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Vibration problem solved with water lubricated prop shaft bearing
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has again selected Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC water lubricated propeller shaft bearing system for two icebreakers, one of which has recently completed extensive upgrade work at the Chantier Davie Canada shipyard, in Lévis, Québec. CCG, a...
TMC to equip Swan Energy FSRU
TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) has signed two contracts to supply a total of five marine compressors to a floating storage regasifaction unit (FSRU) that Hyundai Heavy Industries is building for Swan Energy Ltd. TMC has signed a contract directly with Hyundai Heavy...
Two floating docks arrive at Damen Shiprepair Curaçao
Following a 26-day voyage across the North Atlantic, two floating docks have arrived at Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu) in the southern Caribbean, fulfilling the undertaken given by Damen to the Government of Curaçao when it took over the yard in 2017. The two docks...
Opinion: Fifty shades of grey plastic
The industry must limit plastic pollution from grey water waste streams with the same regulatory control it has in place for sewage, says ACO Marine Grey water, that is to say domestic waste other than sewage, is largely unregulated. Yet it can form the larger...
RIMS teams up with Dutch Drone Company to offer full drone package services
RIMS have joined forces with Dutch Drone Company (DDC) to create a new partnership which will allow RIMS to offer the market an enhanced package of drone services for both indoor and outdoor drone flights in the Netherlands. The use of drones for inspections enables...
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Opinion: Preparing for the 2020 Sulphur Cap
Opening Keynote Address on Day 2 of the 2020 Sulphur Cap Conference, Amsterdam, by Don Gregory, Director of the EGCSA & Technical Director Gulf Oil Marine The only commercial technology solution currently available to meet compliance with MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14...
Alfa Laval’s HCO filter technology approved by MAN Diesel & Turbo
The Alfa Laval Moatti 290 filter for hydraulic control oil (HCO) has now been approved by MAN Diesel & Turbo on its modern two-stroke engines. The decision follows validation tests aboard three Stena Bulk IMOIIMAX vessels, where the HCO filter’s performance has...
A&P Yard welcomes Captain Cook replica ship
A&P Group, the global ship repair, conversion and specialist has welcomed HM Bark Endeavour as it has arrived at A&P Tees. HM Bark Endeavour, owned by ex-Naval officer and Whitby entrepreneur Andrew Fiddler, is one of only two life-size replicas in the world of the...
Ballast Water equipment manufacturers form trade association
Ballast Water equipment manufacturers have gathered to form a trade association intended to meet growing demand for well-founded information on the practicability of ballast water treatment technologies, as well as on the technical and environmental aspects of...
Opinion: High-Sulphur ban will impact shipowners
picture: Laura Langh-Lagerhof, Langh Tech MD Finland-based exhaust gas cleaning pioneer Langh Tech has explained how last week’s decision to prohibit the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil will have a material and technical impact on commercial ship operations. In a...
Innovation award for Thorn shaft
Thordon Bearings’ revolutionary shaft seal SeaThigor took home the Marine Propulsion Innovation Award last night following the Riviera Maritime Media-organised awards and gala dinner, held this year in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The annual technical awards recognise...
Rivertrace launches Smart ESM Wash Water Monitor for Scrubbers
Rivertrace has launched an innovative SMART ESM monitor at the Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference, Awards and Exhibition being held 17-18 April in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With the pending sulphur cap regulations in sight, a popular solution for shipowners to ensure...
Major fabrication boost for Southampton
Marine engineering services firm SMS is midway through a significant contract for Woods’ Silver Fleet to build three huge pontoons for the Thames. The works amount to circa 750 tonnes of fully fabricated steel pontoons and over 5,000 man hours of specialised, local,...
Opinion: BIMCO applauds new IMO emissions-strategy
"The IMO has done something no one has done before: set an absolute target for emission reductions for an entire industry. It is a landmark achievement in the effort to reduce emissions, and something that every other industry should look to for inspiration," says...