Month: December 2020

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Høglund Marine Solutions, the automation, gas and system integration specialist, is opening a new Helsinki office. The office is intended to strengthen the relationship with customers and suppliers throughout the Baltic region.

10th December 2020

Høglund Marine Solutions to open new Finnish office

10th December 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Norway-based ship owner company MPC Container Ships ASA has ordered a large number of Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems with data-driven PureBallast Connect services after positive experiences with a…

10th December 2020

Norwegian shipowner invests in data-enabled Alfa Laval BWTS solutions

10th December 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Yang Ming Lines, the Taiwan-based shipping company, has awarded Wärtsilä the contract to supply propulsion solutions for two container vessels. The Fixed Pitch Propeller (FPP) and EnergoProFin arrangement will match engine adjustments,…

10th December 2020

Yang Ming orders Wärtsilä propeller retrofit for boxships

10th December 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Research into magnetic gears has continued to increase over the last decade as performance and costs issues have increasingly been addressed. Concentric-type magnetic gears still holding the most promise, according to Dr…

10th December 2020

CONCENTRIC MAGNETIC GEAR TECHNOLOGIES HOLD PROMISE FOR TORQUE DENSE ELECTRICAL MACHINES

10th December 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Mitsui OSK Lines has reached a coal transport deal with Tohoku Electric Power using a coal carrier equipped with a hard sail wind power propulsion system.

10th December 2020

Wind power to propel coal carrier

10th December 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

MEPC 75 belatedly adopted commissioning testing while the US EPA struggles to meet standards deadline

10th December 2020

Ballast treatment deadlines loom for IMO and US standards

10th December 2020

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Viking Lines ferry newbuilding features the first installation of ABB’s Azipod® propulsion in a passenger ferry of its type, combining manoeuvrability and fuel efficiency benefits

10th December 2020

Azipod propulsion keeps Viking Line on course for greener seas

10th December 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Classification society DNV GL – Maritime has awarded Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) with approval in principle (AIP) for the design of a methanol-powered product tanker.

9th December 2020

AIP FOR HMD METHANOL-POWERED PRODUCT TANKER DESIGN

9th December 2020

SUPPLIER NEWS

SUPPLIER NEWS

“Ninety-nine percent of pump breakdowns onboard ships are not due to faulty pumps. They are instead due to lack of knowledge or skills”, DESMI’s experienced sales engineer, John Nielsen says. Here is…

9th December 2020

Ensure good workmanship around your ship’s pump systems

9th December 2020

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BIO-UV, the France-based ballast water treatment system (BWTS) supplier, confirmed that its UV-based BIO-SEA system has been granted compliance with revised IMO guidelines.

9th December 2020

REVISED G8 APPROVAL FOR BIO-SEA BWTS

9th December 2020