Month: February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chris Marine is marketing a device to continuously monitor cat fines levels in fuel treatment systems, which can transmit results to the superintendent’s office on shore. The company describes the problem, and…

18th February 2013

On-line measurement of catalytic fines in HFO systems

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

International Paint says that Hapag-Lloyd has again chosen its coatings for its latest container ship, the 13,200TEU ‘Hamburg Express’, first in a class of 10 newbuildings from Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan,…

18th February 2013

Coatings for new mega-boxship

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Norwegian company Clean Marine has developed an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) to remove sulphur and particulate matter from the exhaust gas by mixing sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and water with the…

18th February 2013

Bulker receives EGCS retrofit

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The role of air emissions monitoring sensors is only just being clarified as SOx and NOx regulations loom. Wendy Laursen looks at the present situation.

18th February 2013

Payback on sensors not assured

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley describes a new generation of versatile cargo vessels is to be introduced next year to the liner service network in the Asia Pacific region.

18th February 2013

Innovative multipurpose class for old China hand

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen is the world’s most prolific builder of Swath vessels that are in use as patrol and pilot vessels, writes Dag Pike.

18th February 2013

Mono-Swath from Abeking & Rasmussen

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley describes a new energy-efficient bulk carrier built in China for UK owner Graig Group to a Danish design.

18th February 2013

Efficient Seahorse design enters UK bulker fleet

18th February 2013

OPINION

OPINION

After another gloomy year for marine insurers, will 2013 be a pivotal year for underwriters? Will the market turn up? The signs are not encouraging, writes Denzil Stuart.

18th February 2013

Few signs of optimism in hull and machinery insurance

18th February 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch company Micanti says that it has applied its patented Thorn-D non-toxic antifouling on the tug Willem-B Sr, owned by BMS Towing and used for towage and salvage in The Netherlands.

18th February 2013

Foil replaces paint on Dutch tug

18th February 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Austrian company Kral has recently introduced new sensors for its Volumeter liquid flow measurement technology.

18th February 2013

New sensor system for fuel flow measurement

18th February 2013