Month: July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Ship operator Cassen Eils, Fassmer Shipbuilding Company and Wärtsilä Corporation have resolved commissioning issues that delayed the naming and maiden voyage of the €30 million dual-fuel ferry ‘Helgoland’ over the weekend.

20th July 2015

LNG ferry commissioning problems resolved

20th July 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Diesel engine specialist, Royston, has successfully completed the overhaul and maintenance of a range of engine components for a platform supply vessel undergoing a scheduled service at Babcock’s Rosyth facility.

16th July 2015

Royston engine overhaul for OSV

16th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Thordon Bearings is to supply its COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft system for the first of two Seaside-class cruise ships currently under construction at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard.

16th July 2015

Thordon Bearings secures MSC Cruises order

16th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As ship operators and regulators struggle with compliance and enforcement of emissions regulations, technology enabling continuous monitoring may be the answer, writes Chris Daw, managing director, Parker Kittiwake Procal. As increasingly stringent…

15th July 2015

Emissions monitoring: the continuous approach

15th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chris Moxon and Beth Bradley of leading maritime law firm Clyde & Co examine the difficulties caused by conflicting fuel quality measurement standards, which were the subject of discussion once more at…

15th July 2015

IMO revisits fuel quality dilemma

15th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In a recent report classification society DNV GL has taken a long-term look at some of the most likely fuel options for ship operators aiming to meet increasingly stringent emissions targets. The…

15th July 2015

Assessing future fuels

15th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

There’s a challenge inherent in tying up alongside a turret moored FPSO, triggering what may be an important evolution.

15th July 2015

Dancing with the FPSOs

15th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

There’s more to offshore support than meets the eye, writes Stevie Knight. Especially in countries that, along with a large gas and oil output, have a booming piracy sector.

15th July 2015

An Axe for defence

15th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä is to supply engines and all essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger being built for Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC).

15th July 2015

Wärtsilä power for cutting-edge dredger

15th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

As The Motorship reaches a milestone 1,000 followers on Twitter, the marine technology industry’s longest-established magazine is stepping up its social media strategy.

15th July 2015

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15th July 2015