LR, HHI, HMD to study ship-to-ship LNG bunkering

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016—Lloyd’s Register (LR), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to produce a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering compatibility study. This will comprehensively review

MTU Series 4000 to make splash at SMM 2016

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016—With more than 50,000 visitors and 2,200 exhibitors gathering Sept. 6-9 for this year’s SMM trade fair in Hamburg, Germany, a number of new innovative technologies, equipment and services are

China moves to limit shipping emissions

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 — China issued its first national standards to curb emissions from the shipping industry on August 30. The standards, issued jointly by the Ministry of Environment (MEP) and the

Tried to fix fuel leak alone, died in engine room fire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — The U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a report on its investigation into an August 18, 2015, fire in the engine room of the suction dredge

DNV GL in new effort to ease EU adoption of LNG as a fuel

AUGUST 31, 2016 — Uncertainty on availability remains an obstacle to the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel. “DNV GL has already developed new analytical techniques for assessment, services, standards and

Dupont pioneers space-saving multi-engine scrubber configuration

AUGUST 30, 2016 — DuPont, through its subsidiary Belco Technologies Corporation (Belco), reports the first installations of its proprietary in-line, multi-engine marine scrubber serving three auxiliary engines on two newbuild bulk carriers.

Alfa Lava expands PureBallast BWMS portfolio

AUGUST 29, 2016 — Alfa Laval continues to develop and expand its line of PureBallast ballast water management systems (BWMS). A new skid-mounted PureBallast 3.1/300 Compact will be on display at SMM

Ardent had Caribbean Fantasy covered

AUGUST 29, 2016 — The 561 ft cruise ferry Caribbean Fantasy which caught fire off Puerto Rico on August 17 is covered by an OPA-90, Salvage and Marine Fire Fighting “SMFF” coverage

Ardent had Caribbean Fantasy covered

AUGUST 29, 2016 — The 561 ft cruise ferry Caribbean Fantasy which caught fire off Puerto Rico on August 17 is covered by an OPA-90, Salvage and Marine Fire Fighting “SMFF” coverage

Damen and Evoqua launch “plug and play” BWMS

AUGUST 29, 2016 — Damen Green Solutions and Evoqua Water Technologies will launch a containerized “plug and play” ballast water management system (BWMS) at next month’s SMM event in Hamburg, Germany. The

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