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LNG

LNG

Canadian operator Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) has completed final commissioning of its latest gas-fuelled ferry, the first such vessel to be built in the region

16th August 2018

First LNG ferry built in North America

16th August 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce is to produce marine batteries for the first time with the launch of a lithium-ion based energy storage system.

16th August 2018

Rolls-Royce to build marine batteries

16th August 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Silverstream Technologies has retrofitted its Silverstream System air lubrication technology onto the Diamond Princess owned by Princess Cruises.

15th August 2018

Air lubrication refit for Carnival cruise ship

15th August 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil is to supply marine fuel via an independently accredited mass flow metering system (MFMS) in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region to provide more bunkering transparency for its customers.

15th August 2018

Independently accredited mass flow metering

15th August 2018

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

A damaged main engine cylinder casing has now been returned to service in Bulgaria, after a repair operation lasting just seven days, saving almost eight months of off-hire time. The shipowners, faced…

15th August 2018

The benefits of the Metalock process

15th August 2018

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The maintenance, inspection, and overhaul scheduling of a vessel’s tail shaft equipment continues to be largely preset based on the number of operating sea hours. This is in accordance with the manufacturer’s…

14th August 2018

Wärtsilä Sea-Master system

14th August 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Liquid hydrogen could get a leg up from the industry’s experience with LNG propulsion, writes Stevie Knight

14th August 2018

From LNG to hydrogen? Pitfalls and possibilities

14th August 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Independent benchmark testing on behalf of the Chinese government has identified the Single Turnover One Pulse (STOP) method as an accurate methodology for portable ballast water sampling.

13th August 2018

Portable ballast monitoring verification

13th August 2018

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

New generation smart engine and IAMCS integrated marine console technologies will be the focus of control and power management specialist, CMR Group’s stand at this year’s SMM exhibition.

13th August 2018

CMR’s smart engine solution at SMM

13th August 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Newport Shipping has signed cooperation agreements with several marine equipment suppliers and service companies to help fulfil its aim of providing shipowners with turnkey ship repair and retrofit solutions across its partner…

10th August 2018

Newport Shipping targets turnkey solutions

10th August 2018