Ballast-free shipping comes a step closer
DECEMBER 7, 2017 — Lloyd’s Register has given approval in principle (AiP) to a ballast-free 30,000 cu.m LNG carrier design. Called the B-FREE, the design has been developed by LNG containment system
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20,000 TEU box ships to have Van der Velden rudders
JULY 17, 2017 — Five 20,000 TEU containerships ordered by China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding will sail with high efficiency full spade
20,000 TEU box ships to have Van der Velden rudders
JULY 17, 2017 — Five 20,000 TEU containerships ordered by China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding will sail with high efficiency full spade
World’s largest ethane carriers to be ME-GI powered
FEBRUARY 16, 2016 — Five 85,000 cu.m Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) will each be powered by a single MAN B&W 6G60ME-GI main engine. The vessels have been ordered for UEC (United
COSCO in $1.51 billion newbuild spree
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 — In an aggressive expansion of its capacity, Chinese container shipping giant COSCO yesterday announced it had entered shipbuilding contracts with domestic shipbuilders worth a total $1.51 billion for
New tanker designs with less ballast offer more savings
APRIL 20, 2015 — After developing a minimum ballast VLCC, a joint industry project involving Lloyd’s Register and China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry China (DSIC) and Dalian Ocean Shipping Co. has continued to
China white lists 51 shipyards
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 — China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released its first “White List of 51 shipyards complying with the “shipbuilding industry norms conditions” that yards must meet to
GE and LR look for gas turbine commercial ship opportunities
JULY 23, 2014 — Could the move to LNG fueling present new opportunities for gas turbine powering of commercial ships? GE Marine and Lloyd’s Register report they have just signed a Memorandum
Two Wärtsilä two-strokes complete tests
JUNE 17, 2014 — The Wärtsilä X72 and Wärtsilä X62 two-stroke engines have recently successfully passed important tests verifying various performance criteria. The Wärtsilä X72 and Wärtsilä X62 engines cover the mid-bore
Becker Cross Over Rudder promises major fuel savings
MARCH 25, 2014 — Although the inflow to the ship’s rudder area is mostly unfavorable to hydrodynamic efficiency, Becker Marine Systems, Hamburg, Germany, has developed a high-tech Cross Over Rudder that converts