Latest News – Page 371
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NewsReducing CAPEX and OPEX for operators
Bureau Veritas has launched a next generation Asset Integrity Management (AIM) solution for the shipping and offshore industries which aims to help reduce CAPEX and OPEX for operators.
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NewsAn evolution in quality
“Selling ballast water treatment systems is like selling coffins. Nobody wants one, but guess what – everyone needs one,” says Matt Granitto, business manager ballast water, Evoqua Water Technologies.
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NewsMAN launches high-pressure SCR unit
MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced a high-pressure selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit, enabling the NOx abatement technology to be positioned after the turbocharger and allowing for more compact arrangements than the low-pressure, pre-turbocharger version.
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NewsBulk carriers face BWM challenges
Ahead of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting in July, bulk carrier association Intercargo has outlined some of the difficulties facing the segment as it looks to implement the requirements of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.
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NewsMAN Cryo FGSS for LNG-battery duo
MAN Cryo is to supply fuel gas supply systems (FGSS) for two LNG-battery vessels to be built by Vard for Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Nord.
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NewsWater production concept to eliminate BWMS installations
A system enabling cruiseships to continuously produce potable water from seawater – in the process eliminating the need for a ballast water treatment system – is to receive its prototype installation onboard Costa Cruises vessel ‘Costa Serena’ in May 2017.
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NewsJames Fisher monitoring for 'Harmony of the Seas'
James Fisher Mimic (JFM) has installed its condition monitoring software suite onboard Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) ship ''Harmony of the Seas''.
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NewsDramatic year for German shipbuilding
It has been a dramatic year in German shipbuilding with newbuilding on a high and repair and conversion facing consolidation challenges and changing markets, writes Germany Correspondent Tom Todd.
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British yard exports to China
‘Coals to Newcastle’ is a well-known English expression reflecting the fact that Newcastle, on the River Tyne, was once a major coal exporting port, so sending coal there was a fruitless exercise. We were reminded of this – or to turn it around a bit – by ''Ships from Sunderland'' ...
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NewsVigorous BP fleet development programme
Comparable to the major periods of tanker ordering and construction in BP’s long history, the fleet rejuvenation programme currently under way will see 32 newbuilds delivered to UK-based BP Shipping over the period between early 2016 and March 2019. David Tinsley reports.
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NewsEcochlor BWT systems for Minerva Marine vessels
Ecochlor has signed an agreement with Minerva Marine for the potential supply of ballast water treatment (BWT) systems for up to 30 its vessels in accordance with the IMO and USCG implementation plan.
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NewsHoyer modifies motors for ice demands
Electric motor specialist Hoyer has modified its marine motor for extreme conditions onboard an Aker Arctic 130 icebreaking support vessel built at Russia’s Vyborg shipyard.
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News‘Floating lab’ to study electric propulsion
A ‘floating laboratory’ onboard icebreaking platform supply vessel ‘Gennadiy Nevelskoy’ is to research electric propulsion and equipment performance in ice conditions, under plans drawn up by Sovcomflot (SCF) and the Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University of Vladivostok.
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NewsCOSCO and Wärtsilä design LNG fleet
Wärtsilä and COSCO shipping Heavy Industry Co (CHI) have developed a natural gas operating fleet concept which has obtained Lloyd''s Register''s (LR) Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate.
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Toll orders Yara scrubbers for ro-ro duo
Logistics company Toll Shipping has ordered hybrid scrubbers from Yara Marine Technologies for two ro-ro vessels to be built at Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing.
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NewsERMA FIRST files for USCG type approval
Greek ballast water management (BWM) system supplier ERMA FIRST has become the first full-flow electrolysis treatment manufacturer – and only the sixth supplier overall – to file a final application for US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval.
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NewsWinGD hails LNG Aframax contract
Two-stroke engine designer WinGD has hailed the selection of its X-DF dual-fuel technology for the world’s first LNG powered Aframax tankers, ordered last month by Sovcomflot (SCF).
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NewsNeo-Panamax series for South American trade
Hapag-Lloyd has invested in a new generation of boxships on the strength of new opportunities offered by the enlargement of the Panama Canal and prospects of long-term growth in Latin American economies. David Tinsley reports
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Digital and green focus for SMTC 2017
The biennial Singapore Maritime Technology Conference (SMTC), to be held on 27-28 April during Singapore Maritime Week, is set to explore some of the key influences redefining the maritime industries, including digitalisation, green shipping and cybersecurity.
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NewsSovcomflot outlines broader LNG plans
Russian shipping operator Sovcomflot appeared at the Gastech 2017 conference in Tokyo to discuss its broader LNG plans and its belief that the future of tanker industry belongs to LNG-fuelled vessels.
