Latest News – Page 554
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NewsGulf Oil and Sailors’ Society join to support seafarers
Global marine lubricant marketer, Gulf Oil Marine, has announced a mutli year partnering agreement with international maritime charity, the Sailors’ Society, to offer support for seafarers.
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NewsNBGI acquires Cosalt Offshore
NBGI Private Equity, investor in Scotland based equipment specialist, ATR Group, has acquired the Aberdeen and Norway operations of Grimsby based maritime safety equipment company, Cosalt Offshore.
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NewsFire safety for support vessels
Support vessels bring unique challenges to fire safety: flammable cargos and a deck space which is often taken up by heavy machinery.
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NewsTaking trainees to the edge (without dropping them over)
Training simulators are very useful, especially when you need to show how difficult things can get, without endangering a vessel, crew or even getting your shoes wet.
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NewsUSC works on ‘greening’ sea transport
Researchers from the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have been collaborating with Hong Kong shipowner Tai Chong Cheang Steamship Co (TCC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by marine diesel engines.
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NewsGL studies design of offshore windfarm installation and supply vessels
Henrik Segercrantz describes a recent study by Germanisher Lloyd on development of windfarm projects, and the requirements for turbines, construction vessels and the support fleet.
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NewsGrounds for detention
On one hand you have Lloyds Register working hard to provide easy to read regulation guides and checklists which, as Nigel Carden of Thomas Miller P&I says “gets rid of some of the verbiage and brings it down to bullet points”.
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NewsFerry project captures spirit of resurgent Tunisia
David Tinsley looks at a recently-delivered large cruise ferry, built at DSME in Korea, which is designed to serve Tunisia’s links with Europe, and is built for speed as well as comfort.
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NewsPayback on sensors not assured
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.
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NewsBulker receives EGCS retrofit
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 exhaust gas.
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NewsOn-line measurement of catalytic fines in HFO systems
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 its proposed solution.
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NewsCoatings for new mega-boxship
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, South Korea.
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NewsNorwegian Coastguard ships feature LNG fuel and novel rescue gear
In 2011, the Norwegian Coastguard took delivery of the first of its class of innovative multi-purpose ships built by Kleven Maritime. Stevie Knight reports on experience so far.
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NewsBridging the environmental gap in shipping
Ship operators need to rationalise their energy use in the face of current and anticipated legislation, increasing customer environmental awareness among cargo owners and passengers plus fuel cost rises, says Stuart Melling, manager for marine and crane service at ABB.
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NewsIce navigation encourages new technologies
It is a very rare occurrence these days when a new sea route opens up; now the traditional trading rotesm plus the later additions of the Suez and Panama Canals are being supplemented by the Arctic. Dag Pike considers the implications.
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NewsNew sensor system for fuel flow measurement
Austrian company Kral has recently introduced new sensors for its Volumeter liquid flow measurement technology.
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NewsEmissions sensor technology needs marinising
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
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NewsCapability with a little extra muscle
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.
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NewsEfficient Seahorse design enters UK bulker fleet
David Tinsley describes a new energy-efficient bulk carrier built in China for UK owner Graig Group to a Danish design.
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Foil replaces paint on Dutch tug
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.
