Month: March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Electrical specialist, Norwegian Electric Systems (NES), has been awarded two new contracts with sea safety specialist Esvagt and fish transporter company Norsk Fisketransport (NFT).

9th March 2016

Two new contracts for NES

9th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DNV GL, Gard and the Swedish Club have released a presentation highlighting findings from an investigation aimed at reducing anchor losses, a major cause of groundings and collisions.

8th March 2016

VIDEO: Anchor loss prevention investigation

8th March 2016

LNG

LNG

Rolls-Royce is to supply a Bergen ‘pure gas’ engine for the second LNG-fuelled feed carrier to be ordered by Norwegian ship owner NSK Shipping.

8th March 2016

Rolls-Royce LNG engine for feed carrier

8th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Electric motor specialist Hoyer is to supply customised motors to operate wastewater pumps from Herborner Pumpentechnik, as the pump specialist targets further cruise ship newbuilds.

8th March 2016

Hoyer motors for Herboner wastewater pumps

8th March 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Finnish naval architect and marine engineering specialist, Foreship, sees goal-based concept design as key to ensuring new generation exploration ships can enter unforgiving polar seas in comfort and safety.

8th March 2016

Design key to ensuring safety in polar regions

8th March 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

DFDS Seaways has initiated a major refit and rebranding exercise across several vessels, with work already completed on five vessels.

8th March 2016

DFDS Seaways embarks on refit and rebrand

8th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Maersk Tankers will extend its trial use of drones to deliver small parcels including spare parts to vessels, and to conduct inspections, after a successful first test run.

8th March 2016

Maersk Tankers trials drone deliveries, inspections

8th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Marine Machinery and Engine Co has delivered the first retrofits of its retractable fin stabilisers, to a ferry and a ro-ro vessel.

8th March 2016

Mitsubishi retrofits retractable fin stabilisers

8th March 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

Belgium and Fiji hav become the 48th and 49th IMO member states to ratify the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, with ratifying parties now representing 34.82% of world gross tonnage.

8th March 2016

Belgium and Fiji ratify BWM Convention

8th March 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Jonas Ostlund and Sachin Gupta of Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) discuss the cold flow characteristics of distillate fuels and the formation of paraffin wax in cold temperatures.

7th March 2016

Sidestepping the sludge

7th March 2016