Month: April 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Parker Kittiwake has joined the debate about proposed amendments to the ISO 8217 marine fuel standard as voting closes, warning that changes could have a significant impact on fuel quality and vessel…

8th April 2016

Parker Kittiwake joins fuel standards disapproval

8th April 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dry dock work has started on the fourth of six cruise ships by Fincantieri for Viking Ocean Cruises.

7th April 2016

Fincantieri dry docks work

7th April 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Jiangsu Haihong Engineering Technology has ordered four MAN 32/40 engines as well as an order for two 8000m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers.

7th April 2016

MAN order for Jiangsu Haihong

7th April 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Marina Ahoy has won the Wärtsilä Marine Mastermind innovation contest which was launched in October 2015 in connection with Slush.

6th April 2016

Marine Ahoy wins Wärtsilä contest

6th April 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Stena has signed a contract for four ro-pax ferries, heralded as the ‘most fuel efficient in the world, to be built by AVIC International Ship Development at its Weihai yard.

6th April 2016

AVIC to build Stena ferry quartet

6th April 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Dry bulk operator ESL Shipping and ferry company Finferries have joined the consortium studying Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications (AAWA) as the Rolls-Royce led project enters the next stage.

6th April 2016

ESL Shipping and Finferries join autonomy project

6th April 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo has delivered what it calls the ‘world’s first’ IMO Certified two-stroke engine with Tier III NOx control to Hyundai’s Ship Building Division (HHI-SBD).

6th April 2016

‘World first’ for MAN Diesel

6th April 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Damen has completed maintenance and surveys to reactivate four bulk carriers recently acquired at auction by CN Bulkers, a joint venture between Universal Shipping & Trading & NedNor.

5th April 2016

Damen upgrades idled CN Bulkers vessels

5th April 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wärtsilä Ship Design has been contracted by an unnamed Chinese yard to design a new jack-up lift vessel in collaboration with lift boat specialist Altis.

5th April 2016

Wärtsilä to design jack-up vessel

5th April 2016

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

NSK Ship Design has signed a contract with China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC). the owner of one of the worlds largest fishing fleets, to convert a conventional trawler into a krill trawler…

5th April 2016

NSK designs krill trawler conversion

5th April 2016