Month: September 2013

REGULATION

REGULATION

Det Norske Veritas says that it will be classing the first LNG-fuelled ferry for domestic Danish trade.

24th September 2013

DNV bags first Danish LNG ferry

24th September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

One concept is still bubbling about in the industry’s quest to create more cost effective and environmentally friendly sources of power – and its now backed by a major class society.

23rd September 2013

Bubble power

23rd September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Alfa Laval has confirmed that it has received orders for eight further shipsets of PureSOx exhaust gas scrubber equipment from Danish shipping company DFDS.

23rd September 2013

PureSOx exhaust cleaning solutions for 12 DFDS ships

23rd September 2013

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Fincantieri and Genoa Universitys Polytechnic School are jointly behind the Innovation Challenge scheme, described as an invitation to tender aimed at selecting projects in the field of shipbuilding technology innovation for subsequent…

23rd September 2013

Fincantieri looks to academia for energy savings

23rd September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Usltein Verft of Norway has delivered platform supply vessel ‘Blue Protector’, final ship in a series of six to the PX121 design.

23rd September 2013

Final Blue Ship PSV handed over

23rd September 2013

REGULATION

REGULATION

According to Wendy Laursen, opinions differ on how the extra time made available before ballast water treatment systems need to be fitted should be used to best advantage.

22nd September 2013

Reprieve for owners or manufacturers?

22nd September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The Moscow Government has given its blessing to a bid by the Russian-owned Nordic Yards to take-over Volkswerft in Stralsund, making an early sale of the insolvent P+S Werften facility now more…

20th September 2013

Moscow backs Nordic takeover of P+S yard

20th September 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new 62ha shipyard in Baku, Azerbaijan, was officially opened on 20 September.

20th September 2013

New shipyard in Azerbaijan to be run by Keppel

20th September 2013

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MTU says that its series 8000 high speed marine engine has received NVR certification from US classification society ABS, joining the 8V 396, which had previously received NVR approval.

19th September 2013

MTU’s 8000 receives NVR approval from ABS

19th September 2013

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Excessive main engine wear caused by cat fines in the fuel oil are likely to lead to hull and machinery claims exceeding $1m this year, according to a leading marine surveyor.

19th September 2013

Lack of knowledge leads to more cat fines claims

19th September 2013