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SMS Group welcomes David McCarthy as Operations Director
SMS Group has welcomed David McCarthy as Operations Director to its newly acquired interior outfit and marine refurbishment headquarters in Southampton, UK
Opinion: Reaction to Singapore ban on open loop scrubbers
The following statement has been released by the EGCSA concerning the announced ban on open loop marine scrubber discharge by the Singapore MPA STAINES, 4 December 2018 – The IMO legislated to introduce a 0.5 % sulphur cap for all shipping vessels from 2020 with the...
Salt lugger solves bearing issues with water
Thordon Bearings has completed a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearing installations to a third salt lugger in the Salinor/Navenor fleet, following the successful retrofitting of bearings to problematic newbuilds. The Brazilian owner opted for the Thordon...
Conversion of the world’s largest battery ferries completed
The largest emission-free ferries in the world have been officially welcomed into service after guests boarded Tycho Brahe in Helsingborg, Sweden and Helsingør, Denmark on November 9 for a special inauguration ceremony marking completion of an all-electric conversion....
Damen Shiprepair Curaçao floating dock operational
Damen Shiprepair Curaçao has commissioned its large floating C dock. After the final tests had been carried out in the morning, the C Dock was submerged onto the equalized seabed. DSCu Nautical department, with the help of local KTK pilots and tugs subsequently docked...
Opinion: Monitoring Scrubber Systems with Ultrasonics
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulated that ships must cut their sulphur oxide emissions by 2020. As a result of this, shipping companies have turned to scrubber systems, which reduce the amount of sulphur emitted from burning fuels. Scrubber systems...
Tall Ship Christian Radich visits Damen for repairs and refit work
The fully-rigged sailing ship Christian Radich has departed Damen Shiprepair Harlingen (DSHl) following five weeks of repairs and maintenance. The Norwegian-flagged, 63-metre, three-master is not only used as a training ship for young Norwegians, she also undertakes...
Drilling engine service for Stena
Power specialist Royston has completed work on the first phase of a new diesel engine maintenance and service programme for vessels owned by international drilling contractors, Stena Drilling. Work on the Wartsila 16v25 No.3 generator on board the Class 3...
Rivertrace strengthens marine product portfolio with Smart WiO – Water in Oil Sensor
Water quality monitoring market leaders Rivertrace have expanded their product range with the addition of a new Smart WiO - Water in Oil sensor that continuously monitors dissolved water content in oil allowing ship operators to proactively limit the risk of engine...
Rivertrace to supply Oil Content Monitor for Alfa Laval PureBilge Separator
Producers of water quality monitoring products Rivertrace, have signed an agreement as a preferred supplier of Oil Content Monitors (OCM) for Alfa Laval PureBilge Separator. Alfa Laval's PureBilge is the market leading centrifugal type oily water separator which has...
Hatch cover refurbishment made simple
29 hatch covers needing completely refurbishment due to severe corrosion and impact damage have been repaired in a unique operation from Scotland's Chemco International. The client was looking for a cost-effective way in which the repair work could be undertaken....
100-scrubber retrofit order from Newport
Newport Shipping Group has purchased 100 scrubbers with options for an additional 100 units from Chinese scrubber manufacturer Weihai Puyi Marine Environmental Technology Co (Puyier). The bulk purchase of scrubbers, which aims to safeguard shipowners against any price...
World’s largest sloop runs seawater bearings
Canada’s Thordon Bearings says the Mirabella V has now completed 15 years running with company’s SXL and COMPAC bearings. The M5, formerly named Mirabella V, designed by Ron Holland Designs, was built by VT Shipbuilding of Woolston, UK in 2003. The 77m flybridge...
Bio-Sea signs up roro for BWT
BIO-UV Group has signed an agreement to supply its fully type-approved BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system for retrofit installation to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ 3500dwt ro-ro vessel Ciudad de Cadiz. BIO-UV Group will supply a BIO-SEA semi-modular system capable of...
Opinion: Fuel surcharges can be dropped with optimisation
from Marc Sima, President and co-founder of Germany’s FUELSAVE The fuel surcharges some container shipping companies are intending to pass on to customers as they look to meet the 2020 sulphur cap could be reduced for the mutual benefit of shipowners and operators, as...
Class NK encourages early BWT retrofits
Leading classification society ClassNK has analyzed the retrofitting status of ballast water management systems (BWMS) on its registered ships and confirmed that installation deadlines based on the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention) for many of them...