Month: February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is working on an IMO Tier III compliant scrubber system that it says will achieve lower equipment and operational costs than high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems.

19th February 2015

Mitsubishi makes progress on low-pressure EGR

19th February 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Two German LNG ship propulsion projects are running late but owners AG Ems say that is not a bad thing given the pioneering nature of the new technology, writes Tom Todd.

18th February 2015

German LNG ships delayed

18th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Offshore construction vessel ‘Viking Neptun’ has been delivered to Eidesvik Offshore, marking the delivery of Kleven Verft’s largest ever vessel.

18th February 2015

Kleven delivers largest ever vessel

18th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has won a contract from Stena to install the “first ever” in-line closed-loop scrubber system to two of its ro-ro ferries, helping the operator to achieve emissions compliance.

17th February 2015

“First ever” in-line closed-loop scrubber order

17th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas is to class two hybrid LNG ro-ro cargo ferries being built by Sedef yard for Canada’s Seaspan Ferries.

17th February 2015

BV to class Canadian hybrid ferries

17th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The US Coast Guard has detained more than 40 foreign flag vessels for water mist system deficiencies discovered during port state control inspections, according to a statutory alert from Lloyd’s Register.

17th February 2015

USCG detains ships on water mist failures

17th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden has completed fire risk assessments for the Stena Germanica, which will be returned to service as a methanol-powered ferry this year.

17th February 2015

Fire safety measures for methanol-fuelled ‘Germanica’

17th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaboratively promote research and development and innovation in ship technology.

16th February 2015

Ship technology collaboration

16th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Reports of off-spec fuel supply that failed to reach ECA sulphur requirements have been released by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) following notes of protest from Liberia and Cyprus.

16th February 2015

IMO highlights off-spec ECA fuel protests

16th February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lower oil prices have minimised the cost impact of tighter sulphur caps in Europe and North America ECAs, according to data gathered by Drewry Maritime Research.

16th February 2015

Cheap oil offsets sulphur regulation costs

16th February 2015