Month: February 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Dag Pike looks at the variety of systems which combine control of several onboard systems in a fully-integrated fashion.

29th February 2012

Integrated control – the ‘whole ship’ system

29th February 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

‘Rem Fortress’ is a new PSV delivered in the last quarter of 2011 by Kleven Maritime. She is sister to ‘Rem Commander’, delivered earlier in the year. Both ships were ordered in…

29th February 2012

Second of two ‘green’ PSVs from Kleven

29th February 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

With mounting commercial and environmental pressure on the shipping industry to reduce emissions and fuel consumption, it’s encouraging to see that an increasing number of shipowners are ordering more efficient vessels.

29th February 2012

New ‘green’ Handysize contract signed

29th February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A 300,000 dwt crude oil tanker has made 15 years with very little wear on its cargo tanks, thanks to the durability of an epoxy shield.

29th February 2012

Better than good after fifteen years

29th February 2012

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Propeller engineer Kåre Jonsson has been appointed by Volvo Penta as group senior specialist.

29th February 2012

Specialist title for propeller engineer

29th February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GEA Westfalia says that its newly-launched ultraviolet radiation system for the treatment of ballast water, the BallastMaster ultraV, has received type approval in accordance with IMO guidelines and regulations.

29th February 2012

Type approval for GEA ballast system

29th February 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Det Norske Veritas is establishing a new group structure; following the recent transfer of the majority shareholding in KEMA, it aims to merge some activities to strengthen its industry position.

29th February 2012

DNV restructures following KEMA takeover

29th February 2012

REGULATION

REGULATION

Part of the problem seems to be there is some distrust between governmental bodies and the shipping industry. It’s flared up again with a UK Energy and Climate Change Committee report accusing…

29th February 2012

Distrust and disbelief over carbon

29th February 2012

REGULATION

REGULATION

To be clear, even the move to 0.5% low sulphur fuel in 2020 or 25 requires a step change, as it means a switch over to distillates, rather than just cleaner fuel…

29th February 2012

A market economy

29th February 2012

REGULATION

REGULATION

“There are many who feel a growing unease about the fact that the EU’s new draft Sulphur Directive is going a lot further than the IMO’s Marpol Annex VI ruling”, says David…

29th February 2012

Cutting off the leg you stand on

29th February 2012