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  • P&E Programme
    Conference

    P&E - Operators continue to confirm attendance at P&E 2017

    2017-04-21T09:37:00Z

    Book your place to join companies such as Mitsui OSK, Maersk Line, John T Essberger, E R Schiffahrt, Hapag-Lloyd, Carnival Corp, Hamburg Sud, NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschalf, Columbus Shipmanagement and many more to find out about environmental regulations, economic pressures and technological advances.

  • P&E 2017
    Conference

    P&E - Don’t Plan Your Trip to the Propulsions & Emissions Conference Without Doing This One Simple Thing First!

    2017-04-21T09:28:00Z

    This year’s conference is placing itself as the most important yet with talks vital for anyone in the shipping industry. However, before you rush off to attend, there’s one thing you absolutely must do first...

  • Sergey Ogai (left), rector of MSUN, and Konstantin Dudarev, deputy managing director and OSV fleet team manager, Sakhalin branch, Unicom Management Services
    Conference

    P&E - ‘Floating lab’ to study electric propulsion

    2017-04-21T09:23:00Z

    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.

  • MAN Cryo's fuel gas supply systems will be onboard two LNG-battery hybrid ferries to be delivered to Torghatten Nord from Vard (image: Multi Maritime)
    News

    MAN Cryo FGSS for LNG-battery duo

    2017-04-21T07:23:00Z

    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.

  • A new hybrid water production system for 'Costa Serena' and Hurtigruten's new polar exepedition ships will elimiante water bunkering, oil-fired boiler burning and ballast water treatment installation
    News

    Water production concept to eliminate BWMS installations

    2017-04-20T15:27:00Z

    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.

  • The 'Harmony of the Seas' is the sixth RCCL vessel to be installed with Mimic
    News

    James Fisher monitoring for 'Harmony of the Seas'

    2017-04-20T14:48:00Z

    James Fisher Mimic (JFM) has installed its condition monitoring software suite onboard Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) ship ''Harmony of the Seas''.

  • Bow assembly at Meyer - riding high on newbuilding surge
    News

    Dramatic year for German shipbuilding

    2017-04-20T13:34:00Z

    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.

  • News

    British yard exports to China

    2017-04-20T10:03:00Z

    ‘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'' ...

  • Series-opener: The first of the STX-built aframax class, ‘British Respect’
    News

    Vigorous BP fleet development programme

    2017-04-20T08:59:00Z

    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.

  • The Ecochlor BWTS uses a two-step process to treat ballast water
    News

    Ecochlor BWT systems for Minerva Marine vessels

    2017-04-19T12:09:00Z

    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.

  • A 250kN Fluidmecanica anchor winch on the Aker Arctic 130 icebreaking support vessel deploys eight ice-modified motors from Hoyer
    News

    Hoyer modifies motors for ice demands

    2017-04-19T08:38:00Z

    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.

  • Sergey Ogai (left), rector of MSUN, and Konstantin Dudarev, deputy managing director and OSV fleet team manager, Sakhalin branch, Unicom Management Services
    News

    ‘Floating lab’ to study electric propulsion

    2017-04-19T07:58:00Z

    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.

  • The development project was carried out under the terms of a memorandum of understanding cooperation signed in June 2016
    News

    COSCO and Wärtsilä design LNG fleet

    2017-04-18T11:59:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Toll orders Yara scrubbers for ro-ro duo

    2017-04-18T11:15:00Z

    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.

  • ERMA FIRST becomes the sixth BWMS supplier - and the first for a full flow electrolysis system - to gain US Coast Guard type approval
    News

    ERMA FIRST files for USCG type approval

    2017-04-18T08:51:00Z

    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.

  • Seven-cylinder X62DF dual-fuel engines from WinGD will power four Aframax tankers ordered last month by Sovcomflot
    News

    WinGD hails LNG Aframax contract

    2017-04-18T08:23:00Z

    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).

  • Hapag-Lloyd’s new breed of 10,593 TEU neo-Panamax boxship is pivotal to the restructure of its northwest Europe/South America east coast service (picture courtesy of Hapag-Lloyd)
    News

    Neo-Panamax series for South American trade

    2017-04-18T07:26:00Z

    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

  • News

    Digital and green focus for SMTC 2017

    2017-04-18T07:22:00Z

    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.

  • Sovcomflot is pioneering the conversion of the Aframax class of vessel to LNG
    News

    Sovcomflot outlines broader LNG plans

    2017-04-13T16:59:00Z

    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.

  • The LPG SAFE's double side-hull offers increased protection for liquefied gas cargo tanks in the event of a collision
    News

    HMD develops double side-hulled LPG carrier

    2017-04-12T11:38:00Z

    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) had received approval in principle from DNV GL for a LPG carrier design that employs a double side-hull to offer increased protection of liquefied gas tanks.