Month: August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The maritime industry is currently trying to make sense of clashing emission requirements, writes Stevie Knight

8th August 2019

Double bind: an industry caught between issues

8th August 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Japan’s Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd and Kawasaki Kishen Kaisa (K-Line) have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV GL for a 250,000 dwt VLOC design concept capable of using LNG as…

8th August 2019

DNV GL AiP for LNG-fuelled Wozmax design

8th August 2019

REGULATION

REGULATION

Classification society, ClassNK, is participating in a working group aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from shipping.

7th August 2019

ClassNK joins emissions working group

7th August 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Maritime Strategies International has unveiled a new digital platform which enables clients to access the consultancy’s macro and shipping market models and asset valuations data via a single interface.

7th August 2019

MSI launches new digital platform

7th August 2019

LNG

LNG

GasLog has taken delivery of its first 180,000 cubic metre (cbm) LNG carrier from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Korea.

6th August 2019

GasLog LNG carrier delivered by SHI

6th August 2019

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

The maritime sales team of RENK’s Rheine plant has won its first new construction project for its MARHY maritime hybrid system.

5th August 2019

RENK wins first order for hybrid drive

5th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of the world’s first fully electric ship-handing tug.

5th August 2019

Damen supplies world’s first electric tug

5th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Norway’s maritime cluster has opened a new chapter in the roll-out of environmentally-attuned shipping through the completion of the world’s largest ‘plug-in’ hybrid ferry combining diesel and electric power, writes David Tinsley.

3rd August 2019

LARGEST PLUG-IN HYBRID FERRY MAKES DEBUT

3rd August 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Australian manufacturer of flow meters and fluid transfer instruments, Macnaught, has expanded its MX series offering more options for both hazardous and safe environments.

2nd August 2019

Macnaught expands flow meter range

2nd August 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABB has won a contract to supply ABB Ability remote diagnostic systems to eleven Sovcomflot vessels operating in the Arctic and Russia’s far east.

2nd August 2019

ABB provides remote support to Sovcomflot

2nd August 2019