Month: February 2019

SUPPLIER NEWS

SUPPLIER NEWS

A month after a Hydrex diver/technicians removed the bow thruster of a 300-meter container vessel a team once again mobilized to Italy. They reinstalled the overhauled unit underwater with the use of…

18th February 2019

Underwater bow thruster reinstallation in Italy

18th February 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Inmarsat, the mobile satellite communications, is backing two leading start-up programmes, Rainmaking’s Trade and Transport Impact (T&TI) and Bluetech Accelerator, that directly support start-ups focused on IoT and big data innovation in…

18th February 2019

Inmarsat backs maritime IoT incubators

18th February 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Alaskan Tanker Company (ATC) has selected the Ecochlor ballast water management system (BWMS) for its fleet of three VLCC crude oil tankers. The agreement includes an option for one additional vessel.

17th February 2019

ATC selects Ecochlor for BWMS retrofit

17th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new generation of ‘freezer’ has been commissioned into service by specialised reefership owner and operator Seatrade for commercial deployment within the Antwerp-based GreenSea Pool, David Tinsley writes.

17th February 2019

SEATRADE REINVESTS IN DEDICATED REEFERSHIP CAPACITY

17th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) delivered on 15 February a 177,000 m3 capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the SHINSHU MARU, to Trans Pacific Shipping 7, a joint venture between Japanese energy company…

15th February 2019

KHI delivers 177,000 m3 LNG carrier

15th February 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Anders Lindmark, Head of Alfa Laval PureBallast, was upbeat about the market outlook when the Motorship interviewed him in January 2019. Orders in hand compared with the previous year make 2019 look…

15th February 2019

Alfa Laval to apply to lower USCG holding time

15th February 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Montpellier-based French ballast water management system (BWMS) manufacturer BIO-UV plans to gain a 5 percent share of global ultraviolet (UV) BWMS sales by 2024, by concentrating on sales to lower flow segments…

15th February 2019

BIO-UV targets lower flow segments for growth

15th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to supply the engines for a new harbour tug in Spain. When the 27-metre newbuild, 75T bollard-pull-rated Asymmetric Tractor Tug (ATT) enters service in mid-2020,…

15th February 2019

MAN 175D to power IMO Tier III-compliant harbour tug

15th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

MSC Cruises and Italian shipyard, Fincantieri, have chosen GE’s Marine Solutions to provide the electric propulsion technology for two new Seaside EVO ships.

15th February 2019

GE to power two new Seaside cruise ships

15th February 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany-based Oldendorff Carriers has taken receipt of five new eco-ships, four on the same day, in a bid to upgrade its fleet and reduce environmental impact.

15th February 2019

Oldendorff adds new eco-ships to fleet

15th February 2019