Month: March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Finland’s first battery powered car ferry will Siemens electric propulsion system when it begins operation in the summer of 2017.

7th March 2016

FinFerries enlists Siemens for battery ferry

7th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The transition period for software updates to existing ECDIS has been extended by the IMO sub-committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR).

7th March 2016

Ship owners given more time over IHO standards

7th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

US-based shipping company, Coastal Transportation, has made a new addition to its fleet, a 2,200dwt freighter vessel powered by a propulsion system from German manufacturer, Schottel Group.

7th March 2016

Schottel propels Coastal Transportation vessel

7th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Former installation, repair and re-engineering specialist Harris Pye has celebrated a successful product design assessment for its tri-fired 45tph steam boiler as “approval of our design for construction”.

7th March 2016

Harris Pye boiler gains ABS approval

7th March 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Following the creation of a giant new shipbuilding alliance in Germany, Lloyd Werft has said it has orders for ten newbuildings for completion over the coming decade, writes Tom Todd.

7th March 2016

New yard alliance off to good start

7th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In an extraordinary press release and conference call, Wärtsilä has revealed that fuel consumption tests on around 200 four-stroke marine engines have been deliberately fixed.

7th March 2016

Wärtsilä admits fuel consumption test fixing

7th March 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has announced that it has identified the specific design parameters that create the risk of ‘singing’ propellers.

4th March 2016

Wärtsilä research to eliminate problem of ‘singing’ propellers

4th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new notation showing that vessels have been built for future scrubber installation has been released by DNV GL, to be joined later this year by another showing vessels’ readiness for installation…

4th March 2016

DNV GL rolls out future-proofing notations

4th March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society Bureau Veritas has entered into a partnership with Dassault Systèmes to use the companys 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

3rd March 2016

Bureau Veritas enters into partnership with Dassault Systemes

3rd March 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä Services has updated its marine agreements, replacing its maintenance and technical management contracts with an optimised maintenance concept and introducing a new guaranteed asset performance solution.

3rd March 2016

Wärtsilä introduces asset performance guarantee

3rd March 2016