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  • Verifavia is helping ships prepare for recycling Photo: Verifavia
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    Verifavia helps ships prepare for recycling

    2019-04-03T11:20:00Z

    Emissions verification company, Verifavia, has launched Inventory of Hazardous Material (IHM) preparation services for ships subject to the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) and the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.

  • Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubbers on the way to shipyard
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    Alfa Laval books 31 vessel EGCS order for Chinese customer

    2019-04-03T10:13:00Z

    Alfa Laval has booked orders with a leading Chinese shipping company to supply PureSOx scrubber systems for 31 vessels in its fleet. The deal, which was booked in 2018, includes a long-term service agreement with Alfa Laval, covering replacement parts, training and support, and connectivity services.

  • Meyer Werft’s latest product, Spectrum of the Seas (photo: Meyer Werft).
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    CRUISESHIP TAILORED TO CHINA MARKET

    2019-04-03T07:00:00Z

    Custom-built in Germany for the Chinese market, the 169,300 gt Spectrum of the Seas is set to become the largest and most capital-intensive cruiseship plying Asian waters when she starts operating out of Shanghai in June.

  • Under the terms of the fleet agreement between DFDS and DESMI, a few vessels will be retrofitted with CompactClean 750 systems, similar to the installation pictured. (Photo credit: DESMI).
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    DFDS inks BWMS fleet deal with DESMI

    2019-04-03T07:00:00Z

    Denmark-based ferry company DFDS has signed an agreement to retrofit its existing fleet of vessels with Denmark-based DESMI’s UV CompactClean ballast water management system (BWMS).

  • Damen winch
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    Damen winches now available to third parties

    2019-04-02T14:13:00Z

    Damen Marine Components (DMC) will make its winches generally available to third-party shipyards and equipment suppliers for the first time.

  • ShipInox's 6,000 cbm capacity LNG carrier/bunker vessel received the first class approval for a design based on an OSV.
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    AiP for OSV-based LNG bunker vessel design

    2019-04-02T12:37:00Z

    Classification society DNV GL has awarded a first Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of an LNG carrier/bunker vessel based on an offshore supply vessel (OSV).

  • Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Kai Låtun noted Yara Marine was the first to have completed a MARPOL test on a hybrid inline system for such a large engine.
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    Yara Marine installs inline scrubber for 80MW ULCC engine

    2019-04-02T11:08:00Z

    Emissions abatement specialist Yara Marine Technologies has successfully installed the world’s highest capacity inline hybrid scrubber aboard an ultra large capacity containership (ULCC) fitted with an 80MW capacity two-stroke engine.

  • The IMO’s fifth meeting of the Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) sub-committee produced draft methanol and ethanol fuel guidelines in 2018. (Credit: IMO)
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    Antwerp launches methanol project

    2019-04-01T18:17:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp is leading a new pilot project which aims to produce 4,000-8,000t of sustainable methanol per year, and aims to introduce a methanol-fuelled tug in the near future.

  • MHI recently launched a successor, the MET-MBII, to the MET-MB, its current axial flow turbocharger for two-stroke engines (pictured).
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    MHI to unveil new four-stroke turbocharger series at CIMAC

    2019-04-01T17:39:00Z

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is set to unveil a new generation of its radial turbocharger for four-stroke engines (MET-ER) at the CIMAC conference in Vancouver in June 2019.

  • The Kaimana Hila, along with sistership Daniel K. Inouye, will serve the line between the western US seaboard and Hawaii.
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    PSI delivers LNG containership to Matson Navigation

    2019-04-01T13:22:00Z

    Philly Shipyard (PSI), the subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA, delivered the second dual-fuel Aloha Class containership, Kaimana Hila, to Matson Navigation Company.

  • Cosco Shipping is committed to green technology Photo: Cosco Shipping Lines
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    Cosco Shipping committed to green technology

    2019-04-01T12:37:00Z

    Cosco Shipping Lines has completed a successful pilot installation of scrubber systems on two vessels and plans to roll out more in the future.

  • Rolls-Royce has completed the sale of its Commercial Marine business Photo: Rolls-Royce
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    RR completes Commercial Marine sale

    2019-04-01T12:27:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has completed the sale of its Commercial Marine business to Kongsberg in Norway.

  • STX Engine appointed Song Jong-geun as president on 27 March
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    STX Engine appoints new president

    2019-04-01T11:44:00Z

    Korean-based marine engine manufacturer STX Engine appointed a new president, Song Jong-geun, on 27 March.

  • Press Releases

    SEA ASIA’S INNOVATION ARENA TO SHOWCASE NEW GENERATION OF SOLUTIONS FOR MARITIME

    2019-04-01T09:07:00Z By Seatrade

    SINGAPORE, 28 March 2019: UBM (Seatrade) and the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), in collaboration with PIER71 (Port Innovation Ecosystem Reimagined @ Block71), are introducing the new Innovation Arena onto the exhibition floor of this year’s edition of Sea Asia.

  • The Switch's new range of standardised motors use permanent magnet technology, permitting higher operational speeds, without any efficiency penalty. (Credit: The Switch)
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    Yaskawa eyes new blower growth areas

    2019-03-29T18:24:00Z

    Finland-based The Switch sees product areas such as EGR or air lubrication as market opportunities for its latest range of motors and drives, writes Samantha Fisk.

  • Visser Shipping has ordered hybrid-ready EGCS systems from Netherlands-based supplier, Value Maritime, for three of its fleet of container ships, such as the 141-metre long 809 TEU Sven D (pictured).
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    Boxship owner books EGCSs from new Dutch supplier

    2019-03-29T16:21:00Z

    New Netherlands-based exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) supplier Value Maritime has booked a deal to supply three Visser Shipping container ships with hybrid ready scrubbers, with an option for a fourth installation.

  • Decarbonisation, dual-fuel and digital engine technologies will be focus areas for the new test engine in Copenhagen
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    MAN Energy Solutions to develop second test engine in 2019

    2019-03-29T13:55:00Z

    Engine designer MAN Energy Solutions is to double its test engine capacity at its research and development centre in Copenhagen, Denmark.

  • ClassNK has released guidelines helping shipowners protect themselves against cyber attacks Photo: ClassNK
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    ClassNK releases cyber security guidelines

    2019-03-29T13:49:00Z

    Classification society, ClassNK, has outlined its basic approach to ensuring onboard cyber security for ships.

  • Green Ship of the Future is exploring how well existing technologies reduce harmful emissions Photo: Green Ship of the Future
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    GSF launches retrofit project

    2019-03-29T13:36:00Z

    Non-profit organisation, Green Ship of the Future (GSF), has launched a series of projects exploring how existing technologies can help reduce harmful emissions from shipping in the short term.

  • Geir Håøy
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    Kongsberg takeover targets “strategic growth”

    2019-03-28T16:12:00Z

    The motivation behind Kongsberg Group’s surprise acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine was “strategic growth” and the opportunity to move closer towards becoming a “complete solutions provider”, the Group’s CEO has said.