Environment

JANUARY 30, 2013 — Chinese shipowner Centrans (Tianjing) Ocean Shipping has received EEDI compliance certificates for two 180,000 dwt newbuildings, an achievement it reports as being a world first in the Capesize segment. The bulk carriers were built at QingDao Beihai Shipyard in Eastern China and are each powered by a single MAN B&W ...

JANUARY 17, 2013 — Norwegian Cruise Line's 2,124 passenger U.S.-flag cruise ship, Pride of America, is to fitted with Green Tech Marine exhaust gas scrubbers as part of its upcoming $30 million upgrade at BAE Systems Ship Repair Hawaii ( ...

DECEMBER 6, 2012 — The two LNG fueled containerships ordered at NASSCO by TOTE have given MAN Diesel & Turbo its first ...

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — The news at GE Marine's Workboat International show today was the announced of the company's timeline for meeting EPA Tier 3 and Tier 4i, as well as IMO Tier III emission compliance without the need for exhaust gas after-treatment for its L250 and V250 marine diesel engines. GE's engine technology eliminates the need f ...

NOVEMBER 5, 2012 —Two 160,000 cu.m LNG tankers ordered by Athens-headquartered Alpha Tankers and Freighters International Ltd. will have MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines. They will be MAN Diesel & Turbo's first such installations in the LNG carrier  sector. Both ships will be dual-fuel diesel electrical-driven.Each will ...

OCTOBER 11, 2012 — Wärtsilä says that its Aquarius EC ballast water management system (BWMS) has been granted Basic Approval by IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) during its recent 64th session in London. The initial application for Basic Approval of the Aquarius EC system was submitted through the Dutch Human ...

OCTOBER 8, 2012 — Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has installed its first installation of its Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) on a ship with a slender hull form and has confirmed a better than 5 percent improvement in fuel consumption. MALS is MHI's proprietary technology that reduces frictional ...

OCTOBER 8, 2012 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, says that governments have acknowledged there will be significant problems with the implementation of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention. Speaking at the end of this week's meeting of the IMO Mari ...