Month: September 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Non-governmental organisation, BIMCO, has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to regulate propulsion power of ships in an attempt to sustain the greenhouse gas (GHG) savings already achieved through slower steaming.

Importer · 30th September 2019

Reduce power to cut emissions, says BIMCO

Importer · 30th September 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

A platform supply vessel has been successfully equipped with Vard Electro’s SeaQ energy storage system (ESS) and SeaQ shore connection.

Importer · 30th September 2019

Supply vessel fitted with Vard SeaQ ESS

Importer · 30th September 2019

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Belgian chemicals company, Solvay, and Austrian engineering group, Andritz, have announced that the BICAR dry exhaust gas cleaning system, designed to comply with the new sulphur emission regulations, has successfully been certified…

27th September 2019

BICAR scrubber certified by DNV GL

27th September 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Technology group Wärtsilä and Q Power, a Finnish specialist in biomethanisation, have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation of renewable fuels.

27th September 2019

Wärtsilä and Q Power agree on renewables

27th September 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Classification society, ClassNK, has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Osaka Gas for their joint project with Daihatsu Diesel on an LPG Reformer for marine engines.

26th September 2019

AiP for Osaka Gas for gas conversion project

26th September 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is partnering with Singapore’s National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) to launch a global competition to find the best design idea for a 3D printed rescue boat hull.

26th September 2019

Contest to find best 3D printed hull design

26th September 2019

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

New and upcoming emission regulations for ships will push towards greener sea based transports. Changing the fuel, from heavy high sulphur fuel oil to low sulphur diesel oil or natural gas, is…

26th September 2019

Cylinder lubrication challenges operating on low-sulphur fuel for two-stroke engines

26th September 2019

MSPFFC

MSPFFC

Lubmarine, a global business unit of Total Lubrifiants S.A., provides the shipping industry with pioneering marine lubricants and greases.

26th September 2019

Lubmarine

26th September 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A European port has ordered construction of the world’s first tug powered by hydrogen for ultra-low emissions to help it transition to sustainable, CO2-neutral operations.

26th September 2019

World’s first hydrogen-powered tug

26th September 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Japan’s NYK Line has placed an order for an LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The 200 metre-long vessel is expected to become the world’s largest LNG-fuelled PCTC when it enters…

25th September 2019

NYK orders large LNG-fuelled car carrier

25th September 2019