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Wind propulsion set to crash over the bow of SMM 2024
The presence of wind-powered shipping will be more prevalent than ever before at the upcoming SMM trade fair in Hamburg
Costly bilge water non-compliance – new white paper
A white paper from Alfa Laval addresses ship owner concerns to ensure vessel compliance with bilge water regulations worldwide. Even if a traditional system with type approval is operating on board, the paper states, there are still risks of violating applicable laws...
Roxtec win ABS recognition
Roxtec Services has proven its capabilities to perform inspection and maintenance of cable and pipe penetration seals to the classification society ABS, as well as its ability to conduct training for people working with sealing solutions. The company has also been...
Opinion: Possibilities and impossibilities of BWM implementation
A view from Intercargo INTERCARGO welcomes and supports the Ballast Water Management (BWM) international initiatives and legislation however, it should be recognised that the implementation needs to be made in the most effective and practical manner possible. A...
Damen orders 110th crane from Liebherr
A longstanding partnership between Damen Shipyards and leading crane manufacturer Liebherr was celebrated with the announcement that Damen has ordered its 110th crane from Liebherr. The two family-owned companies have worked together since 1985. The 110th order was...
Hydrex expand Antwerp facilities
Antwerp Port Authority has supported Hydrex Underwater Technologies’ plan to expand its existing 5000m² site on Asiadok on the River Scheldt with new workshops and offices. As part of its expansion, the result of organic growth over the past two years, Hydrex has also...
Evoqua prepare for Ballast Water treatment orders
Evoqua Water Technologies is upgrading its SeaCURE® system production facility in Caldicot, Wales, to meet market demand for ballast water treatment systems, as shipowners look to comply with the entry into force of the Ballast Water Management Convention this coming...
Scrubber performance agreement signed
Finnish shipping operator Finnlines, part of the Grimaldi Group, has placed a service order with Alfa Laval to optimize the performance of its existing Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber systems. The Performance Agreement was tailored for Finnlines using the Alfa Laval 360°...
Damen Shiprepair Brest completes maintenance on LNG carrier Gaselys
Damen Shiprepair Brest has completed a renewal survey maintenance programme on the 290-metre LNG carrier Gaselys. Co-owned by NYK Line of Japan and ENGIE (formerly GDF SUEZ), operated by Gazocean and chartered by ENGIE, the ten-year old vessel came into DSBr for a...
Wärtsilä working with shipyards to ease retrofitting of Ballast Water Management systems
Technology group Wärtsilä is in the process of signing agreements with a number of major shipyards, the latest being Keppel Shipyard Ltd (KSL) of Singapore. The agreements are intended to establish cooperation and communication between the parties in relation to the...
Cathelco supply MGPS system for the RSS Sir David Attenborough
Cathelco is supplying marine growth prevention systems (MGPS) for the RSS Sir David Attenborough, a state-of-the-art polar research vessel commissioned by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) which is being built by Cammell Laird and will be operated by the...
Damen and Keppel agree on the acquisition of Keppel Verolme
Damen Shipyards Group has entered into an agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine for the acquisition of the Keppel Verolme shipyard in the Rotterdam Botlek area. With the acquisition of the Verolme shipyard, Damen takes the next step in strengthening its repair and...
Maritime Training Academy launches unique Superyacht Surveying Diploma course
Superyachts – glamorous, opulent, seen in all the world’s most exclusive marinas. But, with size comes big risks. And that is where the qualified Superyacht Surveyor comes in. The Maritime Training Academy is launching a new and unique qualification for maritime...
ZF Marine move to hard coatings for thrusters
ZF Marine Krimpen is applying Subsea Industries’ Ecoshield hard coating to the nozzles and underwater components of its azimuth thruster units supplied to vessels operating in inland waterways. In the thruster market since 1973, ZF Marine Krimpen designs and produces...
Scandlines adopt new generation pipe transits
In order to ensure fire protection and water-tightness, before and after a fire, ferry operator Scandlines in Denmark replaced all other kinds of pipe seals on the recently built hybrid ferries M/V Berlin and M/V Copenhagen with Roxtec transits. “We chose Roxtec as...
Fleet Auxiliary tanker comes to A&P for custom work
A&P Group’s Falmouth facility has welcomed the first of a new class of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tankers, RFA Tidespring, to the UK. A&P Group has been awarded the Ministry of Defence (MOD) contract to customise and fit out of the RFA’s new fleet of four Tide class...