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VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

DNV GL is to class two LNG-fuelled cruiseships to be built by Meyer Turku for Royal Caribbean, the first in the cruise line’s new Icon class.

8th May 2018

DNV GL to class new Royal Caribbean duo

8th May 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

DNV GL says its big data management platform, Veracity, is closing in on a million service subscriptions indicative of a hunger in many industries which want to explore and create value from…

8th May 2018

Uptake flurry of DNV GL’s big data management platform

8th May 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Wärtsilä’s acquisition of Transas, the global marine navigation solutions company, has been finalised in a deal worth around €210 million.

8th May 2018

Wärtsilä completes its acquisition of Transas

8th May 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Houston-based Dorian LPG has enlisted Hyundai’s new environmental retrofit division to investigate the conversion of up to 10 very large gas carriers (VLGC) to dual-fuel technology using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

8th May 2018

Dorian LPG mulls VLGC engine conversions

8th May 2018

REGULATION

REGULATION

Time is running out for the industry to prepare for the introduction of the IMO’s global fuel sulphur cap in 2020, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned.

8th May 2018

ICS sees sulphur cap teething problems

8th May 2018

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Changes in US Coast Guard (USCG) policy may introduce new challenges in aligning compliance between US and IMO regulations, says Evon Li, senior engineer, advisory services, ABS

8th May 2018

Getting real: US gears up for compliance

8th May 2018

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Stena Line saw 15% lower sulphur emissions and 2.1% lower CO2 emissions per nautical mile in 2017.

4th May 2018

Stena Line lowers sulphur emissions

4th May 2018

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Claimed to be the world’s largest ice-classed containership, the 3,596 teu ‘Vistula Maersk’ has entered service on Maersk-owned Seago Line’s feeder connection between the Netherlands and Russian Baltic ports. David Tinsley reports.

4th May 2018

Maersk feeders tailored to Russian trade

4th May 2018

NEWS PFF

NEWS PFF

As a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets, Wartsila will be sponsoring the Conference Dinner at the first Propulsion & Future Fuels.

3rd May 2018

Wartsila confirm PFF Conference Dinner sponsorship

3rd May 2018

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

After a spate of stern tube bearing and seal failures, Robin Mulders of seal service and overhaul provider RM Propulsion provides a perspective on the challenges posed by environmentally acceptable lubricants.

3rd May 2018

The good and the bad of EALs

3rd May 2018