JUNE 29, 2015 — Norway’s Bergen Tankers AS has completed the successful conversion of the 4,447 dwt chemical/oil products tanker Bergen Viking from diesel-electric to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-electric propulsion. The 95
JUNE 29, 2015 — The State University of New York Maritime College says that Dr. Richard Burke and Dr. Christopher Clott have been selected as its inaugural ABS chairs. The chairs
JUNE 29, 2015 — More than 10 years after a January 19, 2005 barge explosion in which a crew member died, the captain of the tugboat pushing the barge has been sentenced
JUNE 27, 2015—The U.S. Trade and Development Agency recently awarded a grant to the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to support the planning of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminal. When the
JUNE 27, 2015—Viking Ocean Cruises’ second ship—the 930-passenger Viking Sea—was “floated out” at traditional ceremony on June 25, at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard in Italy—little more than a month after the new ocean
JUNE 26, 2015 — ABB has been awarded the Innovation of the Year Award for its Azipod D electric propulsion product at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam, the
JUNE 25, 2015 — French ballast water treatment specialist Bio-UV has developed a version of its Bio-Sea BWTS for vessels with low flow rate ballast water pumps, such as super yachts, offshore
JUNE 25, 2015 — For some vessels, EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) may prove a more attractive option for NOx reduction than selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology. As EGR development continues, Alfa Laval
JUNE 25, 2015—Cummins Generator Technologies, Petersborough, UK, reports that its entire AvK range of alternators from 600 to 11,000 kVA has achieved certification from UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.), a safety certification company
JUNE 24, 2015 — Hyde Marine, Inc. has appointed LEMAG Engineering GmbH as its exclusive sales agent in Germany to help shipowners deploy the chemical-free Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System