WORKBOAT REPAIR LEADS TO ORDER FOR 24 THORDON SEALS
Thordon Bearings has confirmed it has secured contracts to supply 24 TG100 propeller shaft seals to Drydocks World-Dubai and Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding and Repair yards for installation to six United Arab Emirates Navy vessels, with each quad screw ship operating a...
COSCO SHIPPING LOOKS AT GREEN HULL COATING FOR VLCC FLEET
Cosco Shipping has indicated it will coat its entire fleet of VLCCs with Nippon Paint Marine’s new Fastar antifouling system once initial applications have been evaluated. The hulls of the passenger ferry Cosco Star and the 56,000dwt bulk carrier Xin...
SGMF PUBLISHES NEW GUIDELINES FOR SAFE LNG BUNKERING
The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has released a third edition of its ’LNG as a marine fuel – Safety and Operational Guidelines – Bunkering’ publication, said to offer more comprehensive coverage in more detail than anything previously available....
LNG INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM APPOINTS NEW MANAGEMENT
Following the retirement of Stephen Cadden, SEA-LNG has announced Steve Esau’s promotion to COO, plus the appointment of Adi Aggarwal as GM. Stephen Cadden was one of the founding consultants at SEA-LNG and has helped to guide the operation since its inception....
ULSTEIN PSV TO BE CONVERTED FOR OFFSHORE WIND
Shipowning company Norside has taken ownership of platform supply vessel ‘Farland’, from previous owner Ulstein subsidiary Blue Ship Invest, and will convert it into a hybrid walk-to-work vessel for the offshore wind industry. Norside CEO Hans Martin Gravdal said:...
ENERGY-EFFICIENT TUG FOR SOUTH AMERICAN FLEET
Chile-based operator SAAM Towage, which operates throughout North and South America, is continuing to build up its fleet, this time with a new, state-of-the-art tug, ‘Halcón III’, designed by Canada’s Robert Allan Ltd. SAAM Towage country manager for...
ABS, SDTR AND SDARI JOIN FORCES ON METHANOL-FUELLED BULKER PROJECT
An innovative methanol-fuelled bulk carrier has been designed in a joint development project (JDP) between ABS, SDTR Marine and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI). SDTR supplied key operational data and SDARI developed the design with...
ABB TURBOCHARGERS GAIN DIGITAL INSIGHT
ABB Turbocharging is bringing what it describes as ‘the benefits of propulsion digitalisation’ to the shipping industry with the introduction of Turbo Insights, a new data analysis feature which offers insights based on operational data received from the...