Month: April 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

AkzoNobel Marine Coatings has launched a new anticorrosive universal primer, Intershield One-2-One.

20th April 2016

New anticorrosive primer from AkzoNobel

20th April 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Specialists in environmentally acceptable lubricants and cleaners, RSC Bio Solutions, has announced that two of its hydraulic fluids have been approved for use in MAN Diesel & Turbo systems.

20th April 2016

RSC hydraulic fluids approved for use by MAN

20th April 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Fallpipe vessel ‘Flintstone’ has departed from Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam following a six-week programme of maintenance and repair, along with the completion of its first special survey.

19th April 2016

Fallpipe vessel repair

19th April 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB has announced that its Azipod D will power the 10-deck discovery cruiser Scenic Eclipse.

19th April 2016

ABB to power new discovery cruiser

19th April 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

Peru has become the 50th member state to ratify the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, taking the treaty even closer to ratification.

19th April 2016

Peru inches BWM Convention closer

19th April 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

It takes quite a bit of invention to take mature technology and squeeze something extra out of it, writes Stevie Knight

19th April 2016

An answer for the squeeze

19th April 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist, Optimarin, has now sold over 400 of its environmentally-friendly UV-based systems, helped by the firm’s huge investment in testing and certification.

18th April 2016

USCG approval drives order surge

18th April 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

As the IMO’s 69th Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 69) begins, BIMCO has announced its priorities for what could be a defining moment in the industry’s approach to ballast water management and…

18th April 2016

BIMCO’s top priorities for MEPC 69

18th April 2016

LNG

LNG

GTT has announced the signing of a Technical Assistance and License Agreement (TALA) with AG&P.

15th April 2016

GTT and AG&P sign licensing agreement

15th April 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Maritime Organization is seeking expressions of interest from institutions willing to host five maritime technology cooperation centres in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.

15th April 2016

IMO seeks hosts for maritime technology cooperation centres

15th April 2016