Month: January 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A new research facility has opened in Finland to develop the technologies required for a more autonomous shipping industry.

26th January 2018

Autonomous ship research centre opened

26th January 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Biofuels from GoodFuels Marine will be available to the European inland shipping fleet through Reinplus Fiwado Bunker’s Dutch waterway network and at the Port of Rotterdam.

26th January 2018

GoodFuels extends biofuel business with Dutch deal

26th January 2018

LNG

LNG

A new DNV GL LNG test facility will enable small ship engine testing and metering and compositional analysis investigations.

25th January 2018

DNV GL opens LNG testing facility in Groningen

25th January 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Benelux Overseas wants to reduce its maintenance costs and enhance its efficiency with a new fleet-wide Jotun SeaStock coatings maintenance agreement.

25th January 2018

Benelux signs coating maintenance agreement with Jotun

25th January 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Lithium-ion battery specialist PBES is to supply Finland’s first purpose built electric ferry.

25th January 2018

PBES batteries for Finland’s first newbuild electric ferry

25th January 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

A group of ballast water management system (BWMS) providers are working to establish an industry association that would act as a unified voice representing suppliers’ interests.

25th January 2018

Ballast water treatment suppliers plan lobby group

25th January 2018

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year service partnership agreement with Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD), extending its existing relationship with the two-stroke engine developer.

25th January 2018

Wärtsilä extends WinGD service agreement

25th January 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Research laboratory DHI Singapore is to cease land-based testing for ballast water management systems (BWMS), citing type approval requirements that make testing in tropical waters a challenge.

25th January 2018

DHI closes land-based BWMS testing in Singapore

25th January 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group and power system provider ABB have specified Roxtec EMC sealing solutions for four newbuild LNG carriers.

24th January 2018

Roxtec EMC sealings chosen for new LNG carriers

24th January 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

A new patent license agreement is helping to pave the way forward towards bringing rigid sail production one step closer to commerciality.

24th January 2018

Agreement paves way for rigid sail commerciality

24th January 2018