Latest News – Page 341
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NewsMaersk Drilling tackles thruster downtime
Wärtsilä and Maersk Drilling are partnering up to create a joint 25-year strategy for thruster services to increase uptime and reduce costs.
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NewsCathelco wins multiple newbuild equipment orders
Cathelco has won orders to supply equipment for multiple cruise and bulk carriers being built in European and Far East yards in the coming months.
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News€300 million facility for green ship finance
Dutch bank ING and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are provide a €300 million facility to finance European green shipping investments.
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NewsJapanese batteries approved for EMP vessel use
Eco Marine Power (EMP) has certified The Furukawa Battery Co Ltd of Japan as an approved supplier of battery technologies for use onboard its ship and marine structures.
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NewsUse BWMS more to improve reliability, says USCG
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has urged ship owners to use ballast water management systems (BWMS) more often in its latest policy letter.
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NewsDebut for BG Freight Ireland Max series
Expansion and upgrade of Irish Continental shortsea transport capacity has been set in train with the entry of the first of four Chinese-built, 1,004 teu boxships into BG Freight Line’s service network. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsUpdated PrimeShip-HULL for rule amendments
ClassNK’s PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Ver.5.0.0 incorporates the latest IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT) rule amendments.
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News2017 a ‘worst case scenario’ for fuel quality
A high number of bunker quality alerts issued last year suggests that fuel challenges will mount as the global sulphur cap approaches, according to Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS).
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NewsDNV GL tackles stern tube failures
Class society DNV GL has revised class rules for single shaft bearing installations and introduced two shaft alignment notations in the wake of a reported upsurge in stern tube bearing failures.
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NewsIMO ballast water sampling and analysis standard
The ISO 11711 – the Ships and Marine Technology, Piping and Machinery, Ballast Water Sampling and Analysis standard will provide guidance on the materials, design and installation of equipment used to sample treated ballast water from a vessel''s discharge pipe.
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NewsFirst order for energy saving Kawasaki thruster
Kawasaki has received its first order for the newly developed energy saving E-series Rexpeller Azimuth Thruster.
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NewsPaperless class approval system on trial
A three-dimensional PDF technology that could significantly reduce the amount of time spent comparing and adapting drawings during class approvals is being tested in Germany.
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NewsShifting energy demand to impact shipping
Over the next thirty years, the global transition to more renewable energy sources will change how ships are fuelled as well as the resources that they carry. A recent report by class society DNV GL presents one perspective on that shift.
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NewsScrubbers cause rise in pipe repairs
Underwater repair specialist Hydrex has noted an increase in work on pipes and overboard outlets of ships that have had exhaust gas cleaning systems (or ‘scrubbers’) fitted.
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NewsDamen jack-up vessel re-fitted for wind challenge
Seafox’s largest self-propelled DP2 jack-up rig has left the Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) shipyard following a four-month refit to prepare it for work on next generation windfarm projects.
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NewsFour more methanol-fuelled carriers for Waterfront Shipping
Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping Co is to charter four more methanol carriers powered by methanol-burning, dual-fuel ME-LGI engines from MAN Diesel & Turbo.
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NewsMilestone for bunkering LNG in the Lower Elbe
A new LNG bunkering operation aims to establish LNG as fuel for ships in Germany''s Lower Elbe region.
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NewsAn eye on auxiliary damage
A new report from insurance company The Swedish Club, placing the blame for most auxiliary engines on poor maintenance, gives an insight into why owners might look to swap gensets for batteries.
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NewsCould LNG kill the two-stroke?
Manufacturers have been hailing new four-stroke engines as ‘two-stroke killers’ for years, but a case study from Wärtsilä suggests that LNG as fuel could make four-stroke propulsion viable for some bigger ships.
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NewsScrubbers vs black carbon: More research needed
As Arctic campaigners urge the industry not to rely on scrubbers to tackle black carbon emissions, an update to an influential report has concluded that more research is needed on their efficacy.
