General News

American lubricant expert, RSC Bio Solutions, has had its EnviroLogic 3068 biobased hydraulic fluid approved for Rolls-Royce stabilisers under the revised 2013 US EPA Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements.

Wärtsilä has announced two new service agreements – one a three-year contract with DOF group, and the other, in conjunction with ABB Turbochargers, a 10-year maintenance and support deal with Royal Caribbean…

Dometic Marine introduced its two new products at Mercator Media Ltd’s Seawork International exhibition this week.

Vard Holdings Limited has confirmed that the contract for the design and construction of a large Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Solstad Offshore has been inked.

Wärtsilä reports that a new icebreaker for the Finnish Transport Agency will be powered by dual-fuel engines capable of operating on both LNG and low sulphur diesel fuel.

Rolls-Royce is to supply integrated design and equipment packages for a total of eight PSVs being built by COSCO Shipyard Group.

SKF Blohm + Voss Industries has introduced an environmental monitoring system that is said to record all relevant emissions and link the values to the ship’s GPS position.