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Bardex Corp launches Engineering Leadership Team
Bardex, a leading global provider of solutions for marine-based heavy lifting, transfer, and restraint, is excited to announce the establishment of its Engineering Leadership Team
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
P&O Cruises Ventura completes two-week docking at Damen Shiprepair Brest
The P&O Cruises Grand-class cruise ship Ventura has just completed a two-week docking at Damen Shiprepair Brest. Launched in 2008, this was the first visit of the 290-metre, 116,000 DWT vessel to the yard, where she underwent a regular docking together with a range of...
Wärtsilä Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System submitted for USCG Type Approval
Wärtsilä has submitted its Aquarius Electro-Chlorination (EC) Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) for US Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval (TA) after successfully completing all the testing procedures required. Wärtsilä received type approval from the International...
British Government seeks industry advice
Ground-breaking new technology such as autonomous ships and digital ports will be on the agenda with the appointment of a group of experts to help advise on the future of maritime. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced the appointment of the team, who will...
Coldharbour initiates Japanese type approval process
Coldharbour Marine, a manufacturer of ballast water treatment systems based on unique inert gas technology, has engaged Japanese classification society ClassNK to assist in the process of obtaining Japanese type approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,...
Aqua-Tools adopted for Canadian Ballast Water surveillance
The Government of Canada is testing aqua-tools’ B-QUA ballast water sampling and monitoring kit for possible use in the Canadian ballast water surveillance programme. The programme is being led a research scientist from Fisheries and Oceans Canada out of the Great...