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ABS first in industry to offer majority of annual class surveys remotely
In an industry first, ABS is now able to conduct almost all classification annual surveys remotely on eligible vessels, after moving to further expand its remote offerings. Launching 10 additional remote survey options today, ABS now offers the most comprehensive set...
Bolidt Innovation Center stays open for virtual visitors
Bolidt Innovation Center stays open for virtual visitors Bolidt has found a creative way of supporting its clients during the COVID-19 restrictions by inviting visitors to take a virtual tour of its groundbreaking Bolidt Innovation Center, which officially opened near...
Teignbridge Propellers 3D prints essential face shields
Teignbridge Propellers International has partnered with South Devon College in the UK to give their engineering department a new task to print 3D face shields, giving back to the community and key workers. With innovation at the core of Teignbridge, it comes as no...
Indian Register of Shipping increases the use of remote surveys to beat coronavirus restrictions
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is taking a pragmatic and practical approach in rendering services to its clients during this period of unprecedented challenges posed by global restriction in personnel movement to reduce the spread of COVID-19 pandemic....
Wärtsilä’s Smart Support Centre delivers fast remote service response
Wärtsilä has announced the launch of its global Smart Support Centre service. This service is aimed at improving asset uptime via remote access for customers of Wärtsilä’s Voyage business, thereby substantially reducing the need for physical service attendance....
MB92 gradually resumes activity
MB92 Group has announced that they have re-started activity at both of their facilities in Barcelona and La Ciotat. Operations, which resumed on the 14th of April, are to be escalated gradually and involve extremely strict procedures to protect all people entering and...
Opinion: Pandemic masks true picture of sulphur 2020 compliance
It will be difficult to ascertain a full picture of how well the international shipping industry is complying with the new sulphur 2020 environmental legislation and judge the effectiveness of enforcement measures until sometime after the Covid-19 pandemic has...
The Imitation Game
Counterfeit parts and poor quality servicing have always been a major problem, and is of particular concern to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). These parts can not only have a significant detrimental effect on the running of equipment, but in some cases can...
Feature: The power of wind
There is a considerable amount of interest at present into alternative ways to reduce ship emissions. These range from using alternative fuels, power generation through solar power, and wind assisted propulsion.“The recently held European Shipping Week was a good...
Feature: Busy Baltic region
There was plenty of activity in the Baltic before the coronavirus, with Remontowa repairing 25 ships in the first month of the year. BLRT Grupp has completed the modernisation of the largest floating dock in the region, and Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet is undertaking a...
Spotlight on cruise & ferry repairs
Before the coronavirus hit, the cruise and ferry repair season was in full swing with ship repair and refit works in Damen, Navantia and Palumbo shipyards, and with outfitters Trimline, SD Marine Services and SMS. Cruise Ship Repairs Completed at Damen Shiprepair...
Five year anniversary of the world’s first methanol powered commercial vessel
Methanex Corporation, Stena Line, and Wärtsilä are proud to mark five years of successful operation of the methanol-fuelled ferry Stena Germanica. This was the first ship in the world to run on methanol as a marine fuel, signifying a major milestone in the continued...
Powering up for change
In this article Neil Graham, Technical Director of Royston, considers what marine vessel owners and operators can do to ensure diesel engines are as prepared as possible for IMO Sulphur 2020. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has introduced new rules on...
Namdock leads the west coast of Africa in BWT installations
Namdock, on the west coast of Africa in Walvis Bay, Namibia, say they are leading the area in the provision of ballast water treatment system installation services. Claus Zeilinger, Assistant Technical Superintendent of Carpentry and Electrical at Namdock says:“We...
Supporting the passenger ship green revolution through propulsion system optimisation
The need for the shipping industry to do its fair share in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has become very evident and widely accepted following the installation of binding CO2 reduction targets by the IMO. Adding to that, the Global Sulphur Cap...