Month: August 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has been awarded the Green Flag award by the Ports of Long Beach (POLB) and Los Angeles (POLA) in the US for its efforts to ensure compliance with…

6th August 2014

MOL wins Green Flag award

6th August 2014

OPINION

OPINION

The current focus on liquefied natural gas fuel for ships has its origins in LNG transport which began half a century ago: Dag Pike traces the history of LNG afloat.

6th August 2014

50 years of LNG transport

6th August 2014

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Paxman engines have been prominent in the larger high speed marine engine sector for many years, and the VP185 continues to attract important orders for its current proprietor, MAN Diesel & Turbo;…

6th August 2014

Major export deal boosts UK marine engine building

6th August 2014

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Charging technology developed for submarines, allowing batteries to be charged in a very short time via shore power, is being adapted to a Swedish ferry, writes Dag Pike.

6th August 2014

‘Supercharged’ electric ferry

6th August 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wendy Laursen talks to Wei Chen of Wärtsilä who explains that the regulation of black and grey waste water treatment continues to evolve, but the problems remain the same.

6th August 2014

What’s the point of stricter standards if they aren’t enforced?

6th August 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Manufacturers of onboard freshwater generating systems continue to expand on capacity and performance, writes Wendy Laursen.

6th August 2014

All the nice-to-have features of fresh water generators

6th August 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japan-based Eco Marine Power (EMP) and Blue Star Ferries of Greece, part of the Attica group, are to collaborate on development of renewable energy and fuel-saving solutions.

6th August 2014

Shipping renewable energy innovation project is launched

6th August 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The China-based Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has received an order for three PSVs to its own SPP17A design from Mexican shipping company Naviera Petrolera Integral.

5th August 2014

Sinopacific sells own-design PSV to Mexico

5th August 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has been selected as the partner for designing a new ferry as part of the ‘Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor’ project.

5th August 2014

Wärtsilä ship design contract

5th August 2014

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US-based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is to design a new class of ferries that will operate between the boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan, New York.

5th August 2014

New EBDG design for Staten Island ferry

5th August 2014