Green Marine
VIDEO: Tilting Lock to End Traffic Congestion
A major road bridge with no need to open because ships ‘submerge’ under it, a concept dubbed the new Tilting Lock has been introduced by Dutch engineers at Royal HaskoningDHV. Major bridges that move to allow sailing yachts to pass beneath them, like the Zeeland Bridge in the Netherlands, are causin
ABS: Cost Efficiency Key for Newbuilds
The current shipping prices have been posing significant challenges for the North European market which have been felt in various maritime sectors, including shipbuilding and classification of ships. In a world striving for ever bigger and ever more complex ships, cost efficiency presents itself as
Video: Sevan FLNG Offshore Offloading
Sevan Marine has developed a unique concept for Floating LNG production based on their cylindrical hull concept. The concept was first presented by Sevan’s COO Lars Odeskaug for the 11th FLNG Asia Summit in Seoul 21-22 October 2013. According to the presentation, the main features of SEVAN FLNG are:
Image of the Day: Ocean Is Our Office
Rolls-Royce has taken customer service to the next level, with its employees literally plunging into the problem head first. It is never a boring day at the office for Rolls-Royce Underwater Intervention Services Department. How could it be when you have an entire ocean as your stomping ground? [map
Drewry: Port Refinancing Set to Hike amid Interest Rates Rise
The prospect of higher US interest rates is set to drive increased port assets acquisition and refinancing over the next 12 months, according to Drewry Maritime Advisors, the port consultancy division of Drewry. US Federal funds target rate is projected to increase from its all-time low of 0.25% wit
Is Piracy Prosecution Model Applicable to Maritime Drug Smuggling?
In the last four years the traffic of heroin destined to Europe and North Africa has shifted dramatically from the northern routes to the southern maritime routes. Naval forces belonging to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) – a coalition of 30 states headquartered in Bahrain – have seized more than
MTU, Fairplay to Test MTU SCR System in Real Life
On of the most difficult tasks for maritime engineers is posed by the upcoming emission regulations pushing for cleaner and more efficient engines compliant with IMO Tier III/IV NOx emission standards, Dr. Ulrich Dohle,President and CEO of the Rolls-Royce Power Systems subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen
Wärtsilä Unveils Upgraded Tanker Design
Wärtsilä has launched its SK 5054 MkII ship design, a further development and upgraded version of the SK 5054 design. The launch of the new chemical and oil products tanker design will take place at the Wärtsilä stand in Hall A4, Booth 305 at the SMM conference and exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. Th
Northrop Grumman Winterising Arctic Operating Ships
Northrop Grumman Corporation has developed a winterisation field upgrade kit that will extend the low temperature capability of marine navigation equipment and enable ships to operate in the Arctic environment of the polar shipping routes, the company claims in a release. These heater kits will enab
Rolls-Royce Displays Latest Engine
Rolls-Royce has unveiled the first of a new family of medium-speed engines for the marine market that will include versions powered by diesel and gas. The new engines reportedly offer a 20 per cent increase in power per cylinder, while reducing fuel consumption, emissions and through-life operating
Melting Glaciers Escalating Antarctica Sea-Level Rise
A new study of satellite data from the last 19 years reveals that fresh water from melting glaciers has caused the sea-level around the coast of Antarctica to rise by 2cm more than the global average of 6cm, British Antarctic Survey reports. A team of researchers, including the British Antarctic Sur
Demand in Developing Countries to Spur Liquid Fuels Consumption
World petroleum and other liquid fuels consumption will increase 38% by 2040, spurred by increased demand in the developing Asia and Middle East, according to projections in International Energy Outlook 2014 (IEO2014), released on Tuesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). “The gro
Samco Cashes Out
DHT Holdings, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Samco Shipholding Pte. Ltd., a private Singapore-based company which owns and operates a fleet of seven very large crude oil tankers (VLCCs) with an average age of approximately 4.5 years. DHT will acquire all
Canadian Govt Urged to Release CETA Text
The newly formed Canadian Maritime and Supply Chain Coalition said yesterday that it had learned that European Member States have until September 12, 2014 to make amendments to the text of the Canadian-European Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). Based on this new information, the Coaliti