Month: September 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Shipowners and charter companies are in conflict over retrofitting scrubbers ahead of the IMO sulphur deadlines, the CEO of repair specialist Goltens has said.

14th September 2018

Shipowners and charterers in scrubber conflict

14th September 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

The challenge of ensuring as many ships as possible comply with IMO ballast water regulations will be around engineering not supply, a BWMS expert has said.

14th September 2018

Engineering is key BWMS installation challenge

14th September 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Shipowners are “playing with fire” if they haven’t complied with the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention standards by the required deadlines, the managing director of De Nora has warned.

13th September 2018

Ship operators may fall into BWMS bottleneck

13th September 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

Ships navigating and berthing in the Yangtze River Delta emission control area (ECA) will have to burn 0.5% sulphur fuel from 1 October, three months earlier than originally planned, after a last-minute…

13th September 2018

China advances Yangtze ECA implementation

13th September 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Bawat has received support from the state-run Danish Green Investment Fund for its use of eco-friendly waste heat in its ballast water management system (BWMS).

12th September 2018

Green funding support for Bawat BWMS

12th September 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Greek bulk operator Star Bulk has reported that it will carry out substantial amounts of retrofitting work for some scrubber installations at sea, reducing off-hire time by 50-60%.

12th September 2018

Star Bulk to install scrubbers at sea

12th September 2018

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Rolls-Royce has launched a minimal oil Elegance pod system for propulsion which includes a Permanent Magnet (PM) motor driven Pod with a hydrodynamic design for optimal efficiency over a large speed range.

12th September 2018

Rolls-Royce unveils eco pod propulsion system

12th September 2018

LNG

LNG

Russian shipyard Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex is to build the country’s first LNG-fuelled tankers under an order from Sovcomflot for two Aframax newbuilds.

12th September 2018

Zvezda to build LNG Aframax duo for SCF

12th September 2018

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Monaco-headquartered bulk operator Safe Bulkers has agreed a schedule to install Alfa Laval scrubbers and Erma First ballast water management systems at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co’s repair yards.

12th September 2018

Safe Bulkers reveals scrubbers and BWMS plan

12th September 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A study of Automatic Identification Service (AIS) data by DNV GL has shed light on the significant time spent, and fuel consumed, by the international cargo fleet in port or stationary awaiting…

12th September 2018

Study highlights cost of lengthy port stops

12th September 2018