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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
Zero-emission fuel cell power plant in development
ABB and Ballard Power Systems, provider of innovative clean energy fuel cell solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on developing the next-generation fuel cell power system for sustainable marine e-mobility. The fuel cell power system, to be jointly...
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...
Bolidt gain ground on polar cruise decks
Bolidt report their synthetic systems for decking and flooring have been attracting new business in the polar expedition cruise ship sector. The most recent contract for the Dutch manufacturer’s hardwearing, environmentally friendly and visually attractive products...
Floating hotel safety enhanced with digital technology
ABB has won a contract to supply an innovative ABB Ability™ Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS marine software for one of the world’s most advanced floating hotel vessels for offshore operation. The 600-person accommodation vessel Edda Fides, operated by Edda...
Wind turbine installer departs Dunkerque
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu) has completed an eight-day refurbishment project for the 132-metre DP2, self-propelled, jack-up vessel Sea Installer. Operated by A2SEA, which was purchased in 2017 by DEME’s subsidiary GeoSea, Sea Installer was purpose-built in 2012...
Singapore chooses BWT testing system
French water microbiology expert aqua-tools has won a tender to supply Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) with its B-QUA ballast water test kits. A public tender was issued in March inviting several companies to quote for supplying a number of kits to the...
Groundbreaking protection for rudders and running gear
Over recent months the rudders and bow thruster tunnels of several types of vessels were given an Ecoshield protective coating at yards in China, Singapore, Japan, Denmark, Estonia, Turkey and Germany. A number of container vessels, vehicle carriers and ferries were...
ABB Turbocharging open in Limassol
ABB Turbocharging and Multimarine Services Ltd (MMS) have agreed an ABB Turbocharging Service Point will open at the MMS shipyard facility at Limassol Port, Cyprus, for ultimate convenience for customers. The deal confirms the creation of the first turbocharging...
Bulk carrier completes season with water-lubricated bearings
The oil-to-water lubricated tailshaft conversion Thordon Bearings carried out last year to the 26,260dwt Great Lakes Fleet-managed bulk carrier SS John G. Munson has successfully completed its first season as a diesel-powered ship. The shaft conversion of the...
PPG and DNV GL collaborate to take hull performance beyond ISO 19030
PPG and DNV GL have signed a collaboration agreement focused on operational data analysis using DNV GL’s next-generation hull analysis methodologies. To tackle the challenge of poor hull and propeller performance, PPG and DNV GL will work together to collect data and...
Maersk Fluid Technology automates SEA-Mate® Blending-on-Board Technology
Maersk Fluid Technology (MFT) have advanced their SEA-Mate® Blending-on-Board (BOB) technology with integrated software that automates the system’s function to produce Fit-for-Purpose cylinder lubricants using data received from sensors onboard. Originally developed...
Alfa white paper details impact of MARPOL Annex VI fuel strategies on boilers and burners
Picture: Jeroen Van Riel, Global Service Manager, Boiler Service, Alfa Laval Alfa Laval has released a new white paper exploring the impact of fuel choices for complying with MARPOL Annex VI on boiler and burner operation. “MARPOL Annex VI fuel strategies and their...
New rules drive essential work in Gibdock’s direction
The need for ship owners to comply with new rules on environmental responsibility should not disguise the fact that choosing the right repair facility is a critical commercial decision, according to Gibraltar-based Gibdock. With owners required to respond to new rules...
Refit for jack-up MPI Enterprise in Rotterdam
Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) has completed a refit project on the MPI Enterprise, a 120-metre, self-elevating, DP2, wind turbine installation vessel owned and operated by MPI Offshore, part of the Vroon Group. The works included the installation of spudcans on her...
PG Flow Solutions to supply FPSO water booster pumps
BW Offshore has contracted liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions to supply water booster pumps to the FPSO operator’s life extension project for the Polvo FPSO. PG Flow Solutions’ scope of work is the engineering, procurement, assembly of pump skid and...