by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 5, 2017 | Archive
The cruise and ferry refit season has seen many yards being busy in Northern Europe of late, with more specialist works to come in the future. Remontowa SA shipyard in Gdansk, Poland is lengthening four of Finnlines “Breeze series” of vessels to increase vessel...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 4, 2017 | Archive
Alfa Laval has signed frame agreements with two different shipowners for the supply of Alfa Laval PureBallast systems. The systems will be delivered during a three-year period and retrofitted on tankers and bulk carriers. The fleet orders were received from a tanker...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 3, 2017 | Archive
It is estimated that damaged ship sterntubes are leaking some 57 million tonnes of lubricating oil in to the oceans every year, but by replacing these seals when the damage is first discovered, Hydrex in-situ repairs not only help towards reducing the environmental...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 29, 2017 | Archive
A statement issued by Intercargo in advance of the IMO’s upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting next week calls for re-consideration of the BWT regulations in respect of bulk carriers. The statement reads: “In view of the International...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 28, 2017 | Archive
Battery power seems to be the way forward when it comes to reducing ferry emissions in Nordic countries The Tycho Brahe has docked at Öresund Dry Docks in Landskrona, Sweden for completion of the remaining conversion and installation works to ensure that the ferry can...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 28, 2017 | Archive
Delegates at the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee 71, due to gather in London during the first week of July, may well have the last chance to ensure that the long-delayed Ballast Water Convention is implemented, as intended, in an orderly fashion when...
