Month: February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

German shipping company Thomas Schulte is taking the lead in implementing the requirements of the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling well in advance.

16th February 2010

German shipowner contracts GL for ship recycling

16th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Accreditation for Hamworthy Krystallon scrubbers on the list of emerging technologies has followed the US EPA’s decision to accept exhaust gas cleaning systems as a viable means of reducing emissions.

16th February 2010

Seawater scrubber qualifies as EPA ‘emerging technology’ to reduce particulate matter

16th February 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has received the first order for its new Wärtsilä RT-flex35 two-stroke engine, for five units to be built by licensee Yichang Marine Diesel Engine for a series of chemical tankers for…

16th February 2010

Chinese order first examples of new engine

16th February 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that it has developed a fuel additive that it claims reduces CO2 and boosts efficiency.

15th February 2010

Additive claimed to reduce carbon emissions

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Queen of The Netherlands named and launched the trailing suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje on 10 February 2010.

15th February 2010

Queen launches Boskalis dredger

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamworthy has become the first non-domestic sewage plant supplier to achieve CCS type approval, strengthening its position in the world’s largest shipbuilding nation.

15th February 2010

Chinese type approval for Hamworthy sewage plant

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Spanish shipyard Astilleros Hijos de J Barreras in Vigo has recently delivered the Euro 100 million SF Alhucemas to ferry owner, Balearia.

15th February 2010

Balearia gets new ferry

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä Corporation and Canada-based Trojan Technologies have signed an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, market, and distribute a ballast water treatment (BWT) system for ships.

15th February 2010

Wärtsilä and Trojan Technologies sign agreement to launch BWT system

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce has opened its new Dynamic Positioning (DP) and Automation & Control training centre in Ålesund, Norway.

15th February 2010

New PD training centre in Ålesund opened

15th February 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Subic-based shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) has signed a contract with Hsin Chien Marine, a Taiwanese shipping company, for the construction of two 180,000 dwt Cape-size bulk carrier vessels due…

15th February 2010

Subic shipbuilder bags two Capers

15th February 2010