Thordon water-lubricated bearing for new fast ferry

APRIL 24, 2017—New Zealand operator Fullers Group’s new 34.9m catamaran ferry Korora will feature Thordon Bearings’ TG100 seal as part of its water-lubricated propeller shaft arrangement based around a Henley Integrated Propulsion

Princess pollution case whistleblower collects $1 million

APRIL 19, 2017 — A U.S. District Court judge in Miami today awarded $1 million to the whistleblower in the “magic pipe” case in which Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. made a plea

Antifouling foul? More tin sneaks in

APRIL 19, 2017 — Remember TBT? Perhaps the most effective antifouling toxin ever, organotin tributyltin (TBT) was banned by an IMO convention that came into effect in 2008. Or was it? There

Yara to supply scrubbers for two Toll RO/RO ships

APRIL 18, 2017 — Norway’s Yara Marine Technologies is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for the supply of hybrid scrubber systems for two Toll Group RO/RO vessels. Work

Yarra to supply scrubbers for two Toll RO/RO ships

APRIL 18, 2017 — Norway’s Yara Marine Technologies is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for the supply of hybrid scrubber systems for two Toll Group RO/RO vessels. Work

Evoqua gears up for increase in BWMS demand

APRIL 18, 2017 — With IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention set to enter into force this September, Evoqua Water Technologies is upgrading its SeaCURE system production facility in Caldicot, Wales, to meet

Finnlines and Alfa Laval sign PureSOX performance agreement

APRIL 12, 2017 — Finnish shipping operator Finnlines, which is part of the Grimaldi Group, has placed a service order with Alfa Laval to optimize the performance of its existing Alfa Laval

Navios signs LOI on scrubbers with BELCO

APRIL 12, 2017 — Navios Group member Navios ShipManagement Inc. has issued Parsippany, NJ, based DuPont subsidiary Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO) a letter of intent (LOI) endorsing BELCO as the preferred supplier

VIDEO: Salvors transfer Sewol ferry to land

APRIL 11, 2017 — South Korean media report that at around 4 p.m. local time today, salvors successfully completed the final stages of securing the wreck of the Sewol ferry on land.

Wartsila signs BWMS agreements with major shipyards

APRIL 10, 2017 — Wärtsilä is in the process of signing agreements on Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) with a number of major shipyards, the latest being Keppel Shipyard Ltd in Singapore.

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