Month: June 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Dutch system integrator Alewijnse Marine is undertaking the electrical outfitting of two new self-discharging cement carriers for Eureka Shipping.

Importer · 30th June 2017

Alewijnse Marine outfitting self-discharging carriers

Importer · 30th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A series of eleven ultra-large container ships (ULCS) under construction in China – the biggest ever built in the country – will use ABB turbochargers, the company has reported.

Importer · 30th June 2017

ABB turbochargers for COSCO ULCS series

Importer · 30th June 2017

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has launched CSSC Marine Service Co by opening a new logistics centre in Shanghai’s Yangshang free trade zone.

30th June 2017

CSSC launches marine service business

30th June 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A safety bulletin from the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) concerning a fatal explosion on the ‘Manhattan Bridge’ highlights the challenges of low-sulphur distillate fuel.

30th June 2017

Boiler explosion highlights MGO challenges

30th June 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

25% of shipping industry professionals favour investment in new technology, up from 14% in 2016, a survey has found.

29th June 2017

Technology is favoured shipping investment

29th June 2017

LNG

LNG

ExxonMobil, Eagle LNG Partners LLC (Eagle LNG Partners) and Crowley have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of LNG as a marine fuel.

29th June 2017

ExxonMobil LNG collaboration

29th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Schottel has further expanded its portfolio with the addition of a new underwater mountable thruster designed for larger offshore vessels or rigs and also cable laying vessels, offshore construction and crane ships.

28th June 2017

Underwater mountable thruster

28th June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Germany-headquartered IMES has developed a two-stroke combustion sensor for continuous cylinder pressure measurement on two-stroke marine diesel engines.

28th June 2017

IMES develops two-stroke combustion sensor

28th June 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A series of MAN propulsion packages ordered for Caribbean freight operator Tropical Shipping’s new container vessels, to be built in China, are unusual in their inclusion of hybrid propulsion capability.

28th June 2017

Exotic arrangement for Tropical newbuilds

28th June 2017

LNG

LNG

A plan exploring the development of LNG bunkering infrastructure in western Australia has taken a significant step forward with the design of an LNG-fuelled bulker that might ply the commodities routes to…

27th June 2017

A ship for the ‘Green Corridor’

27th June 2017