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By Suzanne Black, financial director at Calvey Marine Ltd After years of uncertainty and conflicting opinions, it seems that ship owners now have no choice but to invest in ballast water management systems. The Convention was ratified in September 2016 which is good...

The long-awaited publication of the International Standards Organisation guidelines for measuring hull and propeller performance has now been published. Initial hopes for the ISO suggested that it might provide a means of comparing the efficiency of hull coatings,...

Thordon Bearings are presenting environmentally safe and long-life RiverTough tailshaft bearings and TG100 shaft seals, developed specially for workboats, at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans. The water-lubricated RiverTough tailshaft bearings and TG100...

by Keith Taylor, Member of the European Parliament for the UK's South East region and Green Party Animals spokesperson. Mr. Taylor sits on the Committee on Transport and Tourism, and the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. The majority of...

Durability field-test results of ABB’s variable valve train system, Valve Control Management (VCM), have shown success of the technology on an MTU high speed gas engine. The successful running of each VCM actuator for 7,000 hours on an engine is an important milestone...

As part of a move towards improving drydocking times, TTS Syncrolift have announced they are delivering a mechanized Propeller Puller and a mechanized Multi Vessel Docking system to Norwegian and Dutch repair yards. They are also working on docking productivity...

Robotica in Maintenance Strategies BV (RIMS) have launched an inspection service for enclosed spaces to the Maritime and Offshore Industry, using the drone Elios. RIMS was founded in 2015 by David Knukkel, Sr. Maintenance Consultant in Maritime and Offshore Industry,...

Application of ‘CM2’ technology in large-bore two-stroke marine engines confirms Precision Products’ leading position in the development of piston ring coating technology, setting a new standard in quality and longer time between overhauls The leading UK piston ring...

The introduction of a new underwater habitat for rudder repairs is saving shipowners thousands of dollars in emergency drydocking costs, according to Hydrex Underwater Technologies’ Production Executive Dave Bleyenberg. Until recently, permanent in-water rudder...

From Ian Adams, former CEO of the International Bunker Industry Association Liquefied natural gas is not a panacea to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its increasing use as a marine fuel could be worse for the environment than burning heavy fuel oil, says Ian...

Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has secured a two-system contract with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The agreement, which will see two 500 m³/h capacity Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) fitted on a single...

Classification society Lloyd’s Register has renewed its certification of the Ecospeed hard coating as an approved abrasion resistant hull protection system for vessels operating in Polar waters. Upon receiving the new Certificate, Subsea Industries’ CEO Boud Van...

The Trident Alliance has welcomed IMO’s decision on introduction date of the 0.5% Global Sulphur Cap, but stresses the need for a robust implementation plan. In a statement for press the Trident Alliance says it believes that effective enforcement of the Global...

Wärtsilä and Alfa Laval are among the manufacturers to highlight ready availability of scrubbers that will enable HFO fuels to be continue being burned after the IMO's global sulphur cap comes into force in 2020 . The cap will create a 0.5% fuel sulphur limit...

The Singapore flag state authorities have approved Wärtsilä's exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems, making it the first EGC to be approved by an Asian flag authority. The approvals relate to Wärtsilä EGC systems ordered for two new RoRo vessels owned by a Japanese...