip three adventure cruise ships for Portuguese company, Mystic Cruises, with a fourth to follow.
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NewsHøglund to supply FGSS to Tallink newbuild ferry
Marine solution company, Høglund, will supply Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) with a fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for Tallink Group’s LNG-fuelled newbuild, MySTAR.
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NewsWhite paper examines DF auxiliary engine lubrication
Chevron Marine has released a white paper focusing on issues surrounding the lubrication of dual-fuel engines that run regularly on either fuel oils or LNG. The paper also examines some of the particular issues relating to four-stroke engines, which are installed on around three quarters of ships using LNG as ...
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NewsClass approval for first PBST SCR-HP units
The first PBST-branded and -built cluster-3 SCR-HP (Selective Catalytic Reduction – High Pressure) system has passed its approval test. The system’s approval certification and engine test was carried out at MAKITA’s works, under observation by class society ClassNK.
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NewsApp helps find best fuel prices
Fleet operator SAL Heavy Lift has hired Inatech, a unit of Glencore, to ensure compliance with new low-sulphur emissions rules and optimise bunker strategies.
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NewsApp helps source best fuels and lubricants
A new online platform has been developed to help ship operators source marine fuels and lubricants in ports across the world.
