Month: February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new Rolls-Royce anchor recovery frame (ARF) with a wider operating range will receive first use onboard six Maersk Supply Service anchor handlers, under a deck machinery contract awarded in December.

24th February 2015

Maersk debuts new anchor recovery frame

24th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Thriving Germany-based group Nordic Yards has named two multi-purpose ice-breaking rescue and salvage ships for Russian owners describing their construction as “demanding”, reports Tom Todd.

24th February 2015

Rescue ships extend Nordic Yards offer

24th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a gas management system that it says can reliquefy 100% of the boil-off gas (BOG) from a LNG membrane containment tank to use as fuel for LNG…

24th February 2015

Hyundai develops 100% LNG reliquefaction

24th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A five-point plan to stimulate growth in the EU shipbuilding industry has been proposed by Portuguese Member of European Parliament João Ferreira.

24th February 2015

EU shipbuilding ‘must resume’, says MEP

24th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Of the three solutions to the emission control area fuel sulphur limit question – distillate fuel, exhaust gas cleaning and LNG – the favoured option for ships spending all, or most, of…

24th February 2015

Brittany begins scrubber roll-out

24th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB Group company, Amarcon, has been chosen to deliver SEEMP-compliant OCTOPUS-Onboard fuel monitoring systems for 12 Handysize bulk carriers being built for Pioneer Marine Inc.

23rd February 2015

Amarcon to deliver fuel efficiency boost

23rd February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany-based shipbuilder Nordic Yards has unveiled plans to set up a new facility in Russia, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

23rd February 2015

Nordic Yards eyes new site in Russia

23rd February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The second Danish Maritime Fair will be held on 6-8 October, with exhibition space increasing by 40% for the 2015 event.

23rd February 2015

Danish Maritime Fair announces 2015 dates

23rd February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

BIMCO says it has been advised by its members over the risk of paraffin wax forming in Low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil (LSMGO) because of current low temperatures.

23rd February 2015

Paraffin wax risk to operators

23rd February 2015

LNG

LNG

The first edition of ‘LNG Bunkering – Safety Guidelines’ has been released with the aim of providing the bunkering industry with best practices to ensure gas-fuelled ships are re-fuelled safely and reliably.

20th February 2015

SGMF releases LNG Bunkering guidelines

20th February 2015