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Jumbo installs wind assisted propulsion
Jumbo has successfully installed two mechanical sails to Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Jumbo Jubilee
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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: 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...
Golden Gate Ferry gets washable hull
Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed coating has been applied to Golden Gate Ferry’s M.S. Marin, an aluminum-hulled 750-passenger capacity Spaulding class ferry, which is owned and operated by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Golden Gate Ferry chose...
Opinion: Robert Field of Cathelco on BWT installation – drydock versus alongside
by Robert Field, Technical Director, Cathelco As the pace at which ballast water treatment (BWT) systems are being fitted quickens, owners and operators may be faced with some tough choices when it comes to deciding whether to install the equipment at drydock or with...
SMS completes refit on high speed craft in Cherbourg
Southampton-headquartered ship repairer and marine engineering services provider SMS has completed its first ever major high speed craft (HSC) refit in France. SMS last week docked the HSC Condor Rapide in Cherbourg on the Port Normands Associe’s (PNA) ship lift. SMS,...
Grimaldi adopt Alfa Laval scrubber connectivity on ACL ships
The Grimaldi Group, a long-time Alfa Laval PureSOx customer, has signed an agreement for PureSOx connectivity services on five vessels operated by Atlantic Container Line (ACL). The services will provide not only compliance monitoring, but also valuable data for use...
New whitepaper highlights Metalock benefits
A damaged main engine cylinder casing has now been returned to service in Bulgaria, after a repair operation lasting just seven days, saving almost eight months of off-hire time. The shipowners, faced with an eight-month replacement estimate for the engine, called in...