Cruise majors keep Grand Bahama Shipyard bustling
JULY 12, 2017 — Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) Freeport, Grand Bahama reports that it has a total of 23 cruise vessels scheduled for dry dock in 2017. It has completed work on
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Damen works to cut scrubber retrofit times
JUNE 1, 2017 — A new technique for retrofitting exhaust gas scrubbers is being trialed by Damen Green Solutions (DGS) in partnership with Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) and scrubber supplier AEC
Korean RoPax ferry to have Wartsila scrubber
MAY 17, 2017 — Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply an exhaust gas cleaning system for a new Korean ferry. The 31,000 gross tonnage RoPax vessel is being built for Weidong Ferry
Third Matson Alaska box ship now fitted with scrubber
MAY 17, 2017 — Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) has welcomed Matson Anchorage back to Alaska following three months of work to upgrade the vessel, including the installation of new equipment that virtually
Finnlines and Alfa Laval sign PureSOX performance agreement
APRIL 12, 2017 — Finnish shipping operator Finnlines, which is part of the Grimaldi Group, has placed a service order with Alfa Laval to optimize the performance of its existing Alfa Laval
ClassNK issues first “scrubber ready” notations
MARCH 24, 2017 — Classification society ClassNK has issued EGCSR-F (Exhaust Gas Cleaning System Ready Full) notations to nine ships operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. This notification signifies that the ships
Hyundai Global inks scrubber retrofit MOU
FEBRUARY 21, 2017 — Hyundai Global Services — a company recently spun off by shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries – has signed an MOU with Korean shipping company KSS Line that will see
MSC Fantasia scrubber receives BV MED certification
FEBRUARY 20, 2017 — MSC Fantasia, the first MSC Cruises ship to be retrofitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, has received her MED Certificate from Bureau Veritas after passing MARPOL testing. This
Total and CMA CGM get set for stricter fuel regulations
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 — Preparing for ever stricter marine fuel regulations, Marseille, France, headquartered CMA CGM has signed a three year memorandum of understanding with Total, the world’s fourth-ranked international oil and
Alfa Laval sells 100th U-design PureSOx scrubber
DECEMBER 22, 2016—Alfa Laval marked a milestone recently when it sold its 100th U-design scrubber as part of an order of seven hybrid Alfa Laval PureSOX systems with U-design scrubbers for The