Month: October 2016

LNG

LNG

A charter for two to-be-built pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs) by Volkswagen Group indicates potential demand for LNG-fuelled vessels from companies looking to improve the sustainability of their supply chains.

5th October 2016

VW charter highlights LNG potential for PCTCs

5th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Elcome International has established a new calibration lab and electronics component repair facility in Dubai.

5th October 2016

Elcome opens electronics calibration and repair facility

5th October 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Boskalis, and GoodFuels Marine have successfully performed live tests on a sustainable wood-based drop-in biofuel called UPM BioVerno.

5th October 2016

Wood based biofuel testing success

5th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

On the eve of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting, the International Chamber of Shipping has urged the body to set a definitive timescale for the industry to reduce greenhouse…

5th October 2016

Set emission reduction timescale, ICS urges

5th October 2016

LNG

LNG

Terntank’s LNG-fuelled product tanker ‘Ternsund’ became the first vessel to bunker at the Skangas terminal in Pori, Finland this week.

5th October 2016

First LNG bunkering for Finland as ‘Ternsund’ arrives

5th October 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil is collaborating with Singapore LNG bunker license holder Pavilion Energy to develop solutions for city-state’s nascent gas fuelled ships market.

5th October 2016

ExxonMobil assists Pavilion for Singapore LNG bunkering

5th October 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A newbuild tanker being built for Groupe Desgagnés has been fitted with Thordon Bearings COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing package to protect the environment during operations in the Great Lakes and Arctic…

4th October 2016

Thordon COMPAC for newbuild tanker

4th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL and Tekomar have entered into a partnership agreement with the aim of improving data exchange and integration between performance systems.

4th October 2016

DNV GL partners Tekomar for performance management

4th October 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Norwegian Coastal Authority has designated coastal waters off Trondheim as an official test bed for autonomous shipping with the aim of encouraging technology development in the area.

4th October 2016

Norway creates autonomous shipping test bed

4th October 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lukoil Marine’s Navigo MCL Ultra cylinder oil, designed specifically for vessels operating on ultra-low sulphur fuel, has been approved for use with MAN Diesel & Turbo and Wärtsilä engines.

4th October 2016

Engine designers approve Navigo MCL Ultra

4th October 2016