Month: June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services has stressed the importance of testing marine fuels for the presence of chemical contaminants ahead of the introduction of specific amendments to revised ISO specifications on…

14th June 2010

Lintec stresses importance of chemical screening

14th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

OceanSaver in Norway recently signed a major ballast water management (BWM) system contract for six VLCCs to be built in China.

14th June 2010

Major BWM systems contract for OceanSaver

14th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Navantia Shiprepairs Fene-Ferrol (NSFF), the specialist LNG repair centre of the Navantia naval group, ended up with its best LNG year ever in 2009 with a total of 23 LNG projects undertaken…

14th June 2010

LNG repairs at Navantia Ferrol

14th June 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä reports that its WFC20 fuel cell unit has been installed onboard the Undine, a car carrier, owned by Swedish Wallenius Lines and managed by Wallenius Marine. This power unit is claimed…

11th June 2010

Wärtsilä installs SOFC fuel cell unit on car carrier

11th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Hamworthy Krystallon has claimed the first commercial order for technology capable of meeting new EU regulations on fuel emissions from ships, that does not require owners to switch to high cost distillates.

11th June 2010

Breakthrough order for Krystallon scrubbers

11th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chevron has recently launched its Clarity lubricants line to the European marine lubricants market at the Posidonia Marine Exhibition.

11th June 2010

European launch for new lubricants range

11th June 2010

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Blohm + Voss, due for a change in ownership soon, has reported booming repair and overhaul business, writes Tom Todd.

11th June 2010

Wide spectrum of work at German repair yards

11th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

MAN Diesel & Turbo has supplied main and auxiliary engines for José María Entrecanales, a new Spanish ro-ro cargo vessel. Navantia, the Spanish shipbuilder, recently completed the José María Entrecanales at its…

11th June 2010

MAN powers new Spanish Ro-Ro

11th June 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime says that it has completed site acceptance tests on a new Suezmax cargo handling simulator interfaced to the K-Chief-500 marine automation system, for Turkish ship owner Gungen Maritme & Trading.

11th June 2010

Cargo handling simulator integrated with on-board automation system

11th June 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The UK’s BAE Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atlantic Marine Holding Company from JFL-AMH Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of the private equity firm J.F. Lehman for a…

11th June 2010

BAE Systems to buy US shipyards

11th June 2010