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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
31 MSC ships set for cargo system optimisation
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received orders to optimise the container carrying capabilities of 31 MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company vessels from six different ship series. The work is designed to optimise ships' cargo system productivity and earning potential....
ABS and RINA approve drone operator
RIMS BV recognized by ABS and RINA as external specialist for use of drones during surveys Robotics In Maintenance Strategies BV (RIMS) have received a certificate as a ‘Recognized External Specialist’ from ABS and RINA, for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques...
SMM industry survey suggests companies have more positive outlook and plans to invest
Reflecting the views of more than 2500 participants from 69 countries, many of whom hold senior positions in the maritime industry, the SMM Maritime Industry Report, prepared jointly by Hamburg Messe & Congress GmbH (HMC) as the organiser of SMM, and the market...
Vision for industry optimisation and waste reduction
At a press conference in London Wärtsilä outlined their view of developing changes in the shipping industry to bring increased value and optimisation with integrated smart systems and technology. Wärtsilä intends to lead the industry's transformation towards a Smart...
Wärtsilä engines and exhaust gas cleaning chosen for new cruise ship
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the engines and exhaust gas cleaning systems for a new 104 metres long exploration cruise vessel. The ship is being built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co shipyard in China for Sunstone Ships Inc of Miami, USA....
New cargo hold coating released
Hempel is launching its new cargo hold coating – Hempadur Ultra-Strength Fibre 47510. The coating promises up to 40 per cent reduction in cargo holds maintenance costs. The coating is designed to withstand harsh conditions of cargo holds, hatch covers and hatch...
New propeller buffing increases propulsion efficiency
Hydrex has developed a new way of maintaining ship propellers to achieve maximum propulsion efficiency. The traditional approach is to let the propeller foul and build up a calcareous growth and polish the propellers once or twice a year underwater or in drydock....
Balpure BWTS certification testing completed
De Nora, a market leading supplier of electrochlorination equipment, today announced that it has completed shipboard testing for its BALPURE® ballast water treatment system (BWTS), and intends to make its submission for United States Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval...
Face the Facts feature: Juan Cuenca, Astilleros del Guadalquivir shipyard
Juan Cuenca is Operations Director of the shipyard Astilleros del Guadalquivir in Sevilla, Spain. He is an English citizen, and was born to Spanish parents in 1969, in Ashley, London. He graduated as a Marine Engineer and has, over the last 20 years, developed his...
New oil addresses cold corrosion and optimisation for fuel grades
Shell Marine has officially launched Shell Alexia 140, a two-stroke engine cylinder oil whose exceptionally high base number aims to deliver the ultimate protection for the most modern efficient engines against cold corrosion issues and the means of optimising oil...
Wärtsilä modernising vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard to provide reliability in demanding conditions
Wärtsilä are renewing the current propulsion generators on 1100 Class High Endurance Multitask Vessels operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. These vessels serve for buoy tending, search and rescue and icebreaking in each of the three Region of the Canadian Coast...
Remote exhaust gas sensor comes to market
After completing stringent market testing, remote marine data monitoring company, Azurtane Limited, is now commercialising its cutting-edge exhaust gas sensor technology for sustainable shipping from its new company headquarters in Southampton. From Southampton...
Ferries happy with oil-free bearings
It is more than twenty years since Société des Traversiers du Québec (STQ) retrofitted Thordon Bearings’ water lubricated propeller shaft bearings to the double-ended ferries Armand-Imbeau and Jos-Dechênes, as part of an ambitious vessel modification project. Since...
Copper-free coatings moving into Yacht market
Subsea Industries has begun actively marketing its Ecospeed coating in the luxury yacht market following the introduction of stringent regulations aimed at reducing the impact of leisure craft operations on the marine environment. The Antwerp-based sustainable...
BWT monitoring method approved in Finland
The Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi) has published a review of methods available for analysing treated ballast water, concluding that Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) or Pulse Amplitude-Modulation (PAM) technologies should be used to detect the effect of ballast...