Month: February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Finnish tanker operator Lundqvist Rederierna has adopted maintenance management software from BASS.

11th February 2015

Lundqvist Rederierna adopts BASS maintenance software

11th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has received an order for 30 dual-fuel engines for five new design Arc 7 ice-class LNG carriers being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to serve the Yamal LNG…

11th February 2015

Wärtsilä engines for DSME gas carriers

11th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is supporting regional MTU sales and services in the Middle East with a new head office in Dubai.

11th February 2015

Rolls-Royce expands to Middle East

11th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Alfa Laval has secured the first class approvals from Lloyds Register for its PureSOx scrubber system installed onboard the DFDS Petunia and Primula Seaways.

10th February 2015

Class approval for PureSOx scrubbers

10th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Korean Register (KR) has been authorised to perform statutory services – including conducting surveys and audits as well as issuing certificates – on behalf of the Canadian government.

10th February 2015

Korean Register authorised in Canada

10th February 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Netherlands-based Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR) is now DNV GL-certified to carry out in-situ welding for propeller repair, making it the only company certified to do so.

10th February 2015

MPR certified for in-situ propeller repair

10th February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The quality of marine fuel has risen in early 2015 according to early results revealed by the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA).

10th February 2015

Marine fuel shows improvement in 2015

10th February 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

French ballast water treatment manufacturer BIO-UV has partnered with US-based Choice Ballast Solutions for engineering and installation of its BIO-SEA systems for US shipowners.

10th February 2015

BIO-UV partners with Choice Ballast Solutions

10th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The first large passenger ferry to rely entirely on battery power begins operations this year, but it’s not the only passenger vessel to have included energy storage in the power mix, writes…

10th February 2015

Battery powered ferries report

10th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is to provide a total of 20 generating sets for five 14,500 teu container vessels under construction at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group yard for China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO).

10th February 2015

Wärtsilä gensets for five Chinese ships

10th February 2015