Green Marine
DeltaLangh to Tackle the Sulphur Requirements
Deltamarin Ltd. and Oy Langh Ship Ab have come together to offer a cost effective and reliable solution to the sulphur requirements with the scrubber that Langh Ship has developed. The new scrubber is delivered by a joint venture company DeltaLangh Ltd, and it can also be supplied on a turnkey basis
Wärtsilä Unveils Highly Efficient Aframax Design
A new, highly efficient, Aframax tanker design offering practical and viable solutions that meet current and forthcoming emissions legislation is today launched by Wärtsilä at the Posidonia 2014 exhibition in Athens, Greece. Wärtsilä will also be featuring its range of merchant ship designs to provi
New BWTS Model from ERMA FIRST
ERMA FIRST makes the next step in ballast water treatment systems introducing ERMA FIRST BWTS FIT for the first time, at Posidonia Exhibition 2014. The new model from ERMA FIRST serves the bigger ballast pump capacities without disclosing it though from smaller flow rates where the installation of E
Spanopolous Promotes New Shipyard at Posidonia
Spanopoulos Group hosted a cocktail reception in celebration of the official opening of their new shipyard, as part of Posidonia 2014 Exibition promotional activities. The reception was held on Sunday June 1, 2014. Customers and partners were informed and updated on the activities and capabilities o
Hejre Platform Planted in North Sea
The 8.400-tonne jacket for the Hejre platform, arrived at its location in the Danish sector of the North Sea on May 22, and the last steel pile for fastening the legs of the support structure was rammed into the subsoil on May 30. ”Our people on the project and our suppliers have done a fantastic jo
Greece: World’s Top Shipping Event Opened
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras inaugurated this evening the international shipping exhibition Posidonia 2014 during an event attended by cabinet members, foreign ministers and state representatives, members of the Greek Shipowners’ Association committee as well as some 1,200 exhibitors and del
Belfast Harbour Records Biggest Profit
A record financial performance during 2013 has enabled Belfast Harbour to commit more than $100.5m to capital expenditure projects. The Harbour’s Annual Report has revealed that Turnover rose by 30% to $84.2m, whilst Profit before Taxation climbed by 42% to $43.8m during the financial year. During t
ARENA to Improve Shipping Security
Monitoring systems, early warning and deterrent technology have not been available to address the shipping security issues at a remotely affordable cost. As a result, there has been an uneasy acceptance that in certain parts of the world, piracy, hijacking or theft are facts of commercial life. A sh
Sembawang Secures GasLog Deal
Sembawang Shipyard has secured a long-term Favoured Customer Contract (FCC) from GasLog LNG Services Ltd., to provide ship-repair, refurbishment, upgrading and related marine services for its managed fleet of 20 LNG carriers. GasLog LNG Services Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GasLog Ltd. (GasL
Fred. Olsen Partners Up with Saga
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that it has signed a new partnership agreement with Saga Holidays, to promote and sell its cruises. Saga will have allocations on a range of 2014/15 Fred. Olsen cruises across its fleet of four ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – focusing on p
VIKING,Topaz Reveal Long-Term Co-Op Plan
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment and Topaz Energy and Marine have jointly announced the signing of a multi-million US dollar, 10-year combined fixed price and exchange service agreement for liferafts. Under the terms of the contract, VIKING will upgrade all of Topaz’s current liferafts and manage the on
New Noise Notation from RINA
International classification society RINA has acted to tackle noise pollution of the seas by developing a voluntary notation which will apply to vessels for which efforts have been made to mitigate underwater noise. Paolo Moretti, Head of the Marine Business Line, RINA Services, says, “Noise is the
Alfa Laval to Provide Scrubbers
Four PureSOx systems have now been ordered by Finnlines, a provider of RoRo and Ropax services, whose Baltic Sea and North Sea operations will soon fall within an Emission Control Area (ECA). “With Alfa Laval PureSOx, Finnlines will be able to continue using HFO in an area of operation where ECA lim
Damen Enters Norwegian Aquaculture Market
Damen Shipyards Group has received an order for a Multi Cat 2712 from Norwegian owner Samba AS based in Os (Bergen). The vessel will be the first new build from Damen’s proven range of workboats to operate in Norway’s large aquaculture and oil spot market industry. Living up to Damen’s reputation fo