Month: July 2015

LNG

LNG

A joint venture of K Line LNG Shipping (UK) Limited and Chandris Hellas Inc has entered into a long-term charter agreement with the BP Group for two new LNG carriers.

Importer · 31st July 2015

Newbuild LNG carriers for BP Group

Importer · 31st July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Sandia National Laboratories of the US and San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet are partnering up to develop a high-speed, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered passenger ferry and refuelling station.

Importer · 30th July 2015

Hydrogen powered ferry project

Importer · 30th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft is to build two new next-generation cruise ships for Costa Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, which will be the world’s first to run on LNG, representing a major environmental breakthrough.

30th July 2015

‘First’ LNG-powered cruise ships for Costa

30th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-based Elcometer is upgrading its digital dewpoint meter with the next generation Elcometer 319, which is now compatible with both Android and iOS mobile devices for instant report generation.

29th July 2015

Elcometer upgrades digital dewpoint meter

29th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global offshore crane manufacturer Sormec has supplied two knuckle-boom marine cranes for a Dutch-built offshore supply vessel operating in one of Nigerias largest deepwater oil fields.

29th July 2015

Sormec cranes for Nigerian OSV

29th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered three more vessels to the Aqaba Port Marine Services Company (APMSCO) for the Sheikh Subah Al Ahmad Al Subah LNG terminal at Aqaba, Jordan.

28th July 2015

Sanmar vessels head for Jordan

28th July 2015

LNG

LNG

GTT is to supply its Mark III Flex technology for an LNG carrier (LNGC) being built by Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd.

27th July 2015

GTT nets LNG carrier order

27th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Centre for Marine Engineer Officers and Chief Engineers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has taken delivery of a Transas Marine Engine Room Simulator ERS 5000 TechSim.

24th July 2015

Transas simulator for Argentinian training centre

24th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

South African Shipyards is updating its costing process with a new cost management system, CostFact, to ensure its latest naval projects feature cost efficient solutions.

23rd July 2015

South African Shipyards enhances cost management

23rd July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The UK P&I Club says that concerns remain over the use of low-sulphur fuel, largely because many countries have their own bespoke requirements with differing rules and costs across jurisdictions.

23rd July 2015

Low sulphur fuel concerns

23rd July 2015