Month: October 2021

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Traffic flows between North America and Mexico will benefit from a new generation of train ferries built in China, writes David Tinsley.

6th October 2021

US REINVESTS IN GULF RAILFERRY LINK

6th October 2021

REGULATION

REGULATION

China Classification Society has awarded its first second-generation intact stability criteria (SGISc) notation to an 85,000dwt Kamsarmax newbuild, certifying that the newbuild is the first to comply with the IMO’s new intact…

6th October 2021

A stable foundation: CCS classes worlds first SGISc-compliant vessel

6th October 2021

REGULATION

REGULATION

Norway and Canada have proposed onboard measures for reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from tankers, but some in the industry argue that more action is needed by terminals.

6th October 2021

VOC MEASURES HAMPERED WITHOUT TERMINAL INVESTMENT

6th October 2021

LNG

LNG

Shipowners will need to be ready to meet the evolving requirements of the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) to ensure their assets remain viable, and a new LNG carrier design is under…

6th October 2021

LNG CARRIER DESIGN FOR EVOLVING CII RATINGS EXPECTED EARLY 2022

6th October 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS has awarded ABS CyberSafety product design assessment (PDA) to the DS4 Smart Platform developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

6th October 2021

ABS cyber safety PDA for DSME data tool

6th October 2021

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

BATTERY HYBRIDS & FULL-ELECTRIC VESSELS

Composite boat manufacturer Fassmer and Torqeedo have teamed up to create a fully electric ferry concept for public transport.

6th October 2021

Fully electric extendable ferry concept

6th October 2021

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä has received marine sector commercial certification for compliance with the EU’s Stage V standards.

5th October 2021

EU Stage V compliance certification

5th October 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Palfingers marine business has concluded the acquisition of the Offshore Passenger Transfer System (OPTS) technology developed by the Rotterdam-based Lift2Work, adding the innovative OPTS to its portfolio of deck and handling equipment.

5th October 2021

Palfinger adds offshore passenger transfer system to portfolio

5th October 2021

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

German equipment supplier Raytheon Anschütz is introducing an electronic logbook for ships. The eLog records INS or AIS data automatically, which can be combined with manually entered data to provide secure, high-quality…

5th October 2021

Sales of new electronic logbook to begin in October

5th October 2021

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Energy Solutions portfolio of two-stroke, dual-fuel engines has accumulated 2 million operating hours, running on LNG, methanol, ethane and LPG. The company also confirmed its recently announced sales of engines running…

5th October 2021

MAN DF ENGINES SURPASS 2M OPERATING HOURS

5th October 2021