Month: September 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

OceanSaver, the Norwegian manufacturer of US type approved ballast water management systems, has filed for bankruptcy.

14th September 2017

OceanSaver BWMS manufacturer files for bankruptcy

14th September 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released the first type approval requirements for components within cyber-enabled systems onboard ships.

13th September 2017

First type approval system for cyber enabled components

13th September 2017

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

DESMI Ocean Guard has launched a new Ballast Water Management System which it says sets new standards for small footprint BWMS.

13th September 2017

DESMI Ocean Guard launches unique small footprint BWMS

13th September 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Shipowners will be better able to meet emissions regulations with a new partnership which provides scrubber systems.

12th September 2017

Scrubber partnership to help emissions compliance

12th September 2017

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A global insurer and classification society have joined together to issue blackout and engine failure guidance to operators.

12th September 2017

Industry collaborates to produce engine failure guidance

12th September 2017

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Hydrogen appears to be one of the most promising clean fuels with potential shipping application, but it also raises serious technical challenges. Catherine Austin examines recent progress towards an emerging marine fuel.

12th September 2017

Cutting through the hydrogen hype

12th September 2017

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Diesel & Turbo has launched the 45/60CR medium-speed engine with an eye on taking a greater share of the current growth in the cruiseship sector.

11th September 2017

MAN targets cruise boom with new mid-speed engine

11th September 2017

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Modernisation and transparency will be key focuses of IACS going forward.

11th September 2017

Modernisation and transparency to be IACS priorities

11th September 2017

OPINION

OPINION

The main story in ‘The Motor Ship’, October 1967, concerned the launch of the ‘Queen Elizabeth II’. This was, surprisingly, regarded as something of an anti-climax – in both the “remarkably uninspired”…

11th September 2017

Computers make their debut

11th September 2017

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A combination of German technology and Chinese construction has produced an innovative, versatile class of gas tanker, writes David Tinsley.

11th September 2017

New breed for liquefied ethane trade

11th September 2017