Year: 2018

SUPPLIER NEWS

SUPPLIER NEWS

As of November 2018, SCHOTTEL Norway AS and Frydenbø SCHOTTEL Nordic AS have been merged under SCHOTTEL Nordic AS. The German propulsion expert is now able to provide both newbuilding advise and…

30th November 2018

SCHOTTEL strengthens presence in Nordic region

30th November 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard has delivered the world’s first intelligent very large ore carrier (iVLOC) to China Merchants Energy Shipping Company.

30th November 2018

First intelligent very large ore carrier

30th November 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Low carbon marine fuel supplier, GoodFuels Marine, has joined forces with tanker operator Norden to complete trials for a zero emission heavy fuel oil (HFO) equivalent marine biofuel.

30th November 2018

Norden trials first drop-in ‘biofuel oil’

30th November 2018

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

The sulphur emission control areas (SECAs) in place in North-America and Northern Europe, in combination with the upcoming global 0.5% limit on sulphur in 2020 (or 2025) and similar EU limits in…

30th November 2018

Alternative fuels for an LR1 tanker: Costs and benefits

30th November 2018

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has won a contract to deliver the propulsion system to nine vessels for the Italian Grimaldi Group.

29th November 2018

Grimaldi chooses Roll-Royce for green ro-ros

29th November 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Stena Line has reached a milestone in its new fleet investment programme with the steel cutting of a third E-Flexer RoPax ship to be deployed on its Irish Sea routes.

29th November 2018

Stena starts building third E-Flexer RoPax

29th November 2018

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

Reading the December 1968 issue of The Motor Ship, so much seems to belong to a later period that I had to look twice to see that I had the right date,…

29th November 2018

Glimpses of the future

29th November 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Norwegian ballast water technology provider Oceansaver has been given a new lease of life following its bankruptcy and rescue by new owner TeamTec last year, writes Charlie Bartlett.

29th November 2018

Back from the brink: Gently does it for Oceansaver

29th November 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Ship owners must take care if they are to avoid buying and installing ballast water management systems with high flaw rates. Stevie Knight explores recently exposed reliability challenges.

29th November 2018

Ballast breakdowns: Don’t go with the flow

29th November 2018

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Global company, ABB Turbocharging, has announced the establishment of a branch office of ABB Jiangjin Turbo Systems in Zhoushan, China.

28th November 2018

ABB extends China service capability

28th November 2018