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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Round Table leaders of shipping industry trade associations, BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO, have met in London to consider transformational issues affecting the sector.

11th September 2019

Leaders urge action on fuel standards

11th September 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ABB is supplying shore connection technology to three Corsica Linea ferries, helping to reduce noise pollution and emissions whilst berthed in the Port of Marseille in France.

11th September 2019

ABB enables emissions-free Marseille visits

11th September 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Prysmian Group is moving ahead with the construction of its fourth cable-layer. The keel was laid for its newbuild cable-laying vessel, Leonardo da Vinci, at the Vard shipyard in Norway in September…

11th September 2019

Prysmian cable layer newbuilding project progresses

11th September 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Classification society ABS attracted a high-profile panel to discuss the industry’s decarbonisation challenge at a London International Shipping Week event on Monday.

10th September 2019

ABS LISW event identifies decarbonisation challenges

10th September 2019

LNG

LNG

MAN Cryo – MAN Energy Solutions’ marine LNG fuel-gas-system manufacturer – will supply an LNG fuel-gas supply system to Norwegian ship owner, Egil Ulvan Rederi, for a ‘multipurpose palletised cargo and refrigerated…

10th September 2019

MAN Cryo to supply LNG fuel-gas system

10th September 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Damen Green Solutions mobile ballast water treatment system has demonstrated its capability to help ships meet the International Maritime Organisations D2 standard which came into force on 8 September.

9th September 2019

Damens mobile BWTS meets new IMO rules

9th September 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

ExxonMobil Marine and China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement aimed at strengthening ties between the companies.

9th September 2019

ExxonMobil and CMES strengthen ties

9th September 2019

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Wärtsilä thrusters have helped ensure successful sea trials for the world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV).

6th September 2019

Wärtsilä thrusters aid SSCV trial success

6th September 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has designed the cargo system for the world’s largest containership, which was delivered in July 2019 by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries.

5th September 2019

MacGregor goes large on cargo handling

5th September 2019

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

In a bid to achieve approval from both the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the US Coast Guard (USCG), Hapag-Lloyd is testing an SKF ballast water management system (BWMS) on board a…

5th September 2019

Hapag-Lloyd puts SKF BWMS to the test

5th September 2019