Month: January 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

This year’s Torsional Vibration Symposium will be taking place in Salzburg from 17-19 May, with more than 200 experts from the field expected.

20th January 2017

Torsional Vibration Symposium

20th January 2017

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

Titled ‘Future proofing your fleet’ this year’s programme will include keynote addresses from Maersk Line and IMO, together with OEMs giving operator case studies, an operator discussion panel following the keynotes, and…

20th January 2017

P&E – Programme for 39th Propulsion & Emissions Conference to be released imminently

20th January 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A newly-developed Hybrid Sox Scrubber System has been officially approved by the Republic of Panama after testing results have been verified.

19th January 2017

Panama approves Japanese scrubber system

19th January 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

GE’s Marine Solutions is now supplying electric start systems for its line of aeroderivative marine gas turbines.

19th January 2017

GE launches electric starters for gas turbines

19th January 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Access and handling systems specialist TTS has launched an Intelligent Movable Deck Lifter (IMDL) to help reduce wasted space in pure car truck carrier (PCTC) cargo holds.

19th January 2017

TTS launches movable deck lifter

19th January 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

German shipping company Peter Döhle has signed a three-year deck machinery service deal with MacGregor covering a mixed fleet of 70 vessels.

19th January 2017

Peter Döhle service agreement for MacGregor

19th January 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

BAE Systems has divested its San Francisco Ship Repair business to US-based ship repair expert Puglia Engineering, in a move to give the shipyard “access to broader markets”.

18th January 2017

BAE Systems divests San Francisco ship repair business

18th January 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB is to supply a complete power, propulsion and automation package for a series of new cruise vessels being built by MV Werften.

18th January 2017

ABB propulsion for Genting quintet

18th January 2017

REGULATION

REGULATION

China’s Ministry of Transport has expanded a 0.50% sulphur limit for ships operating within three domestic emission control areas (ECAs) to 11 ports.

18th January 2017

China expands port emissions curb

18th January 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Singapore offshore services company Vallianz has closed its repair and maintenance facility in the country blaming industry slowdown and discontinuation of business with a key local customer.

18th January 2017

Asian shipyard closure

18th January 2017