Ship Repair News
SMS Group welcomes David McCarthy as Operations Director
SMS Group has welcomed David McCarthy as Operations Director to its newly acquired interior outfit and marine refurbishment headquarters in Southampton, UK
Seatrium wins repair and upgrade projects
Seatrium has announced that it has secured a series of repairs and upgrades contracts with an aggregate value of S$180 million
Berge Neblina sets sail following Rotor Sails installation
Berge Neblina sets sail following the installation of Anemoi’s energy saving Rotor Sails
Mammoet awarded construction upgrade of Hawaii drydock
Mammoet has entered into an agreement with DHO (Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV) to perform transportation and lifting services for the construction of Dry Dock 5 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Fuel savings and long-term CII compliance
Höegh Autoliners secures fuel savings and long-term CII compliance with Accelleron and Hanwha engine part-load optimisation
MTA partners with PIL to launch PIL Academy
Maritime Training Academy Partners with Pacific International Lines to Launch PIL Academy
Wärtsilä propulsion solution
Wärtsilä propulsion solutions expected to deliver 5% fuel savings for International Seaways tankers
New Commercial Director at Anemoi Marine Technologies
Anemoi Marine Technologies – a global leader in wind-assisted propulsion technology for commercial vessels – has announced the appointment of Claes Horndahl as the company’s new Commercial Director
MacGregor secures crane order for MMA Offshore
MacGregor wins order for a 50-tonne active heave compensated crane to be installed on board MMA Valour
Spanish merchant fleet first
Marflet Marine (Marflet), one of Spain’s longest standing private shipping companies, has signed a contract with bound4blue for the installation of four 22m eSAILs on the 49,999dwt oil and chemical tanker Santiago I
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
Maritime battery guidance charges ahead
Recent advancements in safety regulations and standardisation hold the key to reviving the retrofit market, says Shaun White, Managing Director of Foreship UK
Carnival Corporation signs LTSA with MAN PrimeServ
MAN Energy Solutions, MAN Energy Solutions USA and Carnival Corporation have signed a service agreement (LTSA) for five of Carnival’s Vista Class cruise ships powered by MAN 48/60CR type engines
Game of thrones
Greek engineer Eleni Boviatsi has a PlayStation setup as her workstation to remotely control Jotun’s greatest innovation
Azipod propulsion ticks all the boxes in the growing retrofit market
ABB’s market-leading Azipod electric propulsion system has become a commercially attractive retrofit option for existing vessels as shipowners seek ways to comply with new emissions regulations.
Big Data predicts vessel performance
International Marine Coatings has published a new whitepaper which reveals the high degree of accuracy of its predictive Intertrac Vision tool to real life vessel operations by correlating to the speed loss of a globally trading VLCC vessel over a five-year docking period, in line with the principles of the ISO 19030 standard.