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Wärtsilä propulsion solution
Wärtsilä propulsion solutions expected to deliver 5% fuel savings for International Seaways tankers
Damen’s Turkish yard continues growth
Damen Shipyards Antalya has secured comprehensive ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification. This achievement coincides with a period of rapid expansion that has seen the addition of three new production halls within the space of two years. “These...
Operator says scrubbers saving money
German coastal shipping operator Reederei H.-P. WEGENER says it has found success with Alfa Laval PureSOx as the solution for meeting sulphur emission limits. In 1000 days of continuous scrubber operation on two of the container vessels it charters out to customers,...
British Safety Council launches film showing danger of stress
A powerful new film launched by the British Safety Council shows how stress can lead to injury and fatalities at work. In any activity where concentration is vital for safety, such as working in construction, driving, or in health and social care, stress can be fatal....
Colombo yard gets dredger repair
One of the biggest Cutter Suctions dredgers in the DEME fleet has visited the Colombo yard for her special survey requirements. The Dredging International Cutter Suction Dredger Ambiorix was called in for layup and drydock repairs during May - June. Colombo has been...
Solent Refit and Cathelco team up on BWT
Hampshire-based Solent Refit and global marine equipment specialists Cathelco have teamed up to help international customers meet new ballast water management regulations. Solent Refit, at Hythe, on Southampton Water, has built its reputation on maintaining and...
Subsea Industries say cardinal coatings problems now cracked
A report from Subsea Industries says its Ecospeed range of hard coat marine coatings is now optimised to reduce hull friction by up to 40%, resulting in a comparable percentage saving in fuel consumption. The report, based on more than 500 ship references, says the...
Navarino commits over 1,200 vessels onto new Fleet Xpress service
Satellite communication systems provider Navarino has entered into a new agreement with Inmarsat to integrate Fleet Xpress into Navarino’s existing service portfolio. Through the agreement, Navarino will bring more than 1,200 vessels to the Fleet Xpress service over a...
Lisnave report 31 repairs in first half of 2016
LISNAVE report that during the first half of 2016 they repaired 31 vessels from 20 Owners from 14 different countries, although the total number of ships was lower than in the same period of last year (53). The countries with the largest number of vessels repaired at...
Elgin Brown & Hamer yard secures Namibian future
Ship repair company Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH) Namibia (EBHN) has announced an agreement with the Mining, Metal, Maritime & Construction (MMMC) union, resulting in the company withdrawing its intention to embark on unilateral retrenchments. “We are extremely pleased to...
Damen makes opening move in decom market
Damen Shipyards Group has announced its latest concept design: the Damen Decommissioning Series. The vessel will specialise in three core areas of the oil and gas decommissioning sector: topside decommissioning offshore platform removal, and subsea cleaning and...
Cargo Care Solutions expands european operations
Cargo Care Solutions (CCS), the cargo hold hatch cover and Ro-Ro equipment specialists, has announced it is collaborating with marine maintenance service providers Unimars Technical Services (UTS) in the wake of ever-growing increase in demand for products and...
Maersk to show Blending-on-Board technology at SMM
Maersk will be showing their 'Fluid Technology' at SMM with actual examples of the company’s Blending-on-Board (BoB) system and the associated XRF scrapedown oil analyser. BoB was developed in 2008 by Maersk initially for the A.P Moeller group’s own ships, and over...
MOL adopts Fleet Xpress
Inmarsat has announced a deal with MOL to introduce the newly-launched Fleet Xpress service across the majority of its car carrier fleet. Existing Inmarsat customer MOL says migrating its car carriers to always-on, high-speed broadband connectivity will be pivotal in...
Fast propeller repair in Germany avoids costly drydocking
A team of Hydrex diver/technicians performed a propeller blade cropping on a 190-meter container bulker berthed in Hamburg. Two parts of the tip of one of the four propeller blades were damaged and needed to be cropped to restore the propeller’s efficiency. Cropping...
Babcock get Queen’s Award
Babcock LGE Process, part of Babcock International Group, have been presented with two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for outstanding business achievement in the fields of ‘International Trade’. The awards celebrate the company’s world market leading performance in the...