Month: March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Deltamarin is to deliver more of its newest handysize bulk carriers from the B.Delta43 series, following the successful delivery of the first vessel in the series back in January.

11th March 2015

B.Delta designs in demand

11th March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Intelligent Engineering has supplied K-Line subsidiary TNKC with sandwich plate system (SPS) piracy protection doors for its nine bulk carriers, all of which operate in high risk areas.

11th March 2015

TNKC installs SPS anti-piracy doors

11th March 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Three new wetfish trawlers designed by Nautic for Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi will boast MAN Diesel & Turbo main engines and selective catalytic reduction (SCR), the Danish engine designer reports.

10th March 2015

MAN power and exhaust cleaning for trawlers

10th March 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Association of Classifications Societies (IACS) is analysing the report on the ‘MOL Comfort’ breakup, which reveals the problem could’ve been sea loads exceeding the hull girder strength.

10th March 2015

IACS acts on ‘MOL Comfort’ report

10th March 2015

LNG

LNG

Damen Shipyards first LNG-powered inland shipping tanker has just completed comprehensive tank testing of the new design at research institute MARIN, confirming the vessels efficiency.

10th March 2015

Damen EcoLiner efficiency

10th March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Norwegian marine publisher Nautisk is launching a compact, cheap and effective solution to the weight of frequently-updated printed material carried by vessels worldwide.

10th March 2015

Nautisk unveils digital publications tablet

10th March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Attempts to rejuvenate commercial shipbuilding in Russia proved ineffective last year as the sector’s share of the market slipped and military orders grew according to Russian analyst Infoline-Analytics, writes Eugene Gerden.

10th March 2015

Russian commercial shipbuilding declines in 2014

10th March 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä is teaming up with Clean Marine Energy Europe Ltd (CME) to provide a funding solution to help shipowners comply with sulphur emissions legislation through the use of exhaust gas cleaning technology.

9th March 2015

Scrubber finance solution for shipowners

9th March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

E-marine, a principal provider of submarine cable installation and repair solutions in the Middle East, has unveiled ambitious plans to expand its fleet of cable ships in 2015.

9th March 2015

Ambitious plans afoot for E-marine

9th March 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Scandlines says it hopes to complete the conversion of its new ferry duo Berlin and Copenhagen “by the end of this year at the latest” ending a saga that began five years…

9th March 2015

End in sight for ferry conversion saga

9th March 2015