NOL adds new 14,000-TEU “Eco ship”
MARCH 25, 2013—Singapore’s NOL Group is spending $4 billion to renew its fleet with some of the most-efficient, environmentally friendly containerships in the market. It recently took delivery of the APL Temasek,
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Experts meet at IMO HQ to update ship GHG inventory
FEBRUARY 26, 2013 — Underscoring the fact that restrictions on exhaust emissions from ships are only likely to get stricter, an Expert Workshop got underway this week at IMO Headquarters in London
MAN B&W powered bulkers gain EEDI certification
JANUARY 30, 2013 — Chinese shipowner Centrans (Tianjing) Ocean Shipping has received EEDI compliance certificates for two 180,000 dwt newbuildings, an achievement it reports as being a world first in the Capesize
Singapore owners pick Wärtsilä X72 power for six newbuilds
OCTOBER 12, 2012 — Two Singapore-based shipping companies have chosen Wärtsilä X72 electronically controlled low speed engines to power six new vessels ordered from Chinese shipyards. The Wärtsilä equipment will be installed
MEPC set to roll out more regs
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets for its 64th session October 1-5. As ever, its work will result in yet more regulatory burdens on shipowners, who will
Super Green sister ships get EEDI certificates
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 — Four low emission dry cargo vessels have been given energy efficiency design index (EEDI) certificates by Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Built for U.K.-based Carisbrooke Shipping by Chinese shipyard Jiangsu
Landmark containership engine completes trials
JULY 27, 2012 — MAN Diesel & Turbo’s first super-long-stroke, 90-cm bore Mk 9 engine has successfully completed test bed trials at Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division in Korea. The
Wärtsilä adds 920 mm bore engine to X-generation
Wärtsilä is extending its low-speed X-generation engine series, adding a new Wärtsilä X92 engine, with a bore of 920 mm, to the upper end of its portfolio. The new engine will serve
Man Diesel & Turbo acquires advanced propeller technology
New fuel-saving and energy-efficient propulsion opportunities are available from the MAN Alpha propeller program, which now fully integrates the Kappel tip fin propeller blade designs for both controllable pitch propellers and fixed
Economy, regional regulations and piracy make 2012 a challenging year, says BIMCO
In its recently published annual analysis Reflections 2012, The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) examines the critical issues facing the shipping industry now and in the coming year. In the analysis,