MAN Diesel & Turbo ready for IMO Tier III
APRIL 22, 2014 — IMO’s MEPC (Marine Environmental Protection Committee) has adopted amendments to the MARPOL convention that will require ships built from 2016 onwards to meet “Tier III” standards for NOx
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Transport this tiny tug anywhere
APRIL 15, 2014 — In collaboration with Dutch shipyard Ooninex Shipbuilding BV, naval architectural firm BEN3D BV, Duizendschoon, the Netherlands, has introduced a compact workboat that can be transported in a standard
Saltchuk to acquire Tropical Shipping
APRIL 7, 2014 — AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: GAS) reports has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Tropical Shipping business to a subsidiary of Saltchuk Resources, Inc. of Seattle, WA. After-tax
Hydrex bow thruster repair avoids drydocking
APRIL 7, 2014 — Earlier this month Hydrex carried out bow thruster blade replacements on a 270-meter containership in Barcelona. After cracks were detected in the old blades, a condition of class
WSS strengthens Singapore management team
APRIL 4, 2014 — Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has strengthened its Singapore-based management team to reflect increased levels of business and a focus on expanding service provision across the Asia-Pacific region. Hege
FMC gives G6 a green light
APRIL 3, 2014 — The Federal Maritime Commission announced yesterday that it had concluded a comprehensive review of the proposed amendment to the G6 Alliance Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 012194-002 including the
LNG carrier to have Wärtsilä dual fuel two stroke engine
MARCH 25, 2014 — A 14,000 cu.m LNG tanker being built to operate along the Chinese coastline is to have a five-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF low-pressure, two-stroke, dual-fuel engine. The engine, together with
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
World’s largest box ship propeller heads for Korea
MARCH 18, 2014 — What is said to be the world’s largest containership propeller was loaded onto the containership Hyundai Together at the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, Hamburg, Germany, this past Saturday
E.R. Schiffahrt implements e-learning course fleetwide
MARCH 17, 2014 — Hamburg headquartered E.R. Schiffahrt has become the first shipping company to implement the DNV GL e-learning course “Energy Efficiency on Board” across its entire fleet. The course is