Month: July 2015

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Hapag-Lloyds is to refit 24 of its biggest vessels with bulbous bows by the end of the year, including some brought into service just last year.

8th July 2015

Bulbous bow refits for Hapag-Lloyd

8th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and GE Aviation and Marine have jointly developed the first LNG carrier to be powered by gas turbine, and are working towards the first application on large containerships.

8th July 2015

Partners develop LNG carrier propulsion first

8th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A new fishing vessel being built by Simek AS in Norway will feature an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion solution including main engine, controllable pitch propeller and gearbox.

7th July 2015

Wärtsilä propulsion for new Scottish fishing vessel

7th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is to supply four of its lattice boom cranes (LBC) for Merkers Offshore’s two offshore maintenance lifeboats currently under construction at Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industries in China.

7th July 2015

MacGregor order for offshore boom crane

7th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The director of Fincanteri’s Monfalcone yard faces investigations over environmental violations as authorities release parts of the yard seized under an ongoing probe into unauthorised waste management.

6th July 2015

Fresh investigations as Fincanteri yard released

6th July 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Filtersafe is expanding its range of self-cleaning ballast water filtration systems with a new ‘Compact’, designed specifically for use in vessels with limited space or for retrofit installations.

6th July 2015

Filtersafe introduces BWMS compact filter range

6th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A new Shanghai Ocean University fisheries research vessel will be equipped with Voith Schneider propellers and roll stabilisation.

6th July 2015

Voith power for Chinese research vessel

6th July 2015

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A major cross-industry initiative led by Wärtsilä, MAN Diesel & Turbo and Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has been launched to develop basic technologies for use in two- and four-stroke marine engines.

6th July 2015

Engine makers collaborate in milestone project

6th July 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Investment in icebreaking research ships is gathering pace, prompted by the need to provide higher-performance replacements for long-serving vessels, and also by mounting strategic interest in a polar presence. David Tinsley reports.

6th July 2015

A new age of polar research

6th July 2015

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is to participate in a €6.6 million research project to develop ship technologies that could pave the way for autonomous vessels.

6th July 2015

Rolls-Royce in autonomous ship project

6th July 2015