Month: September 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Following the ratification of the Ballast Water Management Convention two industry players based in Asia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for BWMS supply.

28th September 2016

Ballast water management system MoU

28th September 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

More consolidation in the German shipbuilding sector as Bremen-based yacht, naval and patrol vessel specialist Lürssen Maritime acquires Hamburg shipyard group Blohm+Voss for an undisclosed sum.

28th September 2016

Lürssen Maritime to acquire Blohm+Voss

28th September 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Finnish performance management specialist Eniram and new owner Wärtsilä Corp are challenging the fleet optimisation market with the launch of a low-cost, cloud-based solution.

27th September 2016

Eniram launches low-cost fleet optimisation

27th September 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL presented Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) with Approval in Principle for its Con-Green 2000 feeder design at SMM in Hamburg.

27th September 2016

Hyundai Mipo gets DNL-GL feeder approval

27th September 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and QinetiQ have announced a new collaboration to increase levels of security for cyber-enabled ships.

27th September 2016

GasLog pilot for LR and QinetiQ cybersecurity venture

27th September 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Harris Pye Engineering has highlighted how ship owners are employing waste heat recovery to reduce energy consumption in a variety of scenarios, from increasingly diverse sources.

27th September 2016

Ship owners adapt waste heat recovery strategies

27th September 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Norwegian Maritime Authority has approved Plan B Energy Storage’s (PBES) lithium-ion batteries for use in electric and hybrid vessels in Norway.

27th September 2016

Norwegian authority approves PBES energy storage

27th September 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Norwegian ballast water management system supplier OceanSaver has submitted its formal application for final US Coast Guard type approval of its MKII electrochlorination system.

27th September 2016

OceanSaver files final USCG type approval application

27th September 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The winners of the inaugural International Windship Association (IWSA) Wind Propulsion Innovation Awards, were announced at SMM 2016.

26th September 2016

International Windship Association Awards

26th September 2016

LNG

LNG

Classification society DNV GL has awarded Vard Engineering Brevik with an Approval in Principle (AiP) its 6,500m3 bunker vessel design.

26th September 2016

AiP for Vard LNG bunker vessel

26th September 2016