Month: May 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Alfa Laval says that shipowners seeking Clean Design class notation can now specify a bilge water treatment system that is certified according to DNV’s new 5ppm type approval process.

Importer · 1st June 2012

5ppm certification for bilge water separators

Importer · 1st June 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedish product tanker operator Nynas has chosen Alfa Laval’s PureBallast system for two newbuildings and two retrofits which are scheduled for commissioning this year; Alfa Laval outlines the rationale behind the choice of system.

Importer · 1st June 2012

Choosing the right ballast treatment system

Importer · 1st June 2012

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Esa Henttinen, vice president, development in the NAPA Group of Finland, discusses how shipowners can ensure their vessels gain the full benefits from complying with the forthcoming SEEMP regulations.

1st June 2012

Strategy is key for ship efficiency compliance

1st June 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

With requirements for all vessels to fit BNWAS being phased in from this year, Tom Henson-Webb,integrated bridge systems manager of UK company ANT, part of SAM Electronics, looks at some aspects of…

1st June 2012

Retrofitting bridge navigation watch alarm systems

1st June 2012

OPINION

OPINION

In the shipping industry, size matters, says Dag Pike: it was the VLCCs and the bulk carriers that started off the expansion in ship size and they only stopped when they reached…

1st June 2012

The bigger they are the harder they fall

1st June 2012

OPINION

OPINION

Although the Danish Shipowners Association supports the IMO Ballast Water Convention, Denmark, like several other major shipowning states, has yet to ratify it, in the light of several serious concerns about practical…

1st June 2012

Danish shipowners question wisdom of BWMS

1st June 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedish company SP Fire Technology says that it has carried out a risk analysis and an upgrade to a listed passenger ferry, enabling the service to continue and thus avoiding closure of…

1st June 2012

Upgraded fire protection allows historic ferry to keep sailing

1st June 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ZF Marine says that its new ZF 5000 marine transmission family is well positioned to address current market requirements incorporating the latest design and technological advances in a wide range of models.

1st June 2012

Improved marine transmission launched

1st June 2012

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

According to Intertek UK, the cost and effect of machinery breakdown in a vessel can be severe; from the cost of replacement with new equipment to expensive downtime.

1st June 2012

Effective oil condition monitoring

1st June 2012

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wilhelmsen Ships Service is launching a new service, which it calls the Active Solutions portal. This is a new electronic service for its marine chemicals customers, replacing paper product data sheets and…

31st May 2012

Easing the onboard chemicals headache

31st May 2012