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ABS Approves Ammonia Fuel Retrofit Solution from Nikkiso
Ammonia Fuel Supply System Suitable for New Builds and Retrofits Achieves ABS Approval
Alexis Marine to retrofit salt lugger bearings
Louisiana-based workboat operator Alexis Marine has awarded a supply contract to Thordon Bearings for the retrofitting of 6in diameter RiverTough bearings to MV Kristin Alexis, the 60ft (18.2m) twin-screw towboat built by Bollinger Shipyard in 1969. Both the vessel’s...
Newport shipping add Singapore, Indonesia, China facilities
UK-headquartered Newport Shipping has added to its global network of ship repair yards with facilities in Singapore, Indonesia and China, following the signing of a cooperation agreement with Singapore-based PaxOcean. The agreement, specific to PaxOcean’s Pertama...
Posidonia sets compass for future global shipping agenda
The biennial Posidonia 2018 Conference Programme is once again upon us with its trademark thought provoking constellation of conferences, seminars, workshops and heated panel discussions which are yet again set to shape the global shipping agenda and define the future...
Newport Shipping offer new repair financing solution
UK-headquartered Newport Shipping Group has appointed a new executive team and refocused its business proposition to provide comprehensive drydocking, repair services and financing to the global shipping industry. A key element of the company’s new service portfolio...
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...
Polsteam and Nova Ship Tech SA select Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 for installation throughout their fleets
Alfa Laval has signed fleet agreements with Polsteam and Nova Ship Tech SA for the supply of PureBallast 3, the third generation of Alfa Laval’s ballast water treatment technology. Under the agreements, Alfa Laval will provide dozens of Polsteam and Nova Ship Tech SA...
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...
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...
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...
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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...