Month: February 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has urged ship owners to use ballast water management systems (BWMS) more often in its latest policy letter.

19th February 2018

Use BWMS more to improve reliability, says USCG

19th February 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Expansion and upgrade of Irish Continental shortsea transport capacity has been set in train with the entry of the first of four Chinese-built, 1,004 teu boxships into BG Freight Line’s service network.…

19th February 2018

Debut for BG Freight Ireland Max series

19th February 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ClassNK’s PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Ver.5.0.0 incorporates the latest IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT) rule amendments.

16th February 2018

Updated PrimeShip-HULL for rule amendments

16th February 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A high number of bunker quality alerts issued last year suggests that fuel challenges will mount as the global sulphur cap approaches, according to Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS).

16th February 2018

2017 a ‘worst case scenario’ for fuel quality

16th February 2018

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Class society DNV GL has revised class rules for single shaft bearing installations and introduced two shaft alignment notations in the wake of a reported upsurge in stern tube bearing failures.

16th February 2018

DNV GL tackles stern tube failures

16th February 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The ISO 11711 – the Ships and Marine Technology, Piping and Machinery, Ballast Water Sampling and Analysis standard will provide guidance on the materials, design and installation of equipment used to sample…

15th February 2018

IMO ballast water sampling and analysis standard

15th February 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Kawasaki has received its first order for the newly developed energy saving E-series Rexpeller Azimuth Thruster.

15th February 2018

First order for energy saving Kawasaki thruster

15th February 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A three-dimensional PDF technology that could significantly reduce the amount of time spent comparing and adapting drawings during class approvals is being tested in Germany.

15th February 2018

Paperless class approval system on trial

15th February 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Over the next thirty years, the global transition to more renewable energy sources will change how ships are fuelled as well as the resources that they carry. A recent report by class…

15th February 2018

Shifting energy demand to impact shipping

15th February 2018

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Underwater repair specialist Hydrex has noted an increase in work on pipes and overboard outlets of ships that have had exhaust gas cleaning systems (or ‘scrubbers’) fitted.

14th February 2018

Scrubbers cause rise in pipe repairs

14th February 2018