Cat ships first 3500 series marine gas engines

APRIL 7, 2014 — Caterpillar Marine reports the first shipment of Cat 3500 series marine gas engines from its Lafayette, IN, manufacturing facility. The five Cat G3516 marine engines will power the

More shipowners opt for exhaust gas scrubbers

MARCH 31, 2014 — More shipowners are deciding that exhaust gas scrubbers are the most practical way to comply with increasingly tough regulations on fuel sulfur and vessel emissions. The trend has

ICS sets out its position on CO2 monitoring, reporting

MARCH 21, 2014 — The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) session that starts March 31 will try to make progress on developing a global system of monitoring and reporting of CO2

IRClass: put BWT on service boats in ports

MARCH 20, 2014 — Praveen Kumar Mishra, Vice President of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has suggested an innovative solution to the ballast water treatment problem: the BWT Boat. Shipowners continue

Ferry operator opts for Aquarius Ready BWMS solution

MARCH 18, 2014 — U.K. based Condor Ferries is taking advantage of Wärtsilä’s new Aquarius Ready solution to retrofit two RO/RO ferries with ballast water management systems (BWMS). The vessels have been

Color Line ferry set for scrubber installation at FaYard

MARCH 12, 2014 — Color Line’s high speed ferry Superspeed 2 is set to enter Denmark’s FaYard shipyard later this month for what will be the first installation of Wärtsilä’s new inline

UECC orders LNG fueled PCTC duo for Baltic

MARCH 11, 2014 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd reports that it has signed shipbuilding contracts with United European Car Carriers (UECC) covering the construction of two 3,800 car capacity pure car and

Trojan Marinex BWT receives approval

MARCH 10, 2014 — Trojan Technologies, London, Ontario, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR), reports that its Trojan Marinex Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) product suite has obtained International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type

Wärtsilä Aquarius UV BWMS gains EX certification

MARCH 5, 2014 — Wärtsilä reports that its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has completed verification testing for explosion proof (EX) requirements. The verification was handled through DEKRA, a German

Odfjell cops plea in pollution case

MARCH 5, 2014 — The U.S.Department of Justice reports that Singapore-based Odfjell Asia II Pte Ltd (Odfjell) and one of its senior crew members pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Hartford,

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