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New ammonia fuel supply system
An ammonia fuel supply system that can be retrofitted to existing vessels or installed on newbuilds has earned approval in principle (AIP) from ABS.
Offshore Towing opt for Thordon shaft seal
Offshore Towing Inc (OTI) has successfully completed the extensive refurbishment of its 1974-built 9000hp-class tug Zion Falgout at the Conrad Deepwater shipyard, in Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S.A. The milestone project involved the retrofitting of TG100 seals in what...
Cylinder Lubricant receives approval from WinGD
Chevron Marine Lubricants has received a No Objection Letter (NOL) from Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) for the use of its Taro® Special HT 100 cylinder lubrication oil in a number of the manufacturer’s engines when operating on a wide variety of fuels from 1.5% to...
Ballast Water Management systems questioned
Shipowners attending a ballast water management conference in Miami last week were surprised to learn that once a ballast water treatment system has achieved Type Approval, there are no strict provisions in place for verifying the system’s on-going operational...
In-water rudder repair completed after storm damage
After the rudder of a 132-meter dry cargo vessel was severely damaged during a heavy storm it came loose and was swinging dangerously from side to side during sailing, hitting the ship's propeller. The ship was unable to sail any further. A Hydrex diver/technician...
New floating dock headed for Cyprus
On 3 October at Kherson state plant “Pallada” the floating composite dock "ERENEOS" (7,100 TLC) was launched from dry dock. After carrying out of tests the floating dock will be towed to Cyprus to port Limassol for servicing of ships for shelf development of...
Feature: Magic pipe dreams
A $40 million penalty this year for ‘magic pipe’ discharges on Princess Cruise Lines ships highlighted the need for accurate and transparent oil discharge monitoring. The fine, for illegal dumping of oil-contaminated waste and falsification of official logs to conceal...
Wartsila factory upgrade prepares for BWT rush
After major refurbishmnet, Wartsila Water Services division in Poole, Dorset, has reopened with production lines in place to fulfil expected demand for both Ballast Water treatment and Oil Water Separator systems. The refurbishment project started in 2015 and also...
Fleet Intelligence digitalizes maritime maintenance
ABB has added ‘Fleet Intelligence’ to its ABB Ability Collaborative Operations software, to provide customers with a single overview of ship system maintenance needs. Fleet Intelligence addresses a common shortcoming in ship efficiency, where data from manufacturer...
Cygnus Instruments – Drop Test – Mk5 UT Thickness Gauges
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Oceansaver bankruptcy – IMS Group buys assets
After the announcement earlier this week that BWT systems manufacturer OceanSaver had filed for bankruptcy, IMS group has now signed a purchase agreement to acquire all intellectual property, certificates and assets.OceanSaver has been a well-recognized supplier of...
Vision for future of ship care could be good news for European yards
Bringing ship husbandry into a new age was the message of a briefing to maritime journalists at the Antwerp headquarters of underwater repair specialists Hydrex and sister company Subsea Industries, manufacturers of the Ecospeed coatings. "Ship care is at the point of...
Burgess Marine expand operations in Lowestoft
A maritime sector boom in the East Anglia port of Lowestoft has led Burgess Marine to announce further growth in the area. Acquisition of new shipyard Burgess Marine, the UK's largest independent ship repairer and marine engineering services provider, acquired the...
ROG Ship Repair completes complex moonpool project for FPSO Bluewater
Holland’s ROG Ship Repair have completed a project to cover the moonpool on the 89,184 dwt, 248.1 m long FPSO Aoka Mizu (Japanese for Bluewater), owned and operated by Holland’s Bluewater Energy Services. The FPSO was being towed from Europe to the Middle East after...
New ship repair facility opens in Portsmouth
Britain’s largest independent ship repairer and marine engineering services provider Burgess Marine today proudly announces that in partnership with Portsmouth City Council it has opened a new ship repair facility within Portsmouth Commercial Port, UK. Burgess Marine...
Metalock replaces Bow Thruster on M.V. Monte Rosa
The Bow Thruster is a vital piece of equipment for the manoeuvrability of the vessel (Its cost is around USD 400,000). The fault in one of the teeth of the conical gears in the vertical shaft of the M.V. Monte Rosa`s Bow Thruster led to the exchange, not only of the...