Month: October 2016

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The installation timeframe for the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention has been thrown back into uncertainty after fresh proposals at the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee last week.

Importer · 31st October 2016

More indecision on BWMS installation timeframe

Importer · 31st October 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

De Nora will supply Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) with its BALPURE ballast water treatment systems (BWTS).

Importer · 31st October 2016

OSG orders more De Nora BWMS units

Importer · 31st October 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In a move that opens up Norways growing market for battery operated ferries, Saft has obtained approval of its Seanergy marine energy storage system from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA).

31st October 2016

Norwegian approval for lithium-ion energy storage

31st October 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

WinGD has emerged from its recent change of ownership with a clear long-term vision and a solid platform from which to face the complex future of two-stroke engines, says Dominik Schneiter, vice…

31st October 2016

Facing the future of engine design

31st October 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A focus on power or contract requirements or power can hide opportunities for owners to optimise their propulsion arrangements, argues Caterpillar Marine. The Motorship found out more.

31st October 2016

Looking beyond contract speed

31st October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

GE’s Marine Solutions has provided an extensive upgrade service to the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) ocean liner.

28th October 2016

GE reports details of QM2 upgrade

28th October 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has established the next two NOx Emission Control Areas (NECAs) - the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.

27th October 2016

Tier III NOx comes to Europe

27th October 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Singapore flag state authorities have approved Wärtsiläs exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems - the first EGC to be approved by an Asian flag authority.

27th October 2016

Singapore flag approval for Wärtsilä scrubbers

27th October 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

The global 0.5% sulphur cap for marine fuel will enter force on 1 January 2020, the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has agreed.

27th October 2016

IMO sets global sulphur cap for 2020

27th October 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel and Turbo has won a contract to supply the first shipset of GenSets for the multipurpose, offshore patrol vessel, Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA), programme.

27th October 2016

First orders for MAN 175D

27th October 2016