Month: February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Denmark-based DESMI Ocean Guard’s ballast water treatment system (BWTS) using ultraviolet light, RayClean, has been granted AMS acceptance by the US Coast Guard (USCG).

5th February 2015

DESMI BWTS accepted by US Coast Guard

5th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dutch research institute Marin is to install a Bosch Rexroth wave generator at its new concept testing basin in August.

5th February 2015

Wave generator for Marin concept basin

5th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK has issued approval for Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation’s newly developed corrosion resistant steel (NSGP-2) for use on the upper deck and/or inner bottom of crude oil tanker cargo oil…

5th February 2015

Corrosion resistant steel approval

5th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The construction of Zvezda shipyard in far eastern Russia is set for delays after oil giant Rosneft has asked the national government to double its contribution to the project.

5th February 2015

Rosneft seeks more support for Zvezda shipyard

5th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

GE Marine’s 12V250 marine diesel engine has received EPA Tier 4 certification, meeting NOx emission requirements through its non-Selective Catalytic Converter (SCR) technology, which requires no urea-based after-treatment.

5th February 2015

GE Marine diesel engine certified EPA T4

5th February 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä Ship Power is to supply its 9-cylinder 34DF dual-fuel engine, controlled-pitch propeller and gearbox for the world’s first ever compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier, to enter operation in May 2016.

5th February 2015

Wärtsilä propulsion for first CNG carrier

5th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Icelandic energy management firm Marorka has won a contract to deliver ship performance monitoring systems to United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), with a view to optimizing fleet performance and reducing fuel consumption…

4th February 2015

UASC chooses Marorka for energy management

4th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has taken delivery of its fourth and final L-class platform supply vessel (PSV), ‘Pacific Liberty’, built by JMU.

4th February 2015

Swire Pacific Offshore expands its fleet

4th February 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Sovcomflot has enlisted the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) as it embarks on a fleet expansion to serve growing offshore projects on Russia’s continental shelf.

4th February 2015

Sovcomflot plans fleet expansion with RS

4th February 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US based CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) has secured a scrubber order from Finnish operator, Bore Ltd (Finland) to retrofit its ‘MV Seaguard’ ro-ro container vessel.

4th February 2015

CROE ro-ro scrubber order

4th February 2015