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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and QinetiQ have announced a new collaboration to increase levels of security for cyber-enabled ships.

27th September 2016

GasLog pilot for LR and QinetiQ cybersecurity venture

27th September 2016

LNG

LNG

GE’s Marine Solutions and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding have received Approval in Principle (AIP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a new LNG carrier design.

26th September 2016

Hudong-Zhonghua to market turbine-driven gas carrier

26th September 2016

REGULATION

REGULATION

The IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention will enter into force on 8 September 2017 after Finland acceded to the treaty on 8 September.

9th September 2016

Uncertainties linger as Finland triggers BWM Convention

9th September 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

ABS has classed the largest ethane/ethylene capable liquefied gas carrier, which has been delivered to Navigator Gas by Jiangnan Shipyard.

2nd September 2016

ABS classes biggest LNG fuelled ethane carrier

2nd September 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has been granted a United States patent for technology related to its wind and solar power system for ships, the Aquarius MRE.

4th July 2016

US patent for Eco Marine Power

4th July 2016

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is urging the EU to align CO2 emissions monitoring regulation with the mandatory worldwide reporting regime agreed by the IMO, warning that the current system is…

7th June 2016

ICS urges alignment on CO2 rules

7th June 2016

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Oregon State University has issued a request for information (RFI) to shipyards that may be interested in the vessel construction phase of a new regional class research vessel.

3rd May 2016

Oregon university issues research ship construction tender

3rd May 2016

LNG

LNG

Emerging engine and fuel supply system designs are demanding higher performance from cryogenic valves, writes Duncan Gaskin, market development manager at Parker Bestobell Marine.

25th April 2016

Evolving cryogenic valve design

25th April 2016

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

If all goes to plan, 2016 will be the year the bunker industry gets some much-needed clarity about its medium-term future, writes Thomas Roller, managing director, Bomin Bunker Holding.

14th April 2016

Bunker market poised for radical change

14th April 2016

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo has delivered what it calls the ‘world’s first’ IMO Certified two-stroke engine with Tier III NOx control to Hyundai’s Ship Building Division (HHI-SBD).

6th April 2016

‘World first’ for MAN Diesel

6th April 2016