Year: 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

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

Seafox’s largest self-propelled DP2 jack-up rig has left the Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) shipyard following a four-month refit to prepare it for work on next generation windfarm projects.

14th February 2018

Damen jack-up vessel re-fitted for wind challenge

14th February 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping Co is to charter four more methanol carriers powered by methanol-burning, dual-fuel ME-LGI engines from MAN Diesel & Turbo.

14th February 2018

Four more methanol-fuelled carriers for Waterfront Shipping

14th February 2018

LNG

LNG

A new LNG bunkering operation aims to establish LNG as fuel for ships in Germanys Lower Elbe region.

14th February 2018

Milestone for bunkering LNG in the Lower Elbe

14th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new report from insurance company The Swedish Club, placing the blame for most auxiliary engines on poor maintenance, gives an insight into why owners might look to swap gensets for batteries.

14th February 2018

An eye on auxiliary damage

14th February 2018

LNG

LNG

Manufacturers have been hailing new four-stroke engines as ‘two-stroke killers’ for years, but a case study from Wärtsilä suggests that LNG as fuel could make four-stroke propulsion viable for some bigger ships.

14th February 2018

Could LNG kill the two-stroke?

14th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As Arctic campaigners urge the industry not to rely on scrubbers to tackle black carbon emissions, an update to an influential report has concluded that more research is needed on their efficacy.

14th February 2018

Scrubbers vs black carbon: More research needed

14th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) is to hold a two-day workshop for the to discuss the effect of new rules and regulations on emission requirements and fuel use.

13th February 2018

EGCSA workshop will examine emissions requirements

13th February 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

French shipping company Bourbon has launched a smarter shipping action plan in order to stay competitive and keep up with new demands from customers.

13th February 2018

Bourbon action plan focuses on smarter shipping

13th February 2018