Month: July 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Polish shipbuilding’s role in the modernisation of Norway’s extensive regional ferry fleet has found further expression in the completion of the first of a new class of hybrid-powered double-enders, writes David Tinsley.

9th July 2020

BATTERY HYBRID POWER FOR DOUBLE-ENDER

9th July 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Stavanger-based ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has completed the test programme for its UV-based Optimarin Ballast System in accordance with revised IMO G8 guidelines.

8th July 2020

Optimarin completes revised G8 BWT test programme

8th July 2020

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Key container and RoRo carriers are high on the list of ships targeted by a €32.4 million expanded shore-to-ship power (SSP) network in the German port complex of Bremen/Bremerhaven, writes Tom Todd.

8th July 2020

Weser SSP expansion targets key maritime markets

8th July 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Construction of Russia, the worlds most powerful nuclear powered icebreaker, began when steel cutting for Rosatom’s Leader-class vessel took place on 6 July at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex.

8th July 2020

Construction of nuclear icebreaker begins at Zvezda

8th July 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Viking Line and ABB have proven the concept of mooring winch upgrades, re-using old motors but updating to stepless speed control

8th July 2020

OLD WINCHES UPGRADED WITH NO CHANGES REQUIRED ON DECK

8th July 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has joined the Maritime Transportation System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MTS-ISAC) in a bid to strengthen vessel and shoreside cyber risk management.

8th July 2020

ClassNK helps MTS combat cyber risks

8th July 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A remote survey for steel certification at a steel mill by ABS has enabled work on two self-elevating drilling units (SEDU) at Lamprell Energy, UAE to continue despite Covid-19 restrictions.

8th July 2020

ABS innovates with steel mill remote survey

8th July 2020

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has appointed Alex Gregg-Smith as its new China Chief Executive.

8th July 2020

Gregg-Smith returns as BVs China chief executive

8th July 2020

REGULATION

REGULATION

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has given the go-ahead today for shipping to be included in the trading bloc’s emissions trading scheme, a move that many in shipping fear will lead to…

7th July 2020

European ETS for shipping moves one step closer

7th July 2020

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A Shell study launched today is proposing a roadmap of solutions to help the industry meet the IMOs ambition to reduce carbon emissions. The study, which was jointly produced with Deloitte Netherlands…

7th July 2020

Shell study identifies five priorities for shipping decarbonisation

7th July 2020