Month: June 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s final Vessel General Permit requirements are focusing attention on bio lubricants, particularly for stern tubes and thrusters, says Castrol’s environmental specialist Susannah Linington.

Importer · 1st July 2013

Bio lubes cut damage from discharge

Importer · 1st July 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

With both gas-fuelled and conventional four-stroke technologies currently at a mature stage, the industry waits to see whether, and when, LNG as fuel will become the norm in the markets traditionally served by medium-speed technology.

Importer · 1st July 2013

Industry awaits LNG developments

Importer · 1st July 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Stephen Ratcliffe of PSM looks at the implications of the impending tanker cargo overpressure legislation and argues the case for system monitoring as an economical and effective alternative to secondary systems.

1st July 2013

Cargo overpressure: relieving the pain of compliance

1st July 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

David Tinsley looks at the first of a pair of multi-purpose icebreaking ships for Sovcomflot of Russia, recently completed at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, and looks forward to similar future deliveries from the…

1st July 2013

New-generation icebreaking supply vessels for Sakhalin duty

1st July 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Danish company C.C.Jensen describes, in a case study, how its oil filter systems were installed onboard a number of offshore supply vessels, saving on oil consumption, manpower and cost, paying for themselves…

1st July 2013

Sludge handling cut, and short payback time

1st July 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

While chalk and hose tests have mostly been replaced by ultrasonic testing, the technology itself is only part of the solution to P&I club’s most common cargo claim. Maintenance schedules are also…

1st July 2013

Technology can only do so much

1st July 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Nautical Control Solutions (NCS) says that its FuelTrax marine fuel management system has been granted patent protection by the European Patent Office (EPO).

1st July 2013

EU patent for fuel monitor

1st July 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

US company GreenLink Systems describes the advantages of using a regulatory-compliant on board testing system to determine actual levels of exhaust emissions

1st July 2013

On board testing delivers data needed to clean up ships

1st July 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The push to increase efficiency, saving fuel, costs and emissions is the main driver behind recent developments in deck gear and cargo access equipment.

1st July 2013

Efficiency drives cargo system developments

1st July 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Magic pipes used for fuel theft are still around, so are West African pirates, says Wendy Laursen.

1st July 2013

Catching and deterring fuel theft

1st July 2013