Month: October 2014

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply a new series of deck machinery orders for 12 vessels being built by China-based Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, building on a track-record of contracts.

Western Channel Ferry operator Brittany Ferries reports that it has been forced to suspend its plans to operate on LNG fuel because the figures do not add up.

Work has begun at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) on replacing four Pielstick main engines with Wärtsilä units as part of the comprehensive modernisation of the 44,588gt cruise ship Artania, writes Tom Todd.

Wärtsilä is to supply gas handling systems for six new 87,000m³ very large ethane carriers (VLECs) being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea.

Lukoil Marine Lubricants, the Hamburg-based subsidiary of the Russian oil major, has developed an Intelligent cylinder oil lubrication (iCOlube) system designed to “perfectly” meet engine requirements and fuel quality.