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Carbon capture retrofit
Value Maritime is collaborating with ForestWave to retrofit two general cargo vessels with VM’s advanced emission-reducing Filtree EGCS system and integrated carbon capture unit
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...
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...
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,...
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...
WinGD X-DF dual-fuel demonstrator burns NG-VOC mix in gaseous fuel mode
WinGD and Wärtsilä Gas Systems have successfully tested a NG-VOC (Natural Gas - Volatile Organic Compounds) fuel mix for the WinGD X-DF engine, selected to power two 125 000 dwt Shuttle Tankers for AET. Guests from AET, Statoil, OSM Maritime Group, Samsung Shipyard...
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...
Royston get Nigerian appointment
Independent diesel engine service company Royston has been appointed service, sales and parts agent for Niigata diesel engines in Nigeria. Royston has been a long-standing representative for Niigata in the UK and Ireland, providing maintenance, spares and service...
Wärtsilä and Crowley extend maintenance agreement for 11 articulated tug barges
Technology group Wärtsilä and Crowley Petroleum Services are continuing their co-operation by extending and expanding their maintenance agreement for 11 articulated tug barges (ATBs) owned and operated by US-based Crowley. An ATB has a hinged connection system that...
MacGregor sign ESL inspections agreement
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has recently signed two inspection service agreements with experienced dry bulk shipping operators, ESL Shipping and Wagenborg Shipping, to ensure that essential MacGregor equipment is in good working order and any issues are identified...
I-Tech AB signs deal for largest ever Selektope® order with Chugoku Marine Paints
I-Tech AB, the Swedish developer of the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope®, has signed a significant supply agreement with one of the industry’s leading paint manufacturers representing the largest ever single order of the technology to-date. This deal...