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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

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

New German Government funding for future-oriented propulsion system upgrades on inland ships has been extended to also include diesel engines and associated plant, reports Tom Todd.

5th October 2021

Berlin funding for inland Diesel upgrades

5th October 2021

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Equipment supplier LiftUP has become part of leading pump manufacturer Framo, strengthening the company’s focus within sustainable aquaculture.

4th October 2021

Framo strengthens sustainable aquaculture focus

4th October 2021