Month: July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Marinvest, the Swedish ship-management company, stated that two of its vessels, Mari Jone and Mari Boyle, have each passed 10,000 operating hours operating on methanol.

Importer · 31st July 2019

Marinvest dual-fuel pair clock up 10,000 hours operating on methanol

Importer · 31st July 2019

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Europe added 4.9GW of new wind energy capacity in the first half of 2019, according to figures released by WindEurope.

Importer · 31st July 2019

Europe’s wind capacity up from 2018

Importer · 31st July 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Classification society DNV GL has granted Type Approval to a lithium ion battery system supplied by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The shipbuilder said it was the first TA for a Korean supplier,…

31st July 2019

DNV GL grants type approval to SHI ESS

31st July 2019

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

The Schottel after sales team has carried out a modernisation on two double-ended ferries operated by FinFerries.

31st July 2019

Schottel retrofits Finnish ferry propellers

31st July 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Marine diesel power specialist Royston is working with a number of international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Malaysia to equip oilfield supply contract vessels (OSVs) with specialist electronic fuel management systems.

31st July 2019

Royston installs EFMS on Malaysian OSVs

31st July 2019

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

Norwegian shipowner Solvang has introduced a series of ECO ethylene carriers that meet Tier III emissions standards by combining exhaust gas recirculation and scrubber technology.

30th July 2019

New Solvang ECO ethylene carrier series

30th July 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA.) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS.) have reintroduced the ‘Energizing American Shipbuilding Act’ seeking to invigorate America’s shipbuilding and maritime industries by requiring that increasing percentages of liquefied natural…

29th July 2019

Bill to boost US shipbuilding reintroduced

29th July 2019

LNG

LNG

The developer of the Newcastle GasDock LNG terminal in New South Wales in Australia, EPIK, is working together with energy consultancy, Wood Mackenzie, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Southeast Australian…

29th July 2019

EPIK reviews Southeast Australia gas market

29th July 2019

OPINION

OPINION

In a world facing complex environmental challenges, the best legislative responses are always evidence-based. Whether it is a complex decision on transport infrastructure, where to build more houses or whether or not…

29th July 2019

Putting the science of scrubber discharge first

29th July 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

TS Laevad, a subsidiary of Tallinna Sadam, has signed an agreement with the Estonian shipbuilding company Baltic Workboats to rebuild the ferry Tõll into an environmentally-friendly hybrid ship.

26th July 2019

Baltic Workboats converts ferry to hybrid

26th July 2019