Month: July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Construction has begun on the first Princess Cruises vessel designed specifically for the Chinese cruise market, with the keel laying taking place at Fincanteri’s Monfalcone Shipyard last week.

13th July 2015

Princess Cruises builds for China

13th July 2015

LNG

LNG

Shipyard companies from Canada, Italy and Poland are lining up to convert BC Ferries ro-ro vessels for dual-fuel operation, with a contract to be awarded later this year.

13th July 2015

International yards target BC Ferries conversions

13th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Finland-based waste management systems provider, Evac, has developed a new briquetting technology said to reduce ships’ waste volume by a factor of 10.

13th July 2015

Evac develops waste briquetting technology

13th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Increasing demand from the shipping industry for Total’s marine lubricants in the Asia-Pacific region has seen the company open its largest lubricant blending plant in Singapore.

13th July 2015

Total Lubmarine opens Singapore blending plant

13th July 2015

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) has reviewed and updated some of its ECDIS Standards to reflect lessons learned from earlier reports of unexpected chart behaviour in some ECDIS.

10th July 2015

IHO updates ECDIS standards

10th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has received DNV-GL certification for three of its latest engine room simulator models, designed to provide in-depth training on its K-Sim Engine simulator platform.

10th July 2015

Approval for engine room simulators

10th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Leading classification society, ABS, has been selected to class 11 ultra-large containerships (ULCs) for Maersk Line.

9th July 2015

ABS classing for Maersk ULCs

9th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

US-based PPG Protective and Marine Coatings has unveiled a new range of high performance, antifoulings suitable for a variety of operating conditions.

9th July 2015

PPG launches new antifouling range

9th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Danish port of Hirtshals is to open the country’s first LNG production facility in partnership with Fjord Line, in a move that will further boost the spread of gas-fuelled shipping in…

8th July 2015

Fjord Lines plans LNG production facility

8th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Korean Register (KR) has adapted its SeaTrust-HullScan software package in response to the upcoming Harmonised Common Structural Rules (CSR-H).

8th July 2015

Korean Register software adapted for CSR

8th July 2015