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  • “Stakeholders should consider a more focused fuel testing approach centred around complex fuel contamination, compatibility and stability issues.” Chris Dyson, director, London office, Exponent
    News

    Shipping must up its fuel testing game

    2018-12-18T21:00:00Z

    Fuel testing will be a vital marine service after 2020, not merely a commodity, writes Chris Dyson, director of engineering and scientific consultancy Exponent.

  • Socrates Theodosiou (left), co-CEO of Tototheo Maritime and Mark O’Neil, President of Columbia Shipmanagement
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    Columbia opens optimisation control room

    2018-12-18T15:31:00Z

    Columbia Shipmanagement has opened a performance optimisation control room that aims to improve operations by connecting technical, commercial and crew management.

  • ‘Lucky Eyre’ prior to launching at Nansha, Guangzhou (courtesy of Sea Transport Solutions)
    News

    New transhipment vessel for grain exports

    2018-12-18T14:43:00Z

    Central to a scheme to provide Australian grain producers with a more cost-effective export channel, an innovative class of shallow-draught transhipment vessel is approaching completion in China.

  • The newly-completed ‘Queen Elizabeth 2’, described as the flagship of the British merchant fleet
    News

    Batteries, fuel cells and gas in 1969

    2018-12-18T10:57:00Z

    The January 1969 issue of ‘The Motor Ship’ opened, not with the customary look back over the year, but a look at technical prospects for 1969 and beyond.

  • 'Energy Glory', second in the SPB tank-equipped newbuilds from Japan Marine United (credit: NYK Line)
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    New incarnation of Japanese LNG system

    2018-12-18T10:39:00Z

    Used in only a few vessels hitherto, a home-grown tank system has been revived for a series of LNG carriers now starting to enter service following long delays. David Tinsley reports.

  • Unique gas supply vessel Kairos has strengthened the Baltic LNG fuelling infrastructure (courtesy of Nauticor)
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    Bunker tanker boosts Baltic LNG chain

    2018-12-18T10:03:00Z

    An innovative and versatile design of South Korean-built LNG bunkering and regional supply tanker has been timechartered for Baltic duties, writes David Tinsley.

  • Arctic condensate tanker 'Boris Sokolov' (credit: Aker Arctic Technology)
    News

    Condensate tanker for Yamal polar trade

    2018-12-17T08:24:00Z

    Condensate arising from the Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic is to be shipped to export markets by an Arc 7-class icebreaking tanker newly-built in China, writes David Tinsley.

  • Left to right: Kristian Osnes, Kristian Steinsvik, Jorgen Kopperstad and Kjellbjørn Kopperstad of Havyard Group
    News

    Funding for Havyard hydrogen fuel cell project

    2018-12-17T07:45:00Z

    Ship designer Havyard and operator Havila Kystruten are to develop and test a ‘high capacity hydrogen energy system’ after receiving a NOK104.3 million (US$12.1 million) grant.

  • Speaking opportunities open now
    Conference

    Could your company speak at PFF 2019?

    2018-12-13T16:12:00Z

    Speaking at Propulsion & Future Fuels is a unique opportunity to promote your company’s innovations and successes to an audience of over 150 senior managers in the commercial shipping sector.

  • Trials on board the 'Fehn Pollux' of the Eco-Flettner propulsion system are said to be going well Photo: EMS-Fehn-Group
    News

    Flettner investment pays off for Fehn

    2018-12-13T12:11:00Z

    Performance of the Eco-Flettner, a rotor sail propulsion system, is reported to be exceeding expectations.

  • The simplicity of the Ecochlor system was a large part of its appeal to Scorpio (credit: Ecochlor)
    News

    Taking a stake in the ballast water business

    2018-12-13T06:15:00Z

    Scorpio Tankers acquired a share in US ballast water treatment supplier Ecochlor earlier this year. Ole Christian Schroder, director of environmental compliance, Scorpio Group discusses the move.

  • Andrew Tan, CEO of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and Peter Stoke, chairman of Global Maritime Forum Photo: Global Maritime Forum
    News

    Singapore to host maritime summit

    2018-12-12T12:35:00Z

    The Global Maritime Forum has chosen Singapore as the venue for its 2019 annual summit.

  • Shipowners discuss the future fleet at PFF 2018
    Conference

    Did you miss PFF 2018? Meet our shipowners

    2018-12-12T10:06:00Z

    Propulsion & Future Fuels 2018 featured a shipowner panel discussing plans for the future fleet of commercial shipping.

  • Call for papers released
    Conference

    Propulsion & Future Fuels 2019: topics released

    2018-12-12T10:04:00Z

    Submissions are now invited for the 2019 Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference, held in Hamburg, Germany from 19-21 November 2019.

  • PFF download available!
    Conference

    Have you downloaded the proceedings from PFF 2018?

    2018-12-12T10:04:00Z

    Benefit from the fantastic line up of Propulsion & Future Fuels speakers after the event. More than 80 profiles, papers and presentations from this year’s conference are now available to download from the conference website.

  • LNG test facility
    News

    New facility targets improved LNG fuel safety

    2018-12-11T14:57:00Z

    ABS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI) to create a new facility dedicated to improving the safety of LNG as fuel.

  • Silverstream has won a deal with Grimaldi Group to supply air lubrication technology Photo: Silverstream Technologies
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    Silverstream wins Grimaldi Group deal

    2018-12-10T11:09:00Z

    Air lubrication manufacturer, Silverstream Technologies, has announced a major deal with Grimaldi Group to install its Silverstream System on 12 new ro-ro carriers.

  • Blackmer
    White Papers

    Benefits of Screw Pumps in Shipbuilding Applications

    2018-12-07T11:42:00Z

    Traditionally, centrifugal pumps have been a go-to technology that shipbuilders have used on their vessels for various fluid-transfer applications. This white paper, however, will show how an oftentimes overlooked pumping technology – positive displacement twin- and triple-screw pumps – can be a more versatile, reliable and efficient ...

  • Cargotec has launched a start-up programme in collaboration with Rainmaking Photo: Cargotec
    News

    Cargotec launches start-up initiative

    2018-12-07T11:34:00Z

    Finland-based Cargotec has established a start-up collaboration programme aimed at addressing the biggest challenges in the maritime, cargo transport and logistics sectors.

  • The Hybrid Centre's can simulate propeller loads to replicate the effect of real operations on the propulsion arrangement (credit: Wartsila)
    News

    Wärtsilä urges owners to weigh up HY

    2018-12-06T21:53:00Z

    Ship operators may not have to sail over the rainbow to reach a cleaner, more efficient future if Wärtsilä’s investments in hybrid propulsion system bear fruit, writes Gavin Lipsith.