Green Marine
Wärtsilä AQUARIUS UV Certified for Hazardous Onboard Areas
Wärtsilä said that its Wärtsilä AQUARIUS UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has successfully completed verification testing for explosion proof (EX) requirements. The verification was handled through DEKRA, a Notified Body in Germany and a leading global provider of auditing and certification
BMT SMART Appoints New Product Manager
BMT SMART Ltd. (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has appointed Laura McKelvie as Product Manager. A University of Southampton graduate in Naval Architecture, Laura has been working with BMT for five years spe
Singapore and UK Researchers Launch Maritime and Offshore R&D Joint Lab
Building on the fruitful past decade of UK-Singapore cooperation in scientific research and development, A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) and the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) officially launched a joint laboratory in Maritime and Offshore Engineering R&D to
‘Huge Step’ Forward for Seafarer Apprenticeships
The UK Chamber of Shipping has welcomed yesterday’s announcement – as part of National Apprenticeship Week – that ship ratings, including engineering, navigation and catering roles, will be included as one of the Department for Business ‘Trailblazer’ apprenticeships. UK Chamber CEO and former seafar
DNV GL to Establish Marine Battery Forum
DNV GL is now running a pilot project that prepares the ground for the establishment of a Marine Battery Forum, which shall work to ensure that Norway is a world leader in maritime battery-based value creation. The forum shall be a tool for effective realization of the government’s ambition of green
ECSA Piracy Taskforce to Discuss Growing Piracy Hot Spots
“Ideally, events such as this one should not be necessary” said MEP Anna Rosbach, host of a maritime piracy photography exhibition organized in the European Parliament by ECSA and the Danish Shipowners’ Association. The exhibition will be on display this whole week in the European Parliament, where
DONG and Seacat Confirm Two Workboat Crew Transfer Deal (UK)
DONG Energy and class-leading offshore wind transfer vessel operator, Seacat Services, today confirmed a twelve-month, two workboat crew transfer deal to support construction operations at the 210MW Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. The Round 2 UK offshore wind project, which began offshore const
DNVPS Develops Water Quality Monitoring Programme
The entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006 Regulation 3.2) in August 2013 requires ship owners to carry out “regular comprehensive documented testing of the ship’s drinking water supplies” in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. To help ship owners and op
NorSea Group Establishes New Subsidiary
NorSea Group has established a new subsidiary, NSG Maritime. The new company will provide engineering and marine services to the oil & gas and maritime industries. NSG Maritime will be operational from 3 March 2014. The personnel of NSG Maritime have backgrounds as master mariners and marine enginee
OW Bunker Installed Coriolis Flow Meter on Its Refueling Barge in Rotterdam
OW Bunker, one of the world’s leading resellers and physical distributors of marine fuel, revealed recently that it has installed a Coriolis Flow Meter on one of its refueling barges in Rotterdam. OW Bunker is the first independent physical fuel distributor to use the technology when supplying custo
RINA Granted Danish LNG Fuel Authority
International classification society RINA has been authorised by the Danish Maritime Authority to act on its behalf to carry out plan approval and surveillance during construction on board ships using LNG as marine fuel. The authorisation is valid for ships flying the Danish Flag. Andrea Cogliolo, h
Olympic Shipping Charters Two Newbuild Vessels
Olympic Shipping has entered into charter agreement for two subsea support newbuilds to be delivered from Kleven Maritime in 2014 and 2015. Both vessels have been awarded contracts for 3 years fixed with options of another 2 x 1 year. The vessel Olympic Zeus is employed on a contract with Reef Subse
Port of Hamburg Achieves Throughput of 139 Million Tons (Germany)
In 2013 the Port of Hamburg achieved total throughput of 139 million tons. That represents growth of 6.2 percent. Both general cargo handling totalling 96.8 million tons (+ 5.7 percent) and bulk cargo handling at 42.3 million tons (+ 7.2 percent), ensured above-average growth for Germany’s largest u
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Sells Fairmount Marine to Boskalis
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) Group has sold its Dutch subsidiary Fairmount Marine to Dutch group Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (Boskalis). In the last 7 years, LDA Group has transformed Fairmount Marine from a pure operator into a fully integrated shipowner with a fleet of 5 modern tug vessels, ded