Latest News – Page 517
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NewsBoiler condition could be a marketing tool
DNV is trying to encourage ship managers to take a new, more vigilant approach to boiler monitoring and maintenance, explains by Wendy Laursen
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NewsMixed reactions to ballast water amendments
A proposed relaxation of the timescale for the entry into force of the International Maritime Organization’s Ballast Water Management Convention 2004 should have been welcomed by the industry, but not all interested parties see it that way.
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NewsSystem for solid and liquid waste put to the test
A zero waste discharge technology is being taken up to commercialisation in Canada, writes Wendy Laursen.
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Innovation, sustainability and an eye for detail
Klüber Lubrication explains why wind farm operator HGO InfraSea Solutions opts for the company’s high-performance, environmentally sound speciality lubricants for its specialised service vessels.
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News‘Workhorse’ genset keeps up with the times
As MAN Diesel & Turbo celebrates one of its most successful auxiliary engines, it has received orders for its larger diesel genset engines for electric propulsion plants in cruise ships and specialist vessels.
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NewsRo-ro mode offers benefits in tough reefer sector
A new concept of reefer vessel, which has been proposed by Danish naval architecture practice Knud E Hansen, focusing on speed and efficiency of handling perishable cargoes in harbour, is described by David Tinsley.
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NewsNew welding equipment for shipyards
Austrian company Fronius has launched two new welding developments into the shipyard market; a modular MIG/MAG welding-appliance platform and a battery-powered MMA welding unit.
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NewsCruise ship repair follows special jobs
As the first cruise ships dock for regular seasonal overhauls in the big German yards, the impression of a relatively quiet summer is hard to dispel, but appearances may have been deceptive, reports Tom Todd
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NewsRussians revisit classic hydrofoil design
Russian-built hydrofoil ferries operated passenger services globally for many years, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsAlewijnse electrics for Damen cable layer
Alewijnse Marine Systems is to install full electrics for Damen’s new cable layer, currently under construction for contractor, Van Oord.
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Vard to build another OSV for Island Offshore
Offshore and specialist ship designer and builder Vard has announced a contract, valued at about NOK400 million, for the construction of what is described as “an advanced offshore support vessel”, for Island Offshore.
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NewsFincantieri to build Norwegian research ship
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri says that it has signed an order with Norway’s Institute for Marine Research to build a new icebreaking polar research vessel.
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NewsGensets hit hard times
A report by industry analyst Frost & Sullivan suggests that the marine genset market has been suffering recently but there are new opportunities ahead.
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NewsMAN engines for Carnival Cruises
MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order from Carnival Cruises to supply five 48/60CR engines for its next generation cruise ship.
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NewsWärtsilä opens new test facility
Today, Wärtsilä is opening its new test facility for future propulsion products and technology.
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NewsMAN hosts final phase of EU LNG initiative
MAN Diesel & Turbo has marked the final phase of the EU-funded Helios project by hosting an industry conference at its PrimeServ Academy in Copenhagen.
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News28th IMO Assembly opens
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has opened the 28th session of the Assembly which will run until 4 December at IMO headquarters.
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NewsKlüberbio oil labelled eco-friendly
Germany''s Klüber Lubrication’s Klüberbio EG 2 gear oil for thrusters and RM 2 stern tube oil now carry the European Ecolabel, signifying compliance with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s 2013 Vessel General Permit (CGP).
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NewsGermans fine-tune big order for new ships
The Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, north Germany, was on Tuesday still “fine-tuning” the engineering details for six 10,500dwt ECOBOX newbuildings, according to the shipowner who has ordered them, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsBespoke German cruise ship set to be a game changer
David Tinsley looks at the latest cruise vessel to come out of the STX yard in Saint-Nazaire, France, for German operator Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.
