Wärtsilä takes wraps off of new four-stroke engine
JUNE 2, 2015—Today, Wärtsilä literally pulled the wraps off of a brand new four-stroke engine at an open air unveiling ceremony held in Aker Brygge in Oslo, Norway in conjunction with the
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Migrant crisis: Ships said to need on board security teams
MAY 21, 2015 — As the Mediterranean migrant crisis mounts, the Chief Security Officer of an Estonian-based maritime security firm is saying that only those commercial ships operating with security personnel onboard
First 45 cm bore ultra long stroke engine passes TAT
MAY 13, 2015 — The world’s first 45 cm bore, ultra long stroke, low speed engine has passed its TAT (Type Approval Test) at the Changwong, South Korea, works of its builder,
ABS has “year of firsts and excellence”
MAY 1, 2015 — Classification society ABS held its Annual Meeting in New York on April 28, 2015. “2014 was a year of firsts and excellence in performance for ABS,” said Chairman,
Gypsum giant sheds ships
APRIL 23, 2015 — Chicago based building products giant USG Corporation (NYSE:USG) says it has entered into agreements to sell the two ships in its non-core shipping business, Gypsum Transportation Limited (GTL),
Deltamarin books order for first B.Delta68 self-unloader
APRIL 17, 2015 — Deltamarin’s B.Delta family has notched up another success. Vulica Shipping Co. Ltd. has placed an order with Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. for the
Study claims that ships have been getting less efficient
APRIL 14, 2015 — So much for “eco” ships. It seems that not too many shipowners can have been ordering them. A new study of the historical development of the efficiency of
Clipper converts HFO tanks to MGO for ECA operations
MARCH 19, 2015 — To meet new MARPOL Annex VI sulfur limits in Emission Control Areas (ECAs), Copenhagen, Denmark headquartered Clipper Group is to convert one HFO tank in each of six
Algoma Central appoints new CEO
MARCH 10, 2015 — Canadian-flag shipowner Algoma Central Corporation has announced the appointment of Ken Bloch Soerensen as President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2015. Mr. Sorensen, a native of
MacGregor books cement handling system orders
MARCH 5, 2015 — Eight offshore service vessels under construction at China’s Wuhu Xinlian Shipyard will have MacGregor dry bulk cement handling systems. The fully automated pneumatic systems will be installed on