Month: February 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Norway-based Ulstein Group has unveiled a new heavy lift jack-up design developed to meet the offshore wind industrys need for cost-efficient wind turbine installation vessels.

Importer · 28th February 2019

Ulstein unveils latest in X-JACK series

Importer · 28th February 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has won a contract to install its next generation Energy Management System (EMS) across nine vessels in the Norwegian Havila Shipping fleet.

Importer · 28th February 2019

Rolls-Royce wins Havila EMS contract

Importer · 28th February 2019

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

DNV GL-Maritime has appointed Tuva Flagstad-Andersen as the new regional manager for North Europe from 1 January 2019.

28th February 2019

Flagstad-Andersen appointed as DNV GL North Europe manager

28th February 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the International Maritime Organizations decision in principle that safety or operational concerns about the quality of low sulphur fuels may, in exceptional circumstances, be…

28th February 2019

ICS welcomes IMO FONAR decision

28th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Japanese transportation company, K Line, has launched a new 200,000dwt bulk carrier.

27th February 2019

K Line launches new bulk carrier

27th February 2019

LNG

LNG

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term contract to supply Japanese shipowner, Tokyo LNG Tanker, with its optimised maintenance lifecycle solution.

27th February 2019

Wärtsilä to maintain Japanese LNG carriers

27th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Despite showing their mettle in tanker and boxship construction for a protracted period, US mercantile vessel builders are now facing testing times, writes David Tinsley.

27th February 2019

US COMMERCIAL NEWBUILD ACTIVITY WANES

27th February 2019

LNG

LNG

Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD sees LNG based fuels as the future for the marine propulsion market, Rolf Stiefel, vice president of sales & marketing, told the Motorship during a recent visit to…

26th February 2019

WinGD sees LNG as future for industry

26th February 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Klaus Heim, ceo of WinGD and president of CIMAC, was clear that the diesel engine has a future to play, during a recent interview in Winterthur.

26th February 2019

WinGD to ramp up R&D efforts

26th February 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response has agreed draft guidelines for consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit under MARPOL Annex VI.

26th February 2019

Guidelines for sulphur limit implementation

26th February 2019