Month: June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Netherlands’-based Micanti has won the prestigious ‘SME Innovation Top 100’ award for its environmentally-friendly antifouling foil, Thorn-D.

17th June 2014

Micanti awarded for antifouling foil

17th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Chinese oil company Sinopec has ordered a third Havyard design for an offshore support ship; an 832L SE platform supply vessel to be built at the Fujien Mawei shipyard.

17th June 2014

Havyard sells another PSV design to Sinopec

17th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BP Marine and Castrol have said that the two brands, both part of the BP group, will now consolidate their marine lubrication product offerings under the Castrol brand.

16th June 2014

BP Marine and Castrol combine product ranges

16th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Paris MoU Committee as recently approved the 2013 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations, which will take effect from 1 July 2014.

16th June 2014

Paris MoU announces new target lists

16th June 2014

LNG

LNG

Germany’s Linde Group is to build an LNG fuel gas system for a new icebreaker being built by Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.

16th June 2014

Linde LNG system for Finnish icebreaker

16th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Scanjet Marine and Scanvent ApS are combining product rangers to create what they say will be the most comprehensive in-tank equipment package available for tankers and FPSOs.

13th June 2014

Scanjet expands offering

13th June 2014

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

Such is today’s focus on alternative fuels that it seemed slightly odd to see that the same subject was a hot topic back in 1964.

13th June 2014

Nuclear and fuel cell alternatives foreseen

13th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

American lubricant expert, RSC Bio Solutions, has had its EnviroLogic 3068 biobased hydraulic fluid approved for Rolls-Royce stabilisers under the revised 2013 US EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements.

12th June 2014

Hydraulic fluid gets Rolls-Royce approval

12th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is to supply deck machinery for four anchor handler tug supply (AHTS) vessels for US-based Edison Chouest Offshore, as part of a £50m contract.

12th June 2014

Rolls-Royce machinery for US vessels

12th June 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has announced two new service agreements – one a three-year contract with DOF group, and the other, in conjunction with ABB Turbochargers, a 10-year maintenance and support deal with Royal Caribbean…

12th June 2014

Two significant service contracts for Wärtsilä

12th June 2014