Year: 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The first newbuild ships to use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel will feature a wide range of Wärtsilä equipment, the technology company has reported.

17th September 2018

Wärtsilä systems for Exmar newbuilds

17th September 2018

LNG

LNG

GTT has received AiP from Bureau Veritas for the development of its latest cargo containment system (CCS) NO96 Flex which promises to deliver innovation in the field of gas containment.

17th September 2018

BV AiP for new GTT gas containment system

17th September 2018

LNG

LNG

ABS has been selected by FueLNG Pte Ltd to class Singapore’s first LNG bunker barge which is scheduled to begin construction in January 2019.

17th September 2018

ABS to class first Singapore LNG bunker barge

17th September 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A government-funded research project is exploring the potential use of methane fuel from renewable sources in the German energy, transport and shipping industries.

17th September 2018

Germany embarks on quest for methane fuel

17th September 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Elcome has launched an intelligent field service management system which aims to help ship operators resolve problems quickly and efficiently and stay in control of operations.

14th September 2018

High-tech field service management system

14th 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