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New decarbonisation project
A consortium including technology group Wärtsilä is involved in a project named TwinShip, which is sponsored by the European Union and will run from 2025 until 2028.
Scrubber retrofits on the rise, says EGCSA
A recently completed survey of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) members reports a rapidly accelerating uptake of marine scrubbers with 71 scrubbers ordered in May 2018 alone. At the end of May 2018, the number of ships with exhaust gas cleaning systems...
Damen Verolme Rotterdam wins refit contract for drilling rig Stena Don
Damen Verolme Rotterdam, one of Damen Shipyards Group’s most experienced yards in the repair and refit of complex offshore structures, has been awarded a contract by Stena Drilling for a refit of its drilling rig Stena Don. The vessel will arrive at DVR in October...
Gibdock secures new ISO certification first
Gibdock has underlined its commitment to Occupational Health & Safety by becoming the first shipyard in the Mediterranean region, and one of the first companies worldwide, to achieve ISO 45001:2018 certification. An audit by LRQA completed on the 6th of July confirmed...
Survey vessel completes maintenance and repair visit
Damen Shiprepair Harlingen has completed maintenance and repair works on the Fugro Mercator, a twin-hulled survey vessel operated by Fugro. Fugro Mercator is a 42.35-metre survey vessel deployed in some of the most challenging locations by Fugro for bathymetric and...
ABB to support China’s largest container ship
ABB turbochargers support optimal performance and fuel efficiency for one of the world’s largest container ships, COSCO Shipping Universe The 21,000+ TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) COSCO Shipping Universe has broken the record for China’s largest container ship and is...
Damen Shipyards take over in Romania
To signify its first day of operations at Damen Shipyards Mangalia in Romania, Damen held a modest ceremony at the yard on Monday, July 23rd. The celebrations mark Damen’s successful completion of the transaction with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)...
CMA CGM SELECTS BIO-SEA BWMS FOR 17 CONTAINERSHIPS
CMA CGM, one of the world’s largest container carriers with a fleet of 454 vessels, has contracted France-based BIO-UV Group to supply its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment systems to 17 containerships. Nine LNG-fuelled 22,000TEU leviathans currently under construction...
Drill ship urgent underwater repair completed
A team of Hydrex diving/welding technicians was recently mobilised to Dakar, where a 225m drill ship needed urgent repair. The vessel’s transit flap had become loose and started swinging dangerously. This had caused damage to the aft bulkhead and a leak in a ballast...
Bluewater FPSO gets power systems refurb
An engineering team from power specialist Royston has completed the overhaul of engines on a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Bluewater Services. Engineers undertook the 16,000-hour service on the Wartsila W6L46 diesel engines...
Bespoke exhaust suspension system and hard hull coating for Sir David Attenborough at launch
As the new ship successfully launched, MIT delivered a bespoke exhaust suspension system to Cammell-Laird Shipbuilders in Liverpool who have the official contract to build the 128m, 5,000t Sir David Attenborough world-class polar research vessel. Designed by...
TMC launches optimised marine compressor range
TMC Compressors of the Seas has developed and launched a new marine compressor range for use onboard vessels operating in the global shipping, maritime and offshore markets. The crux of the new range is higher capacity output of control and service air, but with lower...
Opinion: After 20 years, underwater cleaning is back. Just make sure your coating is washable.
By Boud Van Rompay, CEO of Hydrex and Subsea Industries Underwater hull cleaning promises to give ship owners lower fuel bills, but it isn’t always that simple. Underwater cleaning operations were largely banned in the 1990’s, but recent approvals have been granted in...
Opinion: FuelSave say Emission abatement technology best bet for meeting sulphur cap
from Marc Sima, the founder and CEO of Germany-based FuelSave With more shipowners opting to install marine exhaust gas cleaning systems to their fleets, together with the publication of a UMAS report putting paid to the notion that LNG is a viable way of meeting...
Norwegian Breakaway maintenance completed in Brest
Damen Shiprepair Brest has completed a maintenance programme on cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway. The 326-metre, 146,000 DWT, cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway arrived in Brest on 28 April for 11 days of scheduled maintenance and refurbishment. The primary objective of...
Grease-free bearings reduce costs on line-haul boat
The grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings Thordon supplied and installed to a Mississippi River line haul boat recently have helped reduce the vessel’s operating costs while creating a safer working environment for the crew. When this 180 ft (54.9m) triple screw work...