Wartsila “clean power” for new Chinese research vessels

AUGUST 2, 2017— Two new research vessels being built for the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA) at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group yards will feature Wärtsilä

ABB supports group combating plastics pollution of oceans

AUGUST 1, 2017 — ABB is providing shipboard systems and expertise to support research voyages undertaken by a charitable organization whose mission is to highlight the damage done by the millions of

Bath Iron Works gets $11.3 million mod to DDG 51 lead yard contract

JULY 28, 2017 — Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded an $11,392,918 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2313) to exercise options for DDG 51 class lead yard services. The

VIDEO: Peace Boat’s Ecoship project moves ahead

JULY 27, 2017 — Japanese based NGO Peace Boat is making progress with its plans to build and operate the Ecoship, the world’s greenest cruise ship, as the platform for its worldwide

First NYK Group ships with scrubbers will have Wartsila systems

JULY 26, 2017 — Two new 56,000 DWT handymax bulk carriers under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan are to be equipped with Wärtsilä exhaust gas cleaning systems. The ships

DNV GL issues new guidance on NOx Tier III requirements

JULY 21, 2017 — Classification society DNV GL has released a new brochure that offers a set of best practices for the design of ships subject to NOx Tier III requirements. It

BWTS manufacturer Coldharbour retains LR for USCG Type Approval

JULY 19, 2017 — U.K.-based ballast water treatment system manufacturer Coldharbour Marine has signed a contract with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to oversee the complete range of tests required by the U.S. Coast

APL records best ever fleet carbon reductions

JULY 18, 2017 — Containership operator APL — now part of the CMA CGM Group — reports that in 2016 recorded fleet carbon dioxide emissions were down by 48%, compared to its

ABS updates exhaust gas scrubber advisory

JULY 17, 2017 — Classification society ABS has updated the ABS Advisory on Exhaust Gas Scrubber Systems (Scrubber Advisory) to help industry prepare for IMO’s 2020 global sulfur cap. “As I meet

Goltens to retrofit two BP gas carriers with BWTS

JULY 13, 2017 — Goltens has been awarded a contract for the engineering and retrofit installation of OceanSaver ballast water treatment (BWT) systems on-board two BP Shipping gas carriers. The vessels to

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