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Rio Tinto selects Alfa Laval OceanGlide fluidic air lubrication
Rio Tinto selects Alfa Laval OceanGlide fluidic air lubrication with a focus on advancing efficient shipping and reducing emissions
Hempel point to ‘significant fuel savings’ on supramax bulk carriers
Global marine coatings supplier, Hempel have announced that Lemissoler Navigation obtained "significant fuel savings" through Frontmarine Co. Ltd., after four of its eight newbuild 58,500 DWTsupramax bulk carriers received Hempel's Dynamic antifouling fuel-saving...
Man B&W to power largest Ethane Carriers ever constructed
JHW has ordered 5 × 85,000 m3 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) for a JACCAR/Hartmann Reederei joint venture, called UEC (United Ethane Carriers). Each vessel will be powered by a single MAN B&W 6G60ME-GI main engine. Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. Ltd....
Hydrex open Rotterdam office
Underwater repair company Hydrex have announced the opening of their new office at the Wilhelminakade in Rotterdam. Hydrex dive support vessels equipped with hydraulic cranes, winches, a dive spread and control room are being stationed in the port to enable fast...
Class approved underwater shell plating replacement in Algeciras
A 175-meter tanker suffered cavitation damage to the inside shell plating of one of its ballast water tanks. Hydrex mobilized a team to Algeciras to perform a permanent insert repair that would prevent an unscheduled drydock visit for the vessel. The team sailed with...
Becker get Transport Ministry funding for LNG powerpacks in Hamburg
Becker Marine Systems have received a 7-figure grant from the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) to develop LNG PowerPack infrastructure in Hamburg. The PowerPack system is a flexible solution for supplying power to container ships at...
Antarctic broadband passes trials
Inmarsat, Global Marine Networks and Network Innovations have announced the successful trial and subsequent commercial order for their Fleet Xpress communications package in Antarctic waters. Fleet Xpress, installed on board the adventure cruise ship Ocean Nova,...