Ship Repair and Drydocking News

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

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.