Month: April 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply a power and propulsion package for a high-end ice-class multi-purpose vessel under construction at Keppel Singmarine for Singaporean ship owner New Orient Marine Pte Ltd.

27th April 2015

Rolls-Royce power for ice-class MPV

27th April 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wärtsilä has launched a new anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel design, focused on efficiency, low fuel consumption and a reduced environmental impact.

24th April 2015

Wärtsilä unveils new AHTS design

24th April 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel and Turbo has reached a major milestone after it received award in principle for its SCR system for the entire medium-speed engine portfolio fulfilling IMO Tier III regulations by the…

23rd April 2015

First approval for MAN Tier III SCR

23rd April 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kleven Verft has delivered build number 371, ‘Olympic Bibby’, to its Norwegian owner, Olympic Shipping.

22nd April 2015

Kleven Verft delivers ‘Olympic Bibby’

22nd April 2015

LNG

LNG

‘Isla Bella’, said to be the world’s first LNG-powered containership has been launched by owner TOTE.

21st April 2015

World’s ‘first’ LNG containership launched

21st April 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new eco-friendly maritime transport concept, the Cargo Ferry project, has been unveiled by DNV GL and presented through Nor Lines new LNG-fuelled ship, M/S Kvitbjørn.

20th April 2015

Transport moves from road to sea with Cargo Ferry

20th April 2015

LNG

LNG

Nor Lines’ Kvitbjørn’ has become the world’s first vessel to operate between Asia and Europe running solely on LNG and propelled by a Rolls-Royce pure gas engine.

17th April 2015

Kvitbjørn completes longest LNG-fuelled voyage

17th April 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has developed new digital identification technology that helps to improve component traceability and it is in the process of implementing it.

16th April 2015

Digital authentication for Wärtsilä components

16th April 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

A 320,000 tonne ore-bulk-oil (OBO) carrier has been converted to a very large crude carrier (VLCC) with help from IACS member class society, Korean Register (KR).

16th April 2015

KR helps with VLCC conversion

16th April 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Finnish companies WE Tech and The Switch are partnering to provide energy saving solutions for large ships based on permanent magnet shaft generators and variable frequency drive technology, says Bill Thomson.

16th April 2015

Permanent magnets unlock efficiency

16th April 2015