Month: April 2011

Top Stories

New routes will open up in the Arctic regions, providing a challenge for designers, operators, and class REGULATION

Technology outlook 2020 from DNV

Importer 1st May 2011
‘Nordic’ is an emergency towing vessel designed to protect the German North Sea coastline,with a top speed of 20 knots and 200 tonnes bollard pull VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany goes for high-tech emergency towing vessel

Importer 1st May 2011
The Revolvo SRB split roller bearing is being made available for marine propulsion applications PROPULSION

Split bearings prevent ship layovers

Harsh conditions in the engine room - an everyday job for an HDS scanner from Leica Geosystems VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Modern shipbuilder chooses laser measurement

Baltic Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad region) VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Law aims to shake up Russian shipbuilding

VLCCs could be more efficient with ultra low-speed diesel engines PROPULSION

Ultra low-speed engines for VLCCs make economic sense

MacRack reduces maintenance work for the shipowner, and the shipyard’s installation work is also simpler because fewer components need to be installed on the coaming EQUIPMENT

Clean and green cargo systems

Wärtsilä 50 dual fuel engine for LNG and normal fuel operation REGULATION

DNV – foot on the gas

Maersk Line has managed a good reliability record OPINION

Keeping to schedule