Month: August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Silverstream Technologies, the leading air lubrication manufacturer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading shipbuilding group, Hudong-Zhonghua, part of the CSSC Group.

27th August 2019

Silverstream signs MoU with Chinese yard for LNG carriers

27th August 2019

LNG

LNG

Denmark-based pump manufacturer Svanehøj has opened an East Asia sales office in the Japanese city of Kobe. The sales office means Svanehøj will be closer to the growing customer base for its…

27th August 2019

Svanehøj opens Kobe sales office

27th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Bremerhaven’s Petram Group has sold its shares in three local shipyards to longstanding fellow-German associate Heinrich Rönner, saying it wants its shipbuilding interests to stay in trusted hands and not be sold…

27th August 2019

Petram sells German yard business to Rönner

27th August 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

A Norwegian Coast Guard vessel has become the first ever ABB Azipod-powered ship to reach the North Pole.

25th August 2019

ABB Azipod propulsion in North Pole first

25th August 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Schottel has won a contract to provide propulsion units for three newly built hybrid ferries owned by Norwegian ferry operator, Norled.

25th August 2019

Schottel propels Norled to greener future

25th August 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

One of the newest ballast water management systems on the market is aiming to make a splash in the high ballast dependent market.

23rd August 2019

Making a splash in the high ballast market

23rd August 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has sought to give extra competitive edge to its 460mm-bore two-stroke offering by introducing a development based on the S46ME-B engine, writes David Tinsley.

23rd August 2019

MAN BOOSTS MID-RANGE ENGINE FUNCTIONALITY

23rd August 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Damen Shipyards Group has won an award for its Human Machine Interface (HMI) that it has been developing over the past two years for the company’s Next Generation Tug Series.

22nd August 2019

Damen wins award for human machine interface

22nd August 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Waterfront Shipping Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) have welcomed two new clean-burning vessels to the Waterfront Shipping fleet.

22nd August 2019

Waterfront welcomes methanol-fuelled vessels

22nd August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Further testament to the constant renewal and revitalisation of Japan’s long-haul coastal ferry fleet was provided this month by the launching of the 16,300gt ro-pax Settsu, designed for Seto Inland Sea service,…

22nd August 2019

NEW RO-PAX DUO FOR INLAND SEA

22nd August 2019